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| Ian Stewart |
 Ian Stewart |
The most important part of any
club of any club is the Instructor. At the end of the day training in a
fully equipped, state of the art gym wont count for anything if the
instruction you get isnt up to scratch. Any Martial Arts club is only as
good as its instructor and Wrexham Thai Boxing club has in excess of 200
dedicated members, which says a lot about the standard of training Ian
gives.
Ian started Martial arts when he was 14 with Tae Kwondo. Since then studied Shotokan Karate, Shotokai Karate, Wado Ryu Karate, Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Lau Gar, Jeet Kun Do, Jui Jitsu and Judo. Eventually in 1989 he started Thai Boxing and hasnt looked back since. He was taught Thai boxing by former world champion Russ Williams, where he progressed quickly through the grades and became black belt in 1994. One of only 9 in Wales at the time. He continued his training with Russ, eventually taking over some of his clubs in the Wrexham area. These became popular and subsequently more and more venues had to be arranged to meet the demand. Ian now teaches throughout the area in various sports centres. He also holds special classes for the Army cadets, door staff and holds intensive self defence courses for underpriveledged schoolchildren. In addition to this he has run self defence courses for Nurses and Care Workers and helped students prepare to join the armed forces. Has been a sparring partner for several world champions, helping with their preparation for World title bouts and defences (Russ Williams, Eugene Valerio, Ricky Nicholson and British Champions Neil Parry, Dylan Williams and Gordon Minors). And although Ian has fought successfully in the ring he has devoted his time to teaching rather than competition when he realised the difference he could make to other peoples lives. |
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Private lessons for individuals and groups are also available by arrangement. For further information please contact Ian Stewart on: +44 (0) 1978 761147
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