Kwoklyn Wan
Kwoklyn Wan grew up in Leicester in
a family steeped in Martial Arts tradition. He was inspired by the films of Bruce
Lee, like many youngsters from the 1970’s. Kwoklyn started his martial arts
journey at the age of 4 in 1977 studying Shotokan Karate and then went on to
study Wing Chun and Chinese Boxing with his Uncles in the early 80’s. During
the late 80’s and early 90’s Kwoklyn tried many other martial arts and It
wasn’t until he discovered Jeet Kune Do in 1998 he began to focus on becoming
an Instructor in the martial arts.
This resulted in Wan becoming the
European representative of the famous JKD Wednesday Night Group headed by Tim
Tackett, which has the aim of preserving and promoting Bruce Lee’s original
form of the Martial Arts.
Kwoklyn opened his own Martial Arts
Academy ‘URBAN MARTIAL ARTS’ in 2004. Starting with just a handful of students
Urban Martial Arts has grown, and now teaches martial arts to over 1400
members.
The Entrepreneur
In 2008 Kwoklyn had an idea to host a martial arts event and shortly after MAF-UK (Martial Arts Festival UK) was born. In April 2009 in the heart of the UK 10,000 people attended one of the largest martial art events ever to take place on british soil.
In July 2009 kwoklyn had his first meeting with Paul Clifton (Editor Combat Magazine) and a NEW partnership was formed. 2010 saw the launch of The Martial Arts Show at the NEC in Birmingham and in May the following year (2011) The Martial Arts Show Live was born Premiering at the NEC in Birmingham. The show has gone on to be the Largest, Interactive, Annual Martial Arts event to take place in the UK.
Kwoklyn Wan and Paul Clifton have gone on to form TMAS Live Ltd the UK's most recognised martial arts partnership. The company boasts a Talent Agency, Publishing House, Live Events Company, Tournament Series, App Company, On Line Web Sites, Production Company , and future projects are in the pipe line.
Kwoklyn Wan Martial Arts Bio
1977 – 1980 Shotokan
Karate under Sensei Anthony Conroy
1980 – 1989 Wing
Chun & Chinese Boxing Instructors Alan Lam, Gau Lau Chung & Peter
Lee
1985 – 1990 Wing
Chun under Sifu Derek Frearson (Lun Gai under Yip Man)
1990 – 1993 Muay
Thai Boxing, Mantis with Dave Freeman, Jackie Wong
1993 – 1997
Kickboxing with Jag Johal, Dave Freeman
1999 – Ongoing Jun
Fan Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima Instructors: Jason Davenport WJKDF and Pat
O’Malley (Bob Breen under Daniel Inosanto)
1999 – 2002 WTF
Taekwondo & Sung Ja Do under Ed Burridge & Jason Davenport (Soke
George I Petrotta 10 Dan)
1999 – Ongoing Rapid
Arnis under Tuhon Pat O’Malley, Magino Lucy O’Malley, Guro Nigel Brown
& Guro Jon Broster
2001 – 2002 Brazilian
Jujitsu with Jason Davenport (Royce Gracie)
2002 – 2003 Street
Aware / Self Protection under John Skillen (Instructor with the British
Combat Association)
2004 – 2006 Systema
under Robert Poyton (Systema UK)
2005 – 2008 Jeet
Kune Do became a member Instructor of the Hardcore Jeet Kune Do Association
under Sifu Lamar Davis
2006 – (12 week) Intensive training course Tai Chi Broadsword under Robert Poyton
2006 – 2010 Boxing
and MMA Training under Eddie Doucet
2006 – Ongoing Serrada
Eskrima under Guro Jon Broster (UK Representative Tuhon Mark Wiley)
2007 Silat
Beruang under Jon Broster (UK Representative for Jak Othman)
2007 – Ongoing Jeet
Kune Do became the European representative for Tim Tackett and his JKD
Wednesday Night Group. Preserving Bruce Lee’s Old School Jeet Kune Do training
methods
2009 – Jeet
Kune Do was asked by Sifu Tim Tacket to become a WNG Board Director. The Board of Directors
administers the group, sets the curriculum and certifies instructors.
Workshops and
intensive training seminars:
2002 Shoot Fighting
with Nathan Leverton
2003 Rapid
Arnis Summer Camp with Tuhon Pat O’Malley, Tuhon Shiraz Hussain, Guro Peter
Lewis
2004 Cream of
the Crop (Multi-style Filipino martial arts) Tuhon Pat O’Malley, Magino Lucy
O’Malley, Guro Jon Broster, Grand Master Danny Guba, Tuhon John Harvey & Tuhon
Jude Tucker
2005 MMA with
Karl Tanswell (SBG)
2005 CQC (Close
Quarter Combative) with Lee Morrison (Urban Combatives) & John Deakon
2005 Rapid
Arnis Workshop with Tuhon Pat O’Malley
2005 Systema
Knife Defence with Robert Poyton
2006 Hardcore
Jeet Kune Do with Sifu Lamar Davis
2006 Rapid
Arnis Workshop with Tuhon Pat O’Malley
2006 1FMA Festival TuhonPat & Lucy O’Malley (Rapid Arnis),
Grand Master Danny Guba (Doce Pares), Punong Guro Peter Lewis (Bakbakan Kali),
Guro Alan Jones (Balitawak Arnis), Guro Vincent Dornila (Lima Scientific Kali Arnis
System)
2007 2 FMA Festival Grand Master Danny Guba - Guba
Doce Pares , Punong Guro Jun Pueblos - Lameco Eskrima , Punong Guro Peter Lewis
- Bakbakan & Zu'bu Kali Ilustrisimo , Tuhon Pat O'Malley - Rapid Arnis
& San Miguel Eskrima, Master Steve Tappin - Eskrima Concepts, Guro Alan
Jones - Balintawak Arnis, Master Jay Dobrin - B.I.F.F, Master Shaun Porter -
Lightning Scientific Arnis, Dayang Lucy O'Malley - Doce Pares Original Multi
Style & Rapid Arnis
2007 Multi-style Wing Chun Day with Sifu Alan Gibson, Sifu Paul
Smith, Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe & Sifu Alan Orr
2007 Wong Shun Lueng Wing Chun with Sifu Peter Davidson
2007 Doce Pares Eskrima with Grand Master Dionisio Canete, Grand
Master Danny Guba, Tuhon Pat O’Malley
2007 Serrada Eskrima with Tuhon Mark Wiley
2007 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do with Sifu Tim Tackett
2008 Serrada Eskrima with Tuhon Mark Wiley
2008 Multi-style Wing Chun Day with Sifu Alan Gibson, Sifu Mark
Hobbs, Sifu Paul Elston
2008 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do UK Tour with Sifu Tim Tackett
2008 WNG Summer Camp Independence Missouri USA with Tim Tackett,
Richie Carrion, Pat Finley, Joe Singleton, Vince Raimondi, Hock Hocheim,
Patrick Cunningham, Hans De
Burchgraeve, Shawn King, Bryan Stevenson, Carl Lewis, Keith Miller
2008 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do UK Tour with Sifu Lamar Davis
2009 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do UK Tour with Sifu Tim Tackett
2009 WNG Summer Camp New Jersey USA with Tim Tackett, Vince Raimondi, Patrick Cunningham, Ritchie Carrion, Dennis Blue, Shawn King
2009 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do with Sifu Chris Kent
2010 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do UK Tour with Sifu Chris Kent
2010 Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do UK Tour with Sifu Tim Tackett
2010 WNG Summer Camp West Palm Beach Florida USA with Tim Tackett, Vince Raimondi, Patrick Cunningham, Ritchie Carrion, Dennis Blue, Brent LanceJKD Family Tree
