Steven Moore (Chief Instructor)

Grade:

4th Dan

Qualifications:

BSc Hons Sports Science, Level 5 coach, EKF Coaching Assessor, 1st Aid Qualified, Enhanced CRB Checked

Details:

Professional Member of the British Association of Sports & Exercise Sciences (BASES)

Member of Sports Coach UK

Steve Moore is a professional 4th Dan instructor, holding all Dan grades registered in Japan with the Japanese Karate Federation (JKF).

Steve has twenty years teaching experience and thirty years of martial arts training. Steve has been in the fitness industry for many years teaching aerobics, step aerobics, weight training, gym instruction and his passion for the martial arts has played a bigger role. The first karate class  attended was in Lichfield and then went onto train at the well known Temple karate centre in Birmingham in the 80's under Toru Takimizawa 6th Dan. From here Steve went onto train with Fred Rose and Roger Vickerman in their respective dojos.

Steve is married to Selina and has three children Jamie, Lyle and Lana. Both Jamie and Lyle train in karate. Jamie holds a 3rd Dan grade and teaches karate full time and Lyle a 3rd Dan (previously an English Karate Federation 'A' Squad Member) is an assistant coach. Lana is a serious dancer, dancing at world level in Irish dancing, studying ballet, tap and modern and studying a pre-vocational dance award.

Competition Philosophy
All coaches know that you can not achieve competition success on your own. A combination of effort from parents, the athletes and other highly qualified coaches that you bring in to improve your own knowledge and students. A good coach serves as a catalyst to bring all of these different elements together and hopefully through hard work, determination, support and encouragement play a part in producing students who are capable of winning medals in both Kata and Kumite.

Coaching Achievements
Wadokai European Championships Reading 2006
Anisha Mistry Wadokai European Silver Medalist in kata 2006
Ben Slater Wadokai European Silver Medalist in Kata 2006

Wadokai European Championships Sweden 2007
Anisha Mistry Wadokai European Kata Champion 2007
Ben Slater Wadokai European Kata Champion 2007

Wadokai European Championships Romania 2008
Anisha Mistry Wadokai European Kata Champion 2008

AMA International Karate Championships 09
Lyle Moore Individual Kumite Bronze medal
James Stuart Individual Kumite Bronze medal
Lyle Moore, James Stuart, Ben Slater Team Kumite Silver medal

British International Open Karate Championships 2010
Lyle Moore Individual Kumite Silver Medalist
Alex Stuart Individual Kumite Silver Medalist

English Karate Federation England A Squad Kumite members
Lyle Moore, Alex Stuart & James Stuart  EKF A Squad England Kumite Squad members 2009 to 2011
Ben Slater & Anisha Mistry are both Current members of the EKF England Kumite A squad 

Domestic Tournaments 1992 to 2011
Many of my students have won hundreds of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals both in Kata and
Kumite (Fighting)  at Karate competitions all over the country in Domestic tournaments in the past twenty years.

Students trained to Black belt standard
1st Dans  - 201
2nd Dans -  55
3rd Dans -  6

Special Needs Students
I am also very proud of the fact that i have trained many students with special needs, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Aspergers, Autism etc and helped them gain the confidence and self belief to pass their Black belts and excel in an individual sport.

Current Training
Trained for over thirty years.
Trains in a private weekly session with Sensei Sakagami 8th Dan studying Wado karate. Covering all aspects of kihon, kata and pair work.
Trains in a private weekly session studying kobujutsu an ancient Okinawan weapons system, studying the weapons of Bo, Sai, Tonfa, Kama etc.

Teaching Duties & Responsibilities
EKF Coaching assessor for all instructors
Chief instructor responsible for the technical development of all instructors and students. 
Black Belt grading examiner up to 4th Dan
Grading examiner for all grades of students
Black belt coach and mentor

Relevant Work Experience
Previously worked for five years in Higher Education as a part time lecturer at Cannock College teaching combined science at First & National Diploma level.

Served one year as Vice Chairman of Wadokai England Karate Do.

Personal Accomplishments  

Steve completed the London Marathon
in 4 and a half hours in 2002.
The day was a fabulous experience, and was well worth all of the training runs £1811 was raised for Mencap.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Steve ran the Florida half marathon
through the Disney theme parks,
The race was started very early to avoid the tourists 
taking 2 hours 2 minutes, a great experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve set off for Lands end to John O Groats in April 2000 with Selina, Lana, Lyle and Jamie

 

Selina drove the back up vehicle and looked after the kids, (no mean feat!) Selina provided support all the way. It took 10 and a half days and was an extremely demanding experience. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The finish, thank Goodness, £1466 raised for the Walsall MRI Scanner Appeal and although it was challenging..it was a great experience.