Name:  Andy Brown
Grade: 1st Dan
Email: andyb@kylekarate.com
Stories:  Click here for his story.

When I was at secondary school I was fat and lacking in confidence and was therefore a target for the bullies who made my life a misery to the extend that I "skipped" a lot of school. When I went on to become an apprentice at Scottish Aviation I met a guy who practiced Judo and got interested in martial arts in general. I tried judo and aikido but found my ability to roll hampered somewhat by my falling down whenever I stood up afterwords (no, it wasn't the drink!). I went to see a Bruce Lee film one night and was hooked. I tried other styles of karate to start with and eventually found Hugh, Sanny and Kyle. I have been practicing for around 16 years and still enjoy it. I'm now married for the second time with a new daughter and grandson who will come with me to Kyle when he's ready and want's to.

I always said that when I stopped enjoying practice I'd stop going - I'm still here !