Simon Keegan (4th Dan Renshi) is Bushinkai's chief instructor and pioneer of the Bushinkai Method. He is skilled in Japanese, Chinese and Okinawan martial arts. He holds Dan grades in Karate Jutsu, Nihon-den Jujutsu, Taiji Quan and other styles and has trained with some of Japan, China and the Philipinnes senior grandmasters.  His grades were awarded by the official governing bodies of Japan and England.

He is also the representative head teacher (Kyoju Dairi) of a family Jujutsu tradition and head teacher of Hakuda Kempo Toshu Jutsu (HKTJ).

HKTJ is a synthesis of Simon's decades of study in Karate, Jujutsu, Aikijujutsu and Tai Chi.

Simon's great uncle began studying Jujutsu in 1945 and Simon's dad David Keegan (now head of Bushinkai's Metal Tiger Academy of Chinese martial arts) first studied Jujutsu in around 1959. Simon has trained in many martial arts since he was a youngster. He joined his first club aged ten and his first karate club a few years later. he was awarded black belt age 20 in 1999.

Simon established the Bushinkai Academy in 2000 and officially opened the club in 2001. In 2003 Bushinkai joined Tokyo's Kokusai Budoin organisation and Simon's grades and grades he took subsequently were recognised by the Japanese masters and even recognised by the hereditary Shogun of Japan, Tokugawa Yasuhisa and in 2009 the UK director of Japan's oldest governing body the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai gave UKBF the mandate to award imperial Shogo (titles) and Simon was awarded the title Renshi.


- Headteacher (Kaicho): Hakuda Kempo Toshu Jutsu
-Headteacher (Kyoju Dairi): Bushin Ryu Jujutsu

- 4th Dan Renshi: Shoto Ryu Karate Jutsu (UKBF)
- 2nd Dan: Nihon-den Jujutsu IMAF Japan and honourary 2nd Dan in Judo.
- 2nd Duan: Metal Tiger Taiji Quan (Yang Style)

Contact: simonkeegan@runbox.com

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Sensei Dan Sanchez (1st Dan)

Dan is a serving police officer whose experience brings a unique perspective to his teaching. Dan previously studied Shukokai Karate and in total Dan has studied Karate for about five years and has a keen interest in Mixed Martial Arts and Jujutsu. Dan was recently awarded his Black Belt 1st Dan. Dan has made a thorough study of knife-fighting and is a skilled and knowledgeable Toshu Jutsu practitioner.

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C4 Club Instructor:
Sensei Ben Gaunt (1st Dan)

 

Ben has trained with the Academy for over five years and also studied Wado Ryu Karate in the Basingstoke area in a club headed by Grandmaster Hironori Otsuka II and chief instructor Masafumi Shiomitsu and studying Karate Jutsu under Sensei Alan Platt. He recently trained on a seminar with two legends of Karate Jutsu, Hanshi Patrick McCarthy and Hanshi Terry Wingrove. Ben is a keen student of the martial arts and recently awarded his Black Belt.

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C4 Club Instructor
  Sensei Peter McHugh (1st Dan)

Peter has studied martial arts for over 18 years, beginning in Shotokan Karate with the late Sensei Barry Grundy and later studying kickboxing, kali and other martial arts, before returning to Karate with the UKASKO organisation and grading to brown belt. He then trained for two years with the Bushido Academy before joining Bushinkai as a 1st Kyu at the start of 2011 and recently being awarded his 1st Dan and C4 Club Instructor grade. Peter is one of the instructors at our Manchester headquarters and hopes to open a Dojo in Wigan soon.

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C5 Assistant Instructor
Sempai Kevin Dyke (4th Kyu)

Kevin has studied martial arts for several years, beginning in the Korean form of Karate called Tang Soo Do and then studying Muay Thai with Kru Ged Tindale and Giorgio Zappone. He has trained with Bushinkai for around four years and holds the grade of purple belt. He recently travelled to China to train at the Shaolin Temple.

 

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Metal Tiger Academy
Taiji Quan - Qi Gong - Ba Duan Jin 

 Shaolin Qi - Taiji Jian
Chinese Internal Martial Arts

Bushinkai's other school is the Metal Tiger Academy run by
Tai Chi expert Sifu David Keegan.

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Metal Tiger Academy Principle
SC1 Senior International Instructor (Wigan & Ormskirk):
Sifu David Keegan 4th Duan

For more information on our Tai Chi classes see: www.bushinkai-taichi.com

Sifu David Keegan is an expert in Chinese martial arts and internal energies, specialising in Yang Style Tai Chi.

For the last 15 years he has dedicated his study to the art of Yang Style Tai Chi and previously studied many other martial arts beginning with Jujutsu in 1959.

Studying Tai Chi under various teachers and attending at least four seminars with Chinese national living treasure Professor Li De Yin he also competed at a high level and was presented with one trophy by the mayor of Shanghai.

He has also studied the Japanese Koryu of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu and trained with several Japanese masters.

He was the first instructor of Chinese martial arts to ever be recognised by the UK branch of Japan's oldest martial arts fraternity, the Kokusai Budoin and has received Dan grades in the art.

Since establishing the Metal Tiger Academy he has looked outside of Tai Chi for instruction, training with the likes of Hanshi Allan Tattersall, Renshi Reiner Parsons and recently receiving his first lesson in Filipino martial arts by Shihan Robert Carruthers. He has also recently begun learning the Shaolin methods of Chi Kung and continues to develop his understanding of the internal martial arts.

 

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Bushinkai International Representatives & Associates

USA
Honourary Advisor:
Hanshi Jim Mather

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Africa
Zambian Branch officer:
C2 National Instructor
Jonathan Kruger (6th Dan Jujutsu)

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Australia
Australian Branch officer:
Darren Ball (4th Dan Fudoshin Ryu)

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Asia

Thailand Branch Officer
C1 International Instructor
John Dang (Bangkok, Thailand)

Chinese Branch officers:
Mei Kwan & John Barrie (Guangzhou & Hong Kong) Alburr Al-Hameed (Odawara, Japan)

Japanese Branch Officer:
Alburr al Hameed

Philippines Branch Officer:
Steve Chriscole 3rd Dan

 

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Europe
UK Branch Officers
SC1 International Instructors
Simon Keegan
David Keegan
Our Senior International Instructors are based in England.

 

Metal Tiger Academy: email:  Tai-Chi2010@runbox.com  

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