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Samurai Karate Cornwall’s principal instructor (Sensei) is 28 year-old Kevin Cooke.
Kevin began learning Karate in 1992, at the age of 13, after developing delusions of grandeur from watching too many Bruce Lee films!
He began learning Karate in Exeter, under Sensei Phil Nicholls (5th Dan Black Belt, and the Southwest Chief Instructor of Shukokai Karate Samurai England).
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As a child, Kevin competed in numerous National tournaments, achieving success in both Kata (pre-arranged “forms”) and Kumite (free-fighting) events.
After a great deal of diligent studying, Kevin was awarded his 1st Dan Black Belt at the age of 16, by the late Japanese Sensei, Shigeru Kimura (8th Dan Black Belt).
After continuing his study of Karate, he was awarded his 2nd Dan Black Belt at the age of 21, by Sensei Paul Mitchell (7th Dan Black Belt, and Samurai Karate International’s World Chief Instructor).
As an adult, Sensei Kevin has represented Samurai Karate UK on an International basis, travelling to Japan in 1999 to compete in the Kumite (free-fighting) event of the Shukokai World Karate Championships.
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Sensei Kevin is an experienced teacher, having previously taught students, of all ages and grades, at several Karate clubs in Devon.
He is now teaching Shukokai (“Way for All”) Karate in the Penzance, St Just and Pendeen areas of Cornwall, offering local people the chance to experience the many life-changing benefits that learning Karate with Samurai Karate has to offer.
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Kevin credits learning Karate as being the most positive, life-changing opportunity he has ever been given.
“My ‘hobby’ has become a way of life”, he says. “In addition, it has given me the opportunity to get fit, travel the world, refine my character, and learn a practical and effective form of self-defence”.
In accordance with Karate’s philosophy of continual self-improvement, Sensei Kevin is currently working towards attaining his 3rd Dan Black Belt.
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Sensei Kevin has passed an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check. A copy of the disclosure certificate can be viewed by clicking here (opens in a new window). Please note that this is a large file, and may take a while to download on a dial-up internet connection.
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Sensei Kevin has passed a 4-day First Aid at Work course. A copy of the certificate can be viewed by clicking here (opens in a new window).
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N.B. When you try to view either of the above two certificates, your browser may shrink them so that they fit into the browser window. If this happens, simply hover your mouse cursor (arrow) over the bottom-right corner of the certificate and wait for an icon to appear. Left-click on this icon, and the certificate will increase back to full size.
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We currently have Karate classes taking place in the Penzance, St Just and Pendeen areas of Cornwall. For more information and a friendly chat, or to arrange to try one of Samurai Karate Cornwall’s classes, please phone:
Sensei Kevin
Mobile (07706) 797562.
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