Mr Mark Evans

When my son, Alex, was 9, I started looking for a martial art that would help to increase his confidence and, should a fight take place that he would know how to defend himself. I liked the philosophy and holistic approach of CKD and joined as well – very quickly finding that the mix of proper stretching, defence and attack techniques and exercises were good for my health by releasing stress, helped to strengthen my back and were interesting and challenging.

I had never been involved in a martial art before and certainly didn’t expect to find myself, at the age of 49, being a Black Belt and enjoying working towards becoming a second Dan. There’s always something new to learn and ways to improve your techniques and reflexes. Plus I’ve met some great people and have a lot of fun!