Andy began training when he started his degree in Economics and Management at Brunel University in 1999. After looking at all of the martial arts classes taught at Brunel, he decided to join the Brunel Kobu-Jitsu Karate Dojo as a student of Sensei Nathaniel Peat. He soon fell in love with the martial arts, enjoying all aspects of their study and from Spring 2000 supplemented his karate training with the study of Small Circle Jujitsu as a direct student of Professor Leon Jay. He has travelled to many different countries for seminars both independently and with the YKKF in order to train with like minded individuals and gain instruction from outstanding masters. At the end of 2004, Andy travelled to the YKKF Headquarters in Canada to train as a direct student of Saiko Shihan Yamanaka and Shihan Darren Smith where he furthered his study of Goju Ryu Karate and learnt the Yamanaka-Ha Shindo Ryu Jujitsu System. He greatly values the traditions of true martial arts and sees them as a vehicle for personal growth and improvement. Outside of the martial arts Andy holds a BSc in Economics and Management and an MSc in Organisational Psychology and focuses on improving performance in organisations through good people management.