The Team at 5 Elements Martial Arts

Tony Willis Sifu (MBA MCIM) is the Chief Instructor at 5 Elements Martial Arts. Tony has been training in the martial arts for over 30 years and in Chow Gar for about 20 years under the direct instruction of Master Paul Whitrod who is recognised as the UK representative by Grand Master.

Tony gained his instructors qualification in Chow Gar in 1999 and is a Master Grade in WKA Kickboxing. He continues to train in Chow Gar and Ba Gua under Master Paul Whitrod, Filipino Martial Arts under Guro Krishna Godhania, and also Kickboxing, and Qi Gong with a range of top instructors in the UK and abroad.

Tony is a Senior Technical Director and is Head of all Chinese Martial Arts for the BFKKO.

He has featured in many of the English and American Martial Arts Magazines and is qualified in Traditional Dit Dar Shaolin medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tony regularly travels to China to continue to learn Traditional Chinese medicine and Qi Gong and throughout the world to enhance his martial arts skills.

He began in the martial arts over 30 years ago initially learning Taekwondo. Tony tried a number of schools over the years and enjoyed training sessions with many instructors. Those that Tony remembers as being particularly impressive were Sensei's Pat O'Keefe and Dev Barrett but due to relocating around the country these lessons had to be cut short. As for seminars Tony particularly remembers enjoying those by Masters He Il Cho and Jeremy Jau.

Steven Attfield, Christopher Bragg, Kellie Willis and Gill Bates are the other members of the 5 Elements Team, each bringing fantastic abilities and enthusiasm to the school. Our Instructors team are recognised through the organisations the school is associated with. The World Kickboxing Association (WKA), British Freestyle Karate & Kickboxing Organisation (BFKKO), International Chow Gar Kung Fu Association, Warrior Eskrima and National Education System for Training (NEST). They have undergone intensive training in the philosophy of teaching and use the most modern systems available.

We also have access to a range of visiting instructors through our links with a range of the most successful martial arts organisations in the world.