FOUNDER



    Frank was introduced to health & fitness at an
    early age when the whole family used to go              running and training together, from the age
    of just seven, led by his father - a cross country
    runner for the RAF.   After a boyhood filled with
    wrestling, football and wanting to be a stuntman,
    his first introduction to martial arts came with
    the fencing foil and kickboxing, closely followed
    by judo at college.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               With his kittens Taz & Frazzel                                                  
A family move 'up north' introduced Frank to Karate, which he studied for over 10 years, along with other martial arts.  In 1991 he opened what was possibly the UK's first true multi style martial arts training centre, hosting over 10 different martial disciplines under one roof.  At this time he also formed his own style of martial arts called Tobu Jiyu Jutsu - or
                 Tai Chi Training in Hong Kong                 Fly Free Art (art without constraints) which is                                                       the basis for Urban Combat.

    An introduction to yoga and nutritional studies
    were added to his list of passions and took his
    understanding of health & fitness even further.
    From fitness yoga he progressed to Ashtanga
    yoga, a dynamic and flowing form, and later he
    took his exams to become a qualified yoga
    teacher.                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                    Practicing Chi Gong 

The blending together of all these elements along with meditation and Chi Gong has led to the formation of a truely holistic system which he has called Holistic Body Training .                   


                  With Grand Master Choy Shun Tin                                                                       
    Always looking to improve, Frank took a     'working holiday' early in 2007 to Hong
    Kong,  after securing a letter of
    recomendation from his Sifu William Lai,
    where he was honoured to train with
    Grand Master Choy Shun Tin, the worlds
    leading Wing Chun master.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Practicing yoga in Sheffield
(Wing Chun is a Martial Art developed by a female monk from the famous Shaolin Temple, that utilises the body's alignment and sensitivity to overcome
the opponents force & balance, - to redirect the incoming attack - using skill to overcome strength).

        Sticking hands with Sifu William Lai


    A busy schedule now sees Frank teaching Yoga on the Beach weekdays, along
    with Holistic Body Toning, Self Defence Courses, Urban Combat, and Holistic
    Body Weight Training, as well as being a personal trainer and taking 1 to 1
    sessions.  A Holistic Body Trainers Training course is also comming soon. He
    would also like to thank Ade, Adrian, Andy and Erika for all their help.