is teaching Taekwondo, Judo, Aikijujutsu and Karate students.
Empire Martial Arts was originally founded in 1994 as a Judo and Iaido school by Colin Hutchinson, under the direction of Mitsuhiro Kondo, Shizuya Sato and Kenji Tose.
It has grown over the years into a multi-style association offering membership in all Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and other Asian martial arts.
TEMAA is a leading member of the United Kingdom Budo Federation which was founded in 2005 originally under the name International Martial Arts Federation Great Britain.
UKBF was a founder member of the English Karate Federation
* If you are an individual who would like to join a martial arts club you can apply for membership of the Bushinkai Academy
* If you are an instructor who would like to change associations you can apply for club membership of TEMAA.
* If you head an association and would like affiliation to a prestigious governing body you can apply for membership of UKBF.
Email: kaicho@runbox.com for details
OR WRITE TO TEMAA:
Colin Hutchinson
President
The Empire Martial Arts Association
TEMAA House
29 The Garlands
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2SU
The Empire Martial Arts Association (TEMAA)
Honourary Technical Advisors:
Terry Wingrove (9th Dan Yawara, 8th Dan Karate Jutsu)
Allan Tattersall (9th Dan Jujutsu, 8th Dan Iaido)
Roger Grundy (8th Dan Kyu Shin Do)
Jo Biggs (7th Dan Jujutsu)
Robert Carruthers (7th Dan Karate Jutsu & Shotokan)
UKBF Board of Directors:
International Director: Simon Keegan (4th Dan Renshi Toshu Jutsu)
UK Secretary: Colin Hutchinson (5th Dan Renshi Judo)
Chairman: Jim Walker (6th Dan Kyu Shin Do)
Technical Director: Reiner Parsons (6th Dan Karate)
TEMAA Directors:
President: Colin Hutchinson (5th Dan Renshi Judo)
Chairman: Simon Keegan (4th Dan Renshi Toshu Jutsu)
Director: Craig Bailey (5th Dan Renshi Kyu Shin Do)
Director: David Keegan (4th Dan Sifu Taiji)
Non-Executive officers
TEMAA Treasurer: Carol Keegan (professional book-keeper)
TEMAA Photographer: Jamie Tozer (professional photographer)
TEMAA Legal & Crime Consultant: PC Dan Sanchez (GMP)
Technical Directors:
Judo: Colin Hutchinson
Karate*: Simon Keegan
Tai Chi & Chinese Internal Martial Arts: David Keegan
Aiki Jujutsu & Aikido: Craig Bailey
Kyudo: Alan Grayson
*Karate division includes arts such as Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do etc.
International:
Africa: Jonathan Kruger 6th Dan (Zambia)
Europe: Derrick Parsons 5th Dan (Portugal)
Asia: Ben Haryo 3rd Dan (Indonesia)
For information on joining TEMAA and technical information regarding martial art divisions contact Chairman Simon Keegan on:
Kaicho@runbox.com
For membership application forms, membership and insurance information, certificates and stationary, contact President Colin Hutchinson on:
Temaa@btinternet.com
Visit the official website: http://TEMAA.weebly.com
Also be sure to check out TEMAA's Facebook group!