OKKO Karate Jutsu

This page is dedicated to those who have endured the physical pain of the OKKO Karate Jutsu Black Belt Gradings and passed.

The follwing people have achieved the coveted OKKO Black Belt

Sensei Malcolm McClure 3rd Dan OKKO (Co-Founder)

Sensei Nigel Lee 3rd Dan OKKO /BCA (Co-Founder)  (Multi Styled Dan Graded)

Sensei Dave Rowley  Sandan-Ho OKKO (Multi Styled Dan Graded)

Sensei Craig Harker 1st Dan OKKO

Matthew Sylvester 3rd Dan OKKO (Multi Styled Dan Graded)

Tommy Edwards 1st Dan OKKO

Mikey Edwards 2nd Dan OKKO

Peter Jones 1st Dan OKKO (Multi styled Dan Graded)

 

  

OKKO`s Chief Instructor Nigel Lee`s recommendation from Sensei Iain Abernethy 5th Dan BCA

"Nigel Lee has been a regular at my seminars and in 2006 he successfully completed an Introductory Instructors Course in my approach to karate. Nigel also completed a demanding grading examination for his British Combat Association 3rd Dan under my supervision. Nigel Lee is a skilled martial artist who is always seeking to push both himself and the OKKO to ever greater heights. I have no hesitation in recommending him to those seeking quality instruction in the martial arts" - Iain Abernethy 5th Dan

    Sensei Nigel Lee 3rd Dan B.C.A Black Belt

    Fully Approved Instructor in Bunkai Jutsu

               OKKO Chief Instructor

       Sensei Dave Rowley, Sandan-Ho Black Belt

OKKO Senior Instructor (Under Chief Instructor)

 

 Sensei Craig Harker, 1st Dan Black Belt

            OKKO Assistant Instructor

 

Instructor Fact Files.

This is just a short run down on the Instructors Qualifications,

 

Chief Instructor Sensei Nigel Lee 3rd Dan BCA & SDF

     Co-Founder of the OKKO Karate Jutsu

    

Graded to 3rd Dan BCA Black Belt Instructor, under Sensei Iain Abernethy 5th Dan BCA,

Sensei Nigel is also a Fully Qualified and Approved Instructor in Bunkai Jutsu (the Only Instructor of its kind in the West Midlands), again under Sensei Abernethy, Sensei Nigel is also the Founder of the Self Defence system called MEME, that is currently making huge waves across the Reality Based Martial Art scene. Not forgetting his ability and practical experience with Kata based applications.

Graded to Black Belt and above in 5 seperate Martial Arts, Sensei Nige was also an accomplished Full Contact Fighter, with over 28 years of Martial Arts behind him.

Ranked and Recommended by the British Combat Association and Self Defence Federation, the 2 most respected Reality Based Governing Bodies around.and individually ranked by some of the highest Profile Instructors around.

Age; 33 years old.

Likes;

Everything Kata based, all Good Self Defence techniques, Teaching Karate to his students,

Dislikes;

Bad Self Defence instruction, politics in Martial Arts, People who are unreliable and dis-loyal,

Ambitions;

To turn OKKO Karate Jutsu in to the Number one Self Defence Organisation in the Country, whilst still remaining Non Profit.

Favourite Technique;

Shuto Uchi, or Knife Hand strike.

Worst Technique;

Any jumping kicks or head height kicks.

Most Treasured Qualification

Tough one, i suppose gaining 3rd Dan BCA under Sensei Abernethy and the BCA is a start, but then there is my most recent Qualification which has taken some 4 years to complete, and thats my Full Instructors Certificate in Bunkai Jutsu, as this one basically enables me to hit the Seminar scene teaching Bunkai or Kata Application, and comes with recommendations from the man who pretty much started it all in the UK, the Author of Bunkai Jutsu, Throws for Strikers, and much more again the man i label my instructor  Sensei Abernethy.

Fave and worst Food and Drinks

Fave Food easy Tandoori Chicken, Fave Drink even easier Coffee, worst Food Olives Yuk, worst Drink anything with Alcohol really as i dont drink.

Best Thing about OKKO Karate Jutsu

Not fair..far too many to list, i love everything about OKKO Karate Jutsu, i suppose i could say the support of the Students and families is one of the highest, plus not forgetting my Instructors, Sensei Dave Rowley who recently passed his Junior 3 dan in what was a very Physically demanding SDF and OKKO Grading, Sensei Dave has been with me since OKKO`s creation, i have also been Daves Instructor for a number of years and watched him grow as both a Man and a Competent Martial Artist and Instructor, Also the Newly appointed Sensei Craig Harker OKKO 1st Dan, Sensei Craig was recently promoted to full Instructor at OKKO having completed a 6 month intense Instructors Program, also passed a very tough and Physically demanding 1st Dan Black Belt, the 2 Instructors are the back bone of OKKO Karate Jutsu, they know exactly how i run things and do exactly what i ask of them.

 

 

  Sensei Dave Rowley Sandan -Ho (Junior 3rd Dan)

 Senior OKKO Instructor and Level 2 MEME Instructor

Sensei Dave Rowley, Graded to Junior 3rd Dan in OKKO Karate Jutsu, and 1st Dan OKKO Kickboxing

Sensei Dave Rowley is a Level Two Qualified Instructor in MEME Self Defence, a Full Contact Kickboxing Fighter and a very Good Martial Artist to boot, Dave has been training in Martial Arts for 14-15 years now, he has gone from a static Semi Contact Karate student to an all round Mixed Martial Artist, he has a Great Ground fighting game and fantastic Full Contact ability, his self defence skills both in practicality and as an Instructor have gained him quite an impressive reputation, one of the youngest Graded Reality Based Practioners in the Country, Sensei Dave is sure to go a lot further in his studies with OKKO, a World Beater in the making.

Recommended and rated highly from the likes of Sensei Nigel Lee and Sensei Abernethy as a future Martial Arts Phenominon, Dave has a great way of teaching the students of OKKO, and always gives 100% to each and every one of them.

The First person to achieve Level Two certified Instructor Certificate in MEME, and the First person to of gained two Black Belts in the OKKO System both in the Karate and the Kickboxing syllabuses.

Fact File to be completed soon

 

Sensei Craig Harker OKKO 1st Dan

Club Instructor and Level Two MEME Instructor.

Sensei Craig first attended OKKO Karate in January of 2008, this was to attend the Sensei Abernethy Seminar at OKKO, on chatting to Sensei Nigel Craig realised that the Karate he had been training in for quite a few years was not Practical Karate, so with this began to attend OKKO weekly as a Student, after an initial Interview with Sensei`s Nigel and Dave, Sensei Craig was told that if he could get to OKKO`s 1st Kyu standard within 6 months then he would be considered for the Instructors Training, with that Sensei Craig was Hooked on the Applied Methods of Karate taught at OKKO Karate Jutsu,and in June of 2008 Sensei Craig Graded to 1st Kyu Brown belt and passed, and in December of 2008 was given the opportunity to Grade to OKKO Karate 1st Dan Black Belt, Under the Sensei Nigel Lee, after a fantastic Grading Sensei Craig Harker though extremely tired and Physically exhausted passed his 1st Dan Black Belt at OKKO, as an extra bonus he had also completed a 6 month intense Instructors Program in the Methods of Instruction at OKKO, and Received his OKKO Karate Instructors Certificate.

Sensei Craig Harker is a Level 2 MEME Instructor as actively teaches MEME Every week at the OKKO Ladies Karate Class,

Full Factfile to be completed as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

Sensei Dave Rowley

Senior Instructor OKKO Karate Jutsu

Profile

Name   David Rowley

Age   17

Styles Practiced  Wado-Ryu Sports Karate, Okko Karate Jutsu, Kickboxing.

Grade, Wado-Ryu 2nd Dan Black Belt,  Kickboxing 1st Dan Black Belt

Achievements as a senior, Club Instructor of the year award 2007, Debut Full Contact Fight 2007, Adult 1st Dan Black Belt Kickboxing 27/01/08.

Role at OKKO Karate Jutsu.

As Senior Instructor, Dave has had his own success in a mentoring program we set up at OKKO, and now has taken on a larger group of young students, his duties will involve taking the group through various high level Kata`s and also demonstrate the combat drills in them.

Dave also acts as the Chief Instructors Uke, and frequently is called upon to experience pain to demonstrate Self-Defence techniques to the students,

As Senior Instructor, Dave is also in the process of completing his NVQ, and Child protection policy, as all instructors at OKKO must do.Sensei Dave Rowley is OKKO`s 2nd in command and has equal say in any new policy or subject within the organisation.When the Chief Instructor isnt present Sensei Dave automatically takes over this role.

 

Sensei`s Malcolm McClure and Nigel Lee going through the impact kicking drills at the OKKO Black Belt class on saturday nights

OKKO Welcomes new Affiliate

OKKO Karate Jutsu are proud to announce our newest Affiliate.

Sensei Matthew Sylvester.

Sensei Matt comes to us with a wealth knowledge and experience in the martial arts, im sure i speak for all of OKKO Karate Jutsu when i say "Welcome aboard"  and we all look forward to learning from you, personally im especially excited about a new Venture Sensei Matt is doing at the moment, im afraid i cant say anymore about it at the moment, but just as soon as i am able to.....I will.

Sensei Matts Qualifications and experience

Matthew Sylvester is currently Features Editor for ‘Fighters’, ‘Combat’, ‘TKD & Korean Martial Arts’ and ‘Traditional Karate’. These are the four leading martial arts magazines in the United Kingdom.

 

With regard to his martial arts background he has been studying martial arts since 1991. In 1995 he hosted Professor Rick Clark of the ADK and since then has been studying pressure points and their uses in the martial arts and on the street.

 

He has also dabbled in BJJ, Eskrima, Muay Thai, Kyokushinkai, Lau Gar, American Kenpo, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Kuk Sool Won and Ninjutsu.

 

Matthew's official qualifications include;
- Black Belt in Ao Denkou Jitsu

- Black Belt in Jung Shin TKD
- Black Belt in Aikoushin Kobujitsu
- Qualified IFUMA Instructor in Chang Hon TKD
- Jim Wagner’s Reality Based Personal Protection Instructor
- Family Awareness Safety Training Instructor

- SIA Qualified