
UK WING CHUN INSTRUCTOR
Welcome to the UK Wing Chun Association instructors page. Here you will find short profiles on some our teachers, past and present. The UKWCKFA has produced many of the leading teachers in the country. We have not listed all as some would prefer it to be kept private about their considerable training with us.
The UKWCKFA introduced a formal instructor ‘code of conduct’ and three stage training programme back in 1985. It has proved a great success with the candidates all receiving training in First Aid, Health and Safety, Club Administration, correct Syllabus Instruction and many, many other skills including voice coaching!
The candidates are all working toward the tiltle of ‘Sifu’ or Teacher Father.
In the past candidates only had to pass the third level (Intermediate) grading, and be on the teaching programme. However, it was realised that this was still a ‘self’ based attainment and not reflecting the teaching skill of the candidate.
In recent years we introduced the requirement that a candidate must prove their abilty to earn the title SiFu by
- getting their own students to a level able to pass the Siu Nim Tao gradings,
- pass the third level themselves.
It is now harder to earn the title Sifu but does reflect true teaching ability. if you are lucky enough to have lessons with one of fully qualified Sifu, then you will know exactly how our training programme reflects the quality of instruction.
GRADINGS
Unlike many organisations none of our gradings, beyond grading two, are compulsory. In fact none of our gradings are compulsory. However, we use the basic gradings to filter students to appropriate level classes. The gradings are a great challenge to students and mark their progress in clearly understandable stages and give them clear goals.
It is a simple fact that the students who have passed the higher level grades have more functional skill. However, as this is the instructor page, it must be remembered that teaching is more than just personal Wing Chun skill.
Please note our grading names do not fully reflect the knowledge that students have. As the gradings are a matter of personal challenge, students take them when they feel the desire and motivation.
There are students who have been with us for many years and completed the art art right through to the Butterfly Knives but do not wish to teach and have not passed beyond our intermediate level grading.
Below showcases our Senior level Wing Chun Instructors (Sifu’s) who have undergone years of experience in both theoretical and practical Wing Chun Kung Fu along with UKWCKFA’s official accreditation.
Our Instructors are proficient in Wing Chun along with the modern requirements of training & teaching including, Health and Safety, First Aid, CRB, and Syllabus training.

Master James Sinclair
Founder & Chief InstructorJames Sinclair Founded the UK Wing Chun ung Fu Association in October 1985. Position: Founder [...]

Master Mark Phillips
MasterMaster Mark Phillips London Wing Chun Academy Founder & Chief Instructor 8 Master Mark Philips is the founder [...]

Master Abid Mahmood
MasterMaster Abid Mahmood Founder and Chief Instructor of the Midlands Wing Chun Academy aster Abid Mahmood is the longest [...]

Master Eric Wilson
MasterMaster Eric Wilson STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2008 Master Eric Wilson: Senior Instructor, technical and syllabus advisor Master Eric [...]

Master Nick Martin
MasterMaster Nick Martin Lee Green, Ilford, Imperial College London Sifu Nick Martin is a bright star, respected and [...]

Sifu Roy Quiddington
SifuSifu Roy Quiddington Extensive martial arts & self-protection experience (since 1984). 1984-1987 Sifu Roy Quiddington trained in Judo. Instructor: Bob [...]

Sifu Ashley Phillips
Sifuifu Ashley Phillips is a steadfast reliable teacher and student of the Association. He has passed 4 gradings and [...]

Sifu Mark Solomons
SifuSifu Mark Solomons Mark Solomons Sifu currently teaches in Chelmsford, Colchester and Harlow Essex Sifu Marks’ interest in martial [...]

Sifu Gary Cooper
SifuSifu Gary Cooper INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR 2009 ifu Gary Gooper has been a long standing student of [...]

Sifu Zubbiar Khan
SifuSifu Zubbiar Khan Sifu Zubbiar KhanWalsall an d Wolverhampton ubbiar Khan is one of the most unassuming teachers we [...]

Sifu Paul Spencer
SifuSifu Paul Spencer Paul Spencer’s first experience with the martial arts was in Karate in 1975 at the age [...]

Mark Withers
SifuSifu Mark Withers Sifu Mark Withers is the Head instructor and founder of the Nova Scotia Wing Chun Kung [...]

Mark Blackbourn
InstructorInstructor Mark Blackbourn Maidstone Wing Chun Mark Blackbourn trained with Impact Wing Chun under the tutelage of Julian Williamson [...]

Jeff Cure
InstructorJeff Cure has been training with the UK Wing Chun Assoc for many years. Prior to this Jeff had [...]

Steve Dhillon Welling Wing Chun
InstructorSteve Dhillon Welling Wing Chun Steve Dhillon is the Welling Wing Chun representative of the prestigious UK Wing Chun [...]

Peter Foreman
InstructorInstructor Peter Foreman Peter Foreman started training in 2000 in North London under Master Mark Philips. Having no previous [...]

Richard Pomfrett
InstructorRichard Pomfrett St Austell, Cornwall Richard Pomfrett started training in Martial Arts many years ago. Firstly exploring Boxing, [...]

Arturo Rutter
InstructorInstructor Arturo Rutter: Loughborough, Leicestershire. Arturo Rutter was a student of Sifu Phil Jones and has trained to pass the [...]

Russell Webster
InstructorRussell Webster National HQ Instructor Russell Webster is on of the new generation of Wing Chun teachers being trained [...]

Kevin Ducran
Assistant InstructorKevin Ducran trained within the UK Wing Chun Kung Fu Assoc. for a few years in the early 1990’s [...]


Nick Bailey
Assistant InstructorNick Bailey Nick is a student of Sifu Nick Martin. He has trained in Wing Chun for number of [...]

Instructor Archive
Assistant Instructor Instructor National InstructorThe U.K. Wing Chun Kung Fy Association has been producing a range of Instructors since 1985. There are a [...]

Alex Evans
InstructorInstructor Alex Evans Norwich Norfolk Alex was training under the guidance of Sifu Kevin Oldman and has trained well [...]

The above profiles demonstrate the breadth of the U.K. Wing Chun Kung Fu Association Instructors. Since it’s incorporation in 1985 a large variety of Instructors have undergone this training structure and branched off into their own regional schools outside of our Association.
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