Sensei Adrian Valman

Sensei Valman born in 1965 is the Chief instructor and founder of the S.K.D.A, and has been training in Martial Arts since he was a young boy. He started his training in his local Judo club, after watching a demonstration with some friends at Crystal Palace by Sensei K. Enoeda (Shotokan Karate) in 1981, he decided to Join the K.U.G.B (Karate Union of Great Britian). In 1986 Adrian joined the IDF, he was taught an official form of Military Self Defense (Krav Maga/KAPAP). When Sensei left the army he returned to the UK and carried on his studies in Traditional Karate, also taking up Kempo Jujitsu (BBRKJ) with Hanshi P.Browne & Krav Maga under the WKMA. Today Sensei not only runs his own martial arts clubs, he also works with London based charitable organisations teaching Karate and Self Defence to under-privileged children and additonal needs persons.

Sensei holds the following ranks:

• Shojujitsu Karate Jitsu 5th Dan
  
• Shotokan Karate 2nd Dan
• Shotokai Karate Do 1st Dan
  
• British Kapap Association UK President
• IKA Kapap Instructor (Israeli Ministry of Sport)
• UK Secretary (KILOHANA)
• British Combat Association Qualified Instructor