About Us
Gary Arthur started studying martial arts as a child with martial arts such as Judo, Lau Gar Kung Fu, Shotokan Karate, and Western Style Boxing. In his early twenties he heard about a little known martial art called "Ninjutsu", In his search to find out more, at 21 years of age in 1985 he journeyed to Merseyside in the UK to study with David Koss a black belt from the USA under Stephen K Hayes, and the first westerner to study Ninjutsu in Japan. This seminar changed Gary's life and set him on the path of the warrior. Over the next four decades Gary went on to attend seminars and classes in the UK, Europe, America and Japan with such people as Stephen K Hayes who he brought to the UK on four seperate occasions, Grandmaster Dr Masaaki Hatsumi, Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura, Grandmaster Fumon Tanaka and with other Japanese masters such as Kenichi Someya, Toshiro Nagato, Yukio Noguchi, the Japanese teachers under Sato Kimbei, and Rumiko Hayes. He has also trained with western teachers such as Stephen K Hayes who he brought to the UK from America on four occasions to teach, Norman Smithers (15th Dan), James King (15th Dan), Kacem Zoughari (5th Dan and Grandmaster of Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu), Nick Dionofrio (5th Dan), Jack Hoban (15th Dan), James Taylor (2nd Dan), James Norris (8th Dan) amongst others. Gary now holds a 4th Dan in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, A Second Dan in Shinobi Kai Ninpo, A 1st Dan In To-Shin Do (Modern Ninjutsu) a 1st dan in Genbukan Ninpo Bugei and a 5th dan from the BMABA (British Martial Arts and Boxing Association)
As well as grades in the martial arts Gary is also qualified in a number of other related areas. He holds qualifications in Physical Intervention Level 3 Trainers Award, Conflict Management Level 3 Trainers Award, and PMVA (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression in a care setting). He is also a fully qualified Traffic Management Operative and Trainer (TMO), and a SIA (Security Industry Authority) Trainer. He is also a qualified First Aid Trainer. Gary has delivered course for the Police, British Army, Transport for London, and a number of sporting associations such a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Cheltenham Race Course, Leicester Lions Speedway, Santa Pod in Counter Terrorism, Arrest Techniques, Intelligence Gathering, Control and Restraint etc.
