Master Class Training by Ralph Allison

TKD & Korean Martial Arts
October 2004

Sutton Choi Kwang Do school in Surrey recently hosted a 4-hour training session with Choi Kwang Do Master Pereira (6th dan).

Master P works directly under Dojunim Kwang Choi (9 th dan) at the CKD Headquarters in Georgia . The session was open to all, with a special training session for instructors and future school owners.

Master P. was a 4 th degree under Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster Rhee Ki Ha when he and other senior instructors founded the UK Tae Kwon Do Federation. They invited several Grandmasters to England during 1987 and 1988 but Kwang Jo Choi outshone everyone with his new system – Choi Kwang Do. Since that time, Master Pereira has trained with Dojunim, who promoted him to 6 th dan. He is chief instructor at the CKD Headquarters, which has 52 instructors and a student membership of over 400.

One hundred and fifty students attended the Sutton session, 50 of whom were black belts. Sutton also welcomed guest TKD Master Ewan Briscoe, a 9-times UK champion. Master Baron, who changed over from Kung Fo in 2002, was also present.

Master P explained why Choi Kwang Do is dubbed the ‘health martial art’. Seventy-one-year-old student Mrs. Tuvey attested to this, amidst applause from all attendees.

Master P. inspired everyone to perform well and when the session came to a formal end, many students followed him out side the training hall, where he continued his teaching! Afterwards, the CKD’s on-line guest books were flooded with positive comments about the session.

Master P travelled to Greece with Master Baron to conduct a training seminar at Nick Bilas’s school in Athens . Nick hopes to open several schools in metropolitan Athens and he’s making plans to visit England to train with the senior instructors.

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