Adrian Pryor is the SSKD’s Chief instructor, holding the rank of 4th dan.
The Clubs assistant instructors are, Rob Edwards 2nd Dan, Shah Alam 1st Dan.
Please read their Instructor bio’s for more information. The SSKD train twice a week at Bexhill Leisure Centre:
open sessions are :-
Wednesdays 6.30pm to 8pm- Sensei Adrian *(except the last one each month)
Sundays 10am to 11.30am – Sensei Adrian.
*Black and Brown Belt only sessions are :–
6:30 – 8pm on the last Wednesday of the month.
Currently the club is open to a minimum age of 16.
If you are under 16 years old please contact us to register your interest in our club expansion plans.
Open sessions are open to all grades and classes and cover a range of grade and ability appropriate training.
Black and Brown Belt sessions are used to advance our higher grades ability and knowledge.
a brief club history
Sussex Shotokan Karate-Do association was formed in 1988 by Mac Afzali (Chief instructor) along with Ian Hollidge, Tony Alsop and Andy Paul. The aim was to teach the principles and ideals of Shotokan Karate from the Nakayama lineage. After a few years Sensei Ian Hollidge took over the reigns and successfully grew the club. Teaching Hundreds of students and keeping the Traditional values of martial arts alive. Sensei Ian decided to take a more relaxed roll in the club and retired from teaching in 2019.
In the early years the SSKD had many clubs across East Sussex. Here is a list of our previous instructor:- Andrew Paul – Bruce Harrington -Chris Pryor – Chris Sharp – Elaine Alsop – Graig Hill – Walter Piper – Zoltan Dienes.