Phil is currently a fifth degree black belt (International Instructor) with the T.A.G.B, the Taekwondo-Do Association
of Great Britain and is currently training hard towards his sixth degree. He is also a fully qualified class A referee.
Phil has First Aid, Health, safety and Child Protection Certificates and all Instructors are CRB checked

Phil is coach to the European champion, English, Irish and Welsh Champions Team, British, Scottish and Ireland
Champions! and has been awarded instructor of the year on no less than 3 separate occasions.

Phil has clubs in Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Brackley and Banbury; he is also seconded by schools to give self
defence lectures mainly to upper school and sixth form student

Phil has over 30 years experience in Martial Arts and started training at Warwick Tae Kwon-Do School in
November 1973 and has never looked back since. Phil's first instructor was Mr Bob Howe, who was one of
the first Tae Kwon-Do Black Belts in the U.K. Mr Bob Howe was one of the pioneers of Tae Kwon-Do
in the United Kingdom.

Due to business commitments Mr Bob Howe handed over the instruction of Warwick Tae Kwon-Do
School to Mr Dave Oliver and Mr Don Atkins, both then newly promoted 1st Dans! Both are now
senior committee members of the T.A.G.B, and are seventh degree black belts respectively.

 

Phil Thomas at his 5th Dan grading.
A true statement of dedication to Tae Kwon-Do

Phil Thomas continued to train for many years at Warwick before moving to Banbury. Shortly after moving to Banbury in the late seventies a friend of Phil's - Ian Ferguson opened a new club, and Phil continued his training with him, until Ian decided to move north to Scotland to pursue not only his Tae Kwon-Do but also his love of climbing and the outdoor life. They remain close friends to this day.

Phil considers himself very fortunate to have had instruction from amongst the best professionals in the country and it's his goal to pass on this knowledge to all his students as well as incorporating new ideas.