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Gary Spiers MSTA 4th Dan

Enhanced Disclosure Scotland Checked & SKGB Accredited Level 2 Coach
SKGB Ratified Dan Grade Examiner

Gary Spiers (Club Instructor)

I am Gary Spiers, The Instructor of Kuraido Karate I am 33 years old and have been training since I was 10 years old. I began my training under Sensei's Bill Stott and Alex Locke of the Onamido & Sankukai karate association based in Coatbridge where I trained until I was 23 and attained the grade of 2nd Dan. I then trained under Sensei Andy Coyle who as well as being a good friend became the main influence behind my karate training and August 2004 I was awarded my 3rd Dan by Shihan Greg Wallace, Sensei John Riley and Sensei Andy Coyle. I would like to take the time to thank those who have influenced my training over the years, My special thanks to Sensei's Andy Coyle, John Riley and Bill Stott for their guidence and advice since my training began and Sensei Frank Watson for his patience during Kobudo training in Airdrie. The club was born 4 years ago when I happened to make a passing comment to a friend that I was looking for a dojo closer to home, a few phonecalls later and that passing comment became a reality. The rest as they say is history. The name Kuraido comes from the Japanese translation for the word "Clyde", and as the club was originally founded in Clydebank and is now based in Airdrie I could think of no better name,

Yours In Karate

Gary Spiers

Gary With Taka-Ryu Kanji In Background

Gary Performing Tensho Kata

Gary Spiers

Kata Application Work

Gary & Sensei Watson

Gary & david

Qualifications, Experience & Grading History

HSE First Aid Award

Sports Coach UK Insurance Certificate

Enhanced Disclosure Scotland Certificate
(Full Address Edited To Prevent Identity Theft)

Sports Coack UK Fitness & Training Certificate

Sports Coach Uk Coaching Children & Young People Certificate

Sports Coach Uk Good Practise & Child Protection Certificate

I Have Over 18 Years Teaching Experience In Martial Arts & Other Disciplines, I Am At Present A Senior Tutor / Assessor & Moderator For The Swimming Teachers Association. I Have Trained, Assessed & Moderated Numerous Lifeguards, Lifeguard Trainer / Assessors, First Aiders & First Aid Trainer / Assessors Throughout Scotland In Leisure Centres, Schools & Colleges. My Qualifications Include:

Fully Insured Member Of Sports Coach UK

Fully Checked & Vetted By Means Of Enhaned Disclosure Scotland Check

SKGB Coach Level 2
SKGB Ratified Dan Grade Examiner

Sports Scotland Fitness & Training

Sports Scotland Good Practice & Child Protection

Sports Scotland Coaching & Teaching Young People

Pool Lifeguard Senior National Tutor / Assessor / Moderator

Advanced LIfe Support Tutor / Assessor

Advanced Spinal Injury Management Senior National Tutor / Assessor

HSE First Aid @ Work Senior National Tutor / Assessor / Moderator

HSE Martial Arts Appointed Persons First Aid Instructor / Assessor

HSE First Aid @ Work Award.

ASA Swimming Teacher
RLSS Pool Lifeguard Trainer / Assessor

Qualified RLSS & STA Lifeguard

Grading History

8th Kyu yellow belt 28.04.91

6th Kyu green belt 09.08.91

5th kyu blue belt 14.12.91

4th kyu purple belt 24.04.92

3rd kyu 1st brown belt 09.12.92

2nd Kyu 2nd brown belt 23.05.93

1st Kyu 3rd brown belt 14.10.93

Shodan black belt 02.04.95

Nidan black belt 19.02.99

Sandan black belt 10.08.04

Yondan Black Belt 06.12.09

Noted Instructors With Whom I Have Trained

Yoshinao Nanbu,10th Dan Soke & Founder Of Nanbudo

Shihan Greg Wallace. 8th Dan & Chief Instructor Of BASKA

Hanshi Patrick MaCarthy. 8th Dan Koryu-Uchinadi

Prof Rick Clark 8th Dan Ryukyu Kempo & Founder Of The Ao Denkou Kai

Keiji Tomiyama, 7th Dan Shito-Ryu

Danny Thomson 7th Dan & Founder Of The All Styles Karate Association

Shihan Steve Baker 6th Dan Satori Ryu Kempo

Sensei John Riley 5th Dan Shukokai & Chief Instructor Of Baska Scotland

Sensei Frank Watson 5th Dan Jujitsu & Kobudo
Sensei Andy Coyle 4th Dan Takaryu Karate