Meet The Surrey Instructors

Master Andy Whiteley 7th Dan - Thames Valley TKD

Master Whiteley is the ITF Local Area Senior Instructor. Andy has been coach, captain, and a leading competitor of the ITF England squad for over 15 years and is the current Silver and Bronze Medal ITF World Championships medal winner. He is the top TKD instructor, coach, and competitor in the UK.

• 25 years of TaeKwon-Do training winning more medals than we can mention, mostly Gold
• current ITF World Silver and Bronze medal holder in veterans sparring and patterns
• Combat Hall of Fame Awards Winner 2001
• Presentations to HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Golden Jubilee 2002
• Presentation to HRH Princess Anne for official opening of Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre (home of England national training)
• 15 years of coaching the ITF England Squad
• Instructor of 5 schools in Thames Valley
• Instructed nearly 50 students up to Black Belt

Richard Hamilton 4th Dan International Instructor - Surrey TKD

Richard is the EITF European Veterans Champion has the Gold in Team Patterns, Silver winner in Individual Patterns and Sparring, and Bronze in team sparring. He has been teaching for 15 years produced numerous high quality black belt instructors.

• Won Gold medals 2009 in English Championships in sparring and London Open in Breaking
• Gold medal Welsh Championships 2008 Sparring, Gold Medal Power
• Bronze medal English Championships Veteran Sparring 2008
• Silver medal, English Championship Sparring 2006, bronze medal patterns English Championships 2006
• Won bronze medal patterns London Open 2006
• 4th Dan black belt, ITF/UKTA awarded by Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha March, 2007
• 3rd Dan black belt, ITF/UKTA, awarded by Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha in September, 2003
• 2nd Dan black belt, ITF/UKTA, awarded by Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha in March 2002
• 1st Dan black belt, ITF/UKTA, awarded by Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha in March 1997, certificate number GB-1-1527
• All gradings with Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha, beginning in 1993
• Certified and indemnified by the British TaeKwon-Do Council, supported by the Sports Council
• ITF/UKTA umpire qualification class A result 04-UA-05, class B result 03-IB-03, class C result 01-IC-06
• ITF/UKTA instructor qualification class B result 03-UB-03, class C result 02-UC-06

Nick Newberry 2nd Dan National Instructor - Surrey TKD

Nick is a seasoned ITF and UKTA national instructor and runs the classes regularly. He is just graduating from Farnham Uni with a major in video graphics.

Gary Crowley - National Instructor Surrey TKD

Gary is the current London Open Gold Medal Champion in Sparring in the red belt class, and was awarded his First Dan black belt in September of this year. Great technique Gary!

Annabel Lock - 1st Dan Junior Black Belt

Annabel is a National Instructor and trains with the England Squad. She is Surrey's Junior team captain and instructs at Duke of Kent School, and Holmbury WI Hall. Here she is seen competing with an experienced member of the England Squad at the Welsh Championships 2008.

Welsh Open 2008 - Bronze in Patterns - 1st Dan
Welsh Open 2008 - Silver in Sparring - 1st Dan
English Open 2009 - Gold in Sparring - 1st Dan
London Open 2009 - Bronze in Patterns - 1st Dan
Welsh Open 2009 - Bronze in Patterns - 1st Dan
Welsh Open 2009 - Silver in Sparring - 1st Dan

Bart Knas - 1st Dan National Instructor Surrey TKD

Pictured here wearing red at the Welsh Championships with Mr Hutchinson, England Champion.

Bart has been selected to represent England in the World Championships in 2009 in St Petersberg, Russia.

Bart has won numerous Gold Medals in the London Open and English Championships.

He is our current Surrey Team Captain and is highly respected (and feared)by all of the students. Originally from Poland, Bart brings strong discipline and hard working tenacity to our schools.

• 2008 English Championships Gold Medal Sparring, Gold Medal Patterns (Red Belts)
• 2007 London Open Gold Medal Sparring and Silver Medal Patterns (Red Belts)

Alice Gardner - 1st Dan Surrey TKD

Alice has held the title of British Champion, English Champion and Welsh Champion in sparring and many other medals for patterns. Alice now trains with the Oxford University club, and is a Blue award winner.

• Welsh Championships - Gold Sparring
• English Championships - Gold Sparring, Silver Patterns
• British Championships - Gold Sparring
• London Championships - Silver Sparring, Bronze Patterns

• Welsh Championships - Silver Sparring
• English Championships - Gold Sparring, Silver Patterns
• British Championships - Bronze Sparring
• London Championships - Silver Sparring, Silver Patterns

• Welsh Championships - Gold Sparring, Silver Patterns
• English Championships - Bronze Sparring, Bronze Patterns
• British Championships - Gold Sparring

• English Championships - Bronze Sparring
• British Championships - Bronze Sparring

• National All Styles Champion Sparring

Neil Dyson 1st Dan - Surrey TKD

Neil Dyson alias "6-Pack" is one of Surrey's top triatheletes, father of two and runs his own business in nearby Leatherhead.