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THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO OUR INSTRUCTORS

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All of the instructors
Owen Bolton 4th Dan
OWEN BOLTON 5th DAN 
 
 
I've been a club instructor since April 2000 when I gained 1st Kyu. I gained Shodan at the Bushido Easter Convention in April 2001 then Nidan in April 2003 and Sandan in November 2009. I achieved Yondan in April 2014 and Godan April 2024. I train 3 times a week in Aikido.

 
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MICHELLE BOLTON 5th DAN

I gained Shodan at the Bushido Easter Convention in April 2001, Nidan in March 2004, Sandan in April 2008, Yondan April 2016 and then awarded Godan in February 2025. I train regularly 2-3 times per week.

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MATT PRECEY 2nd DAN

​I passed my Shodan examination at the Bushido Easter Convention in April 2019, then Nidan in summer 2023.

I train regularly three times per week​

Colin Elms 3rd Dan

COLIN ELMS 4th DAN

Colin has now moved 'up North' although he visits occasionally.

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OWEN BOLTON

NIGEL THOMAS

MICHELLE BOLTON

COLIN ELMS

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