Sensei Gary Beggan, BSc (Hons)
Black Belt 2nd Dan

 

During his karate training life, Gary has been fortunate enough to train with some of the worlds finest exponents of Karate. During November 2004, Gary considered himself very lucky to have had the opportunity to train with Shihan Minakami, 8th Dan, on his British Tour (pictured here on the left). Having trained in Karate and Weapons with Shihan, Gary was honoured to be invited to spend the evening with Shihan discussing various aspects of the Art.

Gary started training in martial arts at the age of 15 beginning with Olympic wrestling and wado ryu karate. As part of the Olympic wrestling training he was fortunate enough to spend a training session with the British Judo Olympic squad learning floor techniques. After taking a break from Martial arts for school study purposes he returned in 1985 to study shotokan karate under the guiding hand of Sensei Bob Hudson to further his ability he also trained with Sensei Ronnie Christopher. The majority of his Kyu gradings were under Andy Sherry or Bob Pointen taking his Black Belt under Sensei Enoeda at Bath in 1988.

Gary's Motivation for Karate
Whenever Gary trains, he says that he feels like he is training with friends, a family of friends. There are no egos just an honest encouragement to achieve the best that you can be. He is left with a warm feeling of satisfaction from the knowledge gained and the improvement made. For Gary, karate goes far beyond the physical element, because he believes that the confidence has has gained from training in Karate has given him the determination to achieve a degree. It was with the same vigour and enthusiasm he had developed from his Karate training that he used in his approach to his studies with the university of Portsmouth.

 

Your Karate Training with Sensei Gary Beggan
Gary has followed Sensei Christopher's lead and always encouraged family participation in training. Here are just a few comments from his students:-

Humaira (aged 9)
"I like it because it teaches you self defence and gives you confidence, it also keeps you fit and healthy"

Khazim, (aged 7)
"Karate helps me keep fit and make new friends"

John (aged 56)
"I thought it would be a good discipline for my grandson Ryan. I thought I was too old, but having spoken to Sensei I decided to have a go and surprised myself at just what I was capable of doing"

Jeff (Aged 44)
"I really enjoy training with Sensei Gary, because his technical knowledge is excellent and he's very approachable. I always try to have a few extra sessions with him before grading because I know that he wants me to succeed just as much as I do and his belief in me is inspirational. In my view, he's an excellent Sensei, but more important than that, he's a really nice guy to know."

Donna trains with her three children, Billy, Connor and Annie.

" I wanted my children to learn Karate because of the benefits I have gained from returning to training. Its a great way to get rid of stress and I find that I sleep better, it develops self comfidence and self esteem and discpline. My children love it because it is fun, little Annie gets really stroppy if she misses a lesson."

 

Where to train with Sensei Gary Beggan
Sensei Gary is the full time Sensei at the Ruach Karate Club at Solihull with the sessions running every Sunday from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. He is also on the Sensei Rota for duty at other Ruach Karate Club Locations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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