Having trained in the martial arts for over 30 years, Sensei Ryan has a wealth of knowledge and is an integral part of GKR Karate’s leadership team.

Sensei Ryan is currently GKR Karate’s Zone Director and Senior Instructor for a large number of our UK locations across the South and West Midlands.

This involves supervising the karate tuition and development across these areas, which sees him regularly travelling to conduct senior gradings and training seminars for advanced students. He also conducts specialised training workshops for the Regional Instructor team as well as the many branch instructors across his Zone.

Sensei Ryan is also the Tournament Director for multiple competitions that operate within his Zone, and as a level 6 IGKF Accredited Judge and Referee, he oversees the qualification process and ongoing training of all tournament officials.