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Instructor Profile
 Chief Instructor - Sensei Kevin Archibald
Kevin began training in Karate aged five. Having suffered with severe asthma from birth with regular time off school and having low confidence, Kevin's parents took the advice of a good friend and took him along to the local class. Given time his health confidence and physique all improved, this his family put down to the body conditioning from the Karate training.
By the age of 13 the symptoms of Kevin's asthma had all but dissappeared and he was ready to take his first dan black belt, this was taken along-side adults under the late Sensei Colin Williams, and was passed upon his first attempt. As Kevin's experience grew he attended many courses and tournaments and began supporting his instructor in the running of the club and teaching the juniors.
When Kevin's instructor sadly had to cease running the club, Kevin (aged 18) took over the remaining students and began his teaching career. Soon afterwards Bushido joined the JKA (UK) where Kevin retook his Shodan grading to acheive JKA recognition and become a registered dan grade in Japan, this was taken under Shihan Robert Sidoli.
Since leaving the JKA in 2000 Kevin began mixed training under several Multi Martial Art associations. This gave the opportunity to begin mixing training styles and begin assessing what techniques, stances and styles fitted his students best on an individual basis. It is in in this period that the Bushido Fitness and Self-defence system came into being. BFS is and always will be a work-in-progress as it is ever developing with every new student that comes along.
Kevin is now working closely with Pilates and Yoga instructors to get the most from martial arts, always looking to perfect the art of Shotokan and develop interesting, fun and effective training for BFS. He is passionate about martial arts and fitness, and is intent upon increasing public safety through his teaching.
Kevin is a fully insured and CRB checked instructor who teaches as he believes its his duty to pass on what he has learned. The club is here to help people and not to make money, we are a group of friends from the youngest 5 year old white belt to the oldest 60 year old black belt.
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