Assistant Instructor Kevin Cleaver

Kevin began his karate training in 1999 with an introductory course in traditional karate, which was being run at his local gym. This gave Kevin a taster in all aspects of martial arts training which including kata, kihon and kumite. When the course finished he was eager to continue what he had learnt, and so began training under Sensei Paul Bowles at his local club in Andover.

Kevin trained hard, and enjoyed competing in regional, and national tournaments, and soon became a respected senior student within the organisation.

After five years of training he attained his 1st Dan black belt in November 2004. He then dedicated himself to another two more years of training to be ready for his 2nd Dan black belt, which he was successful in achieving in November 2006.

In his spare time he enjoys many other activities including motorcycling, running, and playing the bass guitar in a band. Kevin also enjoys traveling, and has recently been backpacking to India and Thailand, where in both countries he had the opportunity to observe their traditional martial arts (Muay Thai and Kalarippayattu).

Sensei Bowles promoted Kevin to assistant instructor in December 2006, and he enjoys teaching students of all ages, including his girl friend Claire who has recently joined.