Faye
Patton

HEIGHT:

1.65m

YEARS IN KAMON:

5

BLACK BELT:

Aikido (2nd Dan)

CLASS:

Covent Garden

Jazz singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist Faye Patton (http://www.fayepatton.com) has practised Aikido for 13 years and got her 1st Dan in 2005. She continues to study and progress with the Ki Federation of Great Britain.

Gary
Hawes

HEIGHT:

1.70m

YEARS IN KAMON:

7

BLACK BELT:

Wado-Ryu Karate (1st Dan)

CLASS:

Horsham

Gary began training Wado-Ryu Karate with Sensei Shiomitsu in the mid eighties. After a lay-off for travelling and work he returned to Wado-Ryu under the instruction of Sensei Paul Elliot, 5th Dan, and Sensei Phil Smith, 4th Dan of the S.E.M.K.A Karate acadamy. He received his Shodan in 2004.

Peter
Tanczos

HEIGHT:

1.68m

YEARS IN KAMON:

9

BLACK BELT:

Great Britain Sabre Squad (10 years) & International Referee

CLASS:

Richmond

Peter Tanczos began fencing in 1978 and eventually entered the top 10 GB Sabre fencing rankings, he was on the GB squad for 10 years and competed all over the world. Later in his career he was also an international sabre referee. He is pictured above winning the Essex Open in 1990.

James
Francois

HEIGHT:

1.7m

YEARS IN KAMON:

5

BLACK BELT:

Shotokan Karate (1st Dan)

CLASS:

Covent Garden

James began karate at the age of 5 at a local club. He achieved his Black Belt in 2004 when he began to teach. After this he felt that rather than carrying on learning Karate techniques, he wanted to merge the style with a new martial art and so decided to join Kamon Wing Chun in 2005.