GREG WILLIAMS
Greg experienced bullying at school and was encouraged to start martial arts at 7 years old to increase his confidence. Greg realised quickly, how physical sports/activity can help to strengthen the mind, emotionally and mentally. He benefitted immensely from learning martial arts and decided to train as a coach so that he could pass on his learnings, to others. Greg feels strongly about children suffering from any emotional issues, in particular bullying/harassment and he speaks from experience in this regard. Greg wants to ensure that the negative long term effects of bullying in children are dealt with, so that they are not passed on into adulthood, hence he has taken time to learn more about the different types of martial arts there are out there. Greg has studied, as well as competed in, full contact arts through travels in Japan, Thailand, and Australia. Greg’s skills span into judo, aikido, boxing and Muay Thai.
The last 20 years have seen Greg develop his coaching skills, such that he is considered a mentor as well as a sports coach, by many of his clients. Greg’s passion and forte lie in taking complete novices in sports and turning them into strong, confident humans who have the skill and technique to get to the top of their game, both in boxing and martial arts. Having been raised in a high level competitive martial arts family.
Greg sees himself as more of a sports performance coach than a personal trainer, and has been coaching various sports to all age groups for the last 25 years. For the last 15 years he has mainly devoted his time to coaching Professional boxers which has involved working with some of the best in the UK and having team work with some of the best coaches in the UK such as Jimmy Tibbs, Johnny Eames, and Adam Booth. Greg has developed master boxing programs for major health clubs in the UK , so has immense knowledge of designing and presenting courses. He has a huge passion for coaching fighters but he also finds it rewarding watching complete novices grow in all areas and increase confidence in themselves through the sport of boxing.