| Sensei Ray Grey 4th 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 Association 4th Dan 2011 Awarded by Andrew Morrell 7th Dan Cobra Martial Arts Association |
| 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 all 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 in 1999 with Tyga Karate on a Friday evening at an Outdoor session .After training with Tyga for a few years and progressing through the grades .I started to get chest pains when i was using the gym ,so i had to see a specialist who refereed me to goring hall .After having a check up i was told i needed a to undergo a Heart Bypass Operation,So in May 2000 I had a Double Heart Bypass Operation and thankfully it was successful with not major concerns .I did not train for 3 months due to the operation and had the full support of fellow students and my chief instructor at the time .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 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 with a lot of assistance from a great friend(Craig) who kept me going to ensure i passed with a few quiet words ??. I began to understand that 1st Dan was only the begin of my training and wanted to improve even more. So in 2004 myself and Paul Franks started up a Saturday club at Lancing Youth Centre Penhill Road using the art Centre at first until changing to the centre a few years later. 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 as a novelty but sadly didn't continue .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 L.F.K 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 all L.f.k Events ,and Ray at all other times ,you find people with ego's like to be addressed 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 to get student involved in the politics and i will never give them force promises or take any insults or abuse from them ,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 You 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 willing to help if you ever need them ,i wish i had left skf.cki earlier even thou i enjoyed my time with them ,i felt i was never going anywhere ,so the only choice was to leave . The club has now been going for 5 years as lfk and 7 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. We have lost a few senior grades ,some i am sorry to see go others i am not ?. Student come and Students go ,but its the ones who are loyal and stay to achieve their Goal that will always have my respect . Respect your instructor and your fellow students |
| Founder & Chief Instructor |
