| Sensei Ray Grey 3rd Dan |
| Dan Grades Achieved as follows 1st Dan 2002 Awarded by martin day 4th Dan 2nd Dan 2004 Awarded by martin day 4th Dan 3rd Dan 2007 Awarded by Andrew Morrell 7th Dan Cobra Martial Arts |
| Founder and Chief Instructor Ray Grey has been through an enhanced disclosure with the criminal records bureau and has been cleared to work with children and vulnerable adults |
Hi my name is Ray Grey and I am the Founder and Chief Instructor of Lancing Freestyle Karate .
I will tell you a how i started Karate ,who i trained with ,my health and what is happening now days
I am Married and live locally in Lancing West Sussex .I started my Karate training with Tyga Karate on a Friday evening at an
Outdoor session .After training with Tyga for a few years and progressing through the grades . After some chest pains I underwent a
Double Heart Bypass Operation in May 2000 and did not train for 3 months .The 3 months break was hell as I missing training . I
started back slowly ,only doing what i could without any Kumite or Ippon training. .A few months after my return my club instructor
informed us he was leaving Tyga and starting up his own club using the dojos used by Tyga . So SKF was born later to become CKI
.After training with Skf i was nominated to go for my 1st Dan which was a great achievement after what i had been through a few
years back .So in October 2002 i passed my 1st Dan . In 2004 myself and Paul Franks started up a Saturday club which is still growing .
Later on in 2004 i was awarded my 2nd Dan and shortly afterwards my Club Instructor informed us he was emigrating to Australia
and would return every so often to take gradings ,something which started to happen but only once .And after awhile it proved you
can not run a successful club when your thousand of miles away .The club has now changed hands again ,proves my point. Some do it
for the money ,others do it for enjoyment ,and you have some who do it for the ego of being a martial artist .
So in 2006 i decided i needed a new challenge .I started my own club ,with my rules ,my views, making sure that every student who
trained with LFK did so for the right reason,without egos or bullies ,.So in July 2006 LANCING FREESTYLE KARATE was BORN
,based in south lancing west Sussex .What was a great compliment to myself was , all the students i had been teaching decided to join
me,which proves the had respect for my teaching; and not for a CLUB NAME or an; INSTRUCTOR who some had never ever met..
.Although the club is new the Saturday session has been going since 2004 and is growing fast.
Unlike some instructors ,i am to be addressed as Sensei at al LFK Events ,and Ray at all other times ,you find people with ego's like
to be address sensei or whatever inside and outside (WHY ITS A HOBBY) . As mentioned no EGO 's and thats how its should be.
I am a great; believer that KARATE is best learnt in a friendly atmosphere ,and not get student involved in the politics or never give
them force promises ,and this is how; i intend to teach Karate .I also believe that Karate can help improve your Fitness ,Flexibility
,Stamina and General well being ,it will also improve your co ordination and teach you respect towards each other and help your
discipline .One thing to remember is it is a HOBBY to the majority of people ,but to some its LIFE or Death .Your family and friends
are just as important ,if not more important than your training ,or should be .This club will become successful with the help of fellow
students ,family and friends ,its just a shame other clubs have different attitudes towards training and what Karate means .The most
important thing to remember is YOUR PAY TO TRAIN -NOT TRAIN TO PAY
We are proud to be part of COBRA MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION who president is Andrew Morrell 7th Dan .They are always will
to help if you ever need them ,i wish i had left SKF/CKI earlier .
The club has now been going for 3 years as LFK and 5 years as a Saturday session and numbers have grown since i started in 2006(lfk)
so it proves i made the correct decision to leave .
Student come and Students go ,but its the one who are loyal and stay to achieve their Goal that will always have my respect .
RESPECT YOUR CLUB INSTRUCTOR AND FELLOW STUDENTS
I will tell you a how i started Karate ,who i trained with ,my health and what is happening now days
I am Married and live locally in Lancing West Sussex .I started my Karate training with Tyga Karate on a Friday evening at an
Outdoor session .After training with Tyga for a few years and progressing through the grades . After some chest pains I underwent a
Double Heart Bypass Operation in May 2000 and did not train for 3 months .The 3 months break was hell as I missing training . I
started back slowly ,only doing what i could without any Kumite or Ippon training. .A few months after my return my club instructor
informed us he was leaving Tyga and starting up his own club using the dojos used by Tyga . So SKF was born later to become CKI
.After training with Skf i was nominated to go for my 1st Dan which was a great achievement after what i had been through a few
years back .So in October 2002 i passed my 1st Dan . In 2004 myself and Paul Franks started up a Saturday club which is still growing .
Later on in 2004 i was awarded my 2nd Dan and shortly afterwards my Club Instructor informed us he was emigrating to Australia
and would return every so often to take gradings ,something which started to happen but only once .And after awhile it proved you
can not run a successful club when your thousand of miles away .The club has now changed hands again ,proves my point. Some do it
for the money ,others do it for enjoyment ,and you have some who do it for the ego of being a martial artist .
So in 2006 i decided i needed a new challenge .I started my own club ,with my rules ,my views, making sure that every student who
trained with LFK did so for the right reason,without egos or bullies ,.So in July 2006 LANCING FREESTYLE KARATE was BORN
,based in south lancing west Sussex .What was a great compliment to myself was , all the students i had been teaching decided to join
me,which proves the had respect for my teaching; and not for a CLUB NAME or an; INSTRUCTOR who some had never ever met..
.Although the club is new the Saturday session has been going since 2004 and is growing fast.
Unlike some instructors ,i am to be addressed as Sensei at al LFK Events ,and Ray at all other times ,you find people with ego's like
to be address sensei or whatever inside and outside (WHY ITS A HOBBY) . As mentioned no EGO 's and thats how its should be.
I am a great; believer that KARATE is best learnt in a friendly atmosphere ,and not get student involved in the politics or never give
them force promises ,and this is how; i intend to teach Karate .I also believe that Karate can help improve your Fitness ,Flexibility
,Stamina and General well being ,it will also improve your co ordination and teach you respect towards each other and help your
discipline .One thing to remember is it is a HOBBY to the majority of people ,but to some its LIFE or Death .Your family and friends
are just as important ,if not more important than your training ,or should be .This club will become successful with the help of fellow
students ,family and friends ,its just a shame other clubs have different attitudes towards training and what Karate means .The most
important thing to remember is YOUR PAY TO TRAIN -NOT TRAIN TO PAY
We are proud to be part of COBRA MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION who president is Andrew Morrell 7th Dan .They are always will
to help if you ever need them ,i wish i had left SKF/CKI earlier .
The club has now been going for 3 years as LFK and 5 years as a Saturday session and numbers have grown since i started in 2006(lfk)
so it proves i made the correct decision to leave .
Student come and Students go ,but its the one who are loyal and stay to achieve their Goal that will always have my respect .
RESPECT YOUR CLUB INSTRUCTOR AND FELLOW STUDENTS
| Founder & Chief Instructor |
