Shin Ai Do at Lightwater
The Shin Ai Do Karate Club at Lightwater is a non-profit making organisation. Our vision is to introduce Shin Ai Do Karate to adults interested in Martial Arts, so we have decided not to charge an instructor fee. The only fees that are charged to students go towards covering venue hire and annually students will be expected to pay for personal insurance.
For groundwork and throws we use mats and when sparring we wear safety gear.
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Instructor
The instructor at Lightwater is Sensei Leszek Bubka. Sensei Bubka originally started training in Oyama Karate in 1992 in Krakow, Poland. In 1997 after a short break due to injury, he then began training in Shin Ai Do Karate under Sensei Artur Marchewka.
In 2002 Sensei Bubka passed his Instructor's exam and opened his first dojo in Krakow. Two years later he opened another two dojos in Proszowice and Koscielec. By 2003 Sensei Bubka's students were taking part in many competitions with great success. Sensei Bubka opened the UK branch of Shin Ai Do in 2008 having moved to the UK in 2007.
Training hard whilst working as a professional instructor, Sensei Bubka successfully gained his 1st Dan in 2007 having completed his exam in front of an international commission from Idokan Europa and Idokan Europa Poland. In 2009, at an international seminar in Krakow, Sensei Bubka passed his 2nd Dan exam.
Sensei Bubka's qualifications were all completed in Poland and include the following:
- Paramedic and Lifeguard Qualification (certificate no.688/02)(valid across EU)
- Shin Ai Do Karate Instructor (certificate no.01/02/2002)
- Greco-Romano Wrestling Instructor (certificate no.03/05/2002)
- Polish Wrestling Federation (L.dz.2600/2003)
- Summer & Winter Camp Instructor (Nr.191/05/2005)
Affiliations
Shin Ai Do Karate is a member of the international Martial Arts organisation, Idokan International via Idokan Europa. This means that students of Shin Ai Do can attend any Idokan seminars and dan gradings are performed in front of an international panel of examiners. For further information please refer to the Idokan Europa website.