Instructor

Mark discovered as a teenager that he had a knack for hypnosis and successfully treated fellow students, enabling them to overcome exam anxiety and similar problems. With a deep love of philosophy and martial arts he found that he could combine them both when he moved from boxing to oriental martial traditions that often involved spiritual wisdom with great insights into self-mastery. Many of the ancient disciplines he studied included techniques for controlling one’s emotions and mood. Working as a licensed doorman helped see him through his honours degree in philosophy. After more than a decade of working pubs and clubs as a head doorman and running his own security company, he became the national head of security for a major global company. “Security is possibly one of the best environments to develop emotional restraint and to perfect some of the ancient mind techniques taught by the great masters.” After being a manager and consultant for international private security firms, Mark took a change of career direction to become a high school Head of Department for Philosophy and Ethics & Religious Education. It would be another decade before he was able to combine his love of teaching with his love of Kung Fu and in 2007, with another martial arts master, founded the Norwich Kung Fu Academy. (Sifu. is an honorary title for a Kung Fu Master and Teacher) As a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypno-Therapy he is able to help students overcome their internal conflicts as they learn the skills to overcome external opponents. All the classes finish with guided meditations that have been created to develop psychological health and wellbeing.