Storm Family Martial Arts

Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Fight SMART System, Self Defence.

Instructors

David 'Digger' Barnes

Qualifications:

Instructor – Kickboxing
Instructor – Tae Kwon Do (ITF)
Instructor – Fight SMART System
Instructor – Real Combat System
Instructor – Muay Thai International Association
Instructor – National Federation for Personal Safety
Instructor – British Martial Arts & Boxing Association
Instructor – Boxing
Instructor – JKD & Kali
Instructor – Dacayana Eskrima
Instructor – KEWAP
Instructor – Krav Maga
Instructor – Alicaway Combat Knife System
BTEC Level 3 – Legal and Practical Context of Self Defence Instruction & Psychology of Training
Diploma – Health Management
First Aider – St Johns Ambulance
Safeguarding Children certified
DBS / CRB certified

Digger has been training in martial arts since he was a teenager and still trains regularly with world leading instructors in the UK, Hong Kong and Thailand.

Recent Accolades:

2023 – Bronze Medal while repressing Team GB at World Championships in Greece
2022 – Silver Medal at WUMA European Kickboxing Championships
2021 – Martial Arts Academy Of The Year (London & SE)
2021 – Silver Medal at the WKC Kickboxing Open
2020 – Silver Medal at English National Kickboxing & Karate Championships
2019 – UK Martial Arts Instructor Of The Year
2019 – Inducted into the International Black Belt Hall Of Fame

Sarah Batt

Qualifications:

Instructor – Fight SMART System
Instructor – Kickboxing
First Aider Trained
Safeguarding Children certified
DBS / CRB certified

Lilia Matthias

Qualifications:

Instructor – Fight SMART System
Instructor – Kickboxing
First Aider Trained
Safeguarding Children certified
DBS / CRB certified


Silver Medal – WKU English Championships – 2026

Bronze Medal – WKKC English Championships – 2026

Selected to represent England at World Championships in Spain in 2026