Kazen Kai Karate
North Kent Karate follows the discipline of Sensei Simon Kidd’s Kazan Kai Karate.
Sensei Kidd (6th Dan) commenced training in 1972 under the guidance of his late father Sensei Fred Kidd and Sensei Timmy Francis at the Barking and Dagenham Ishinryu Karate Club.
During his competitive career Sensei Kidd represented both Great Britain and England at both Junior and Senior level. He won numerous individual and team titles in both Kata and Kumite, including several National Titles. The highlight of his competition career was winning gold as a member of the Great Britain team in the World Championships in 1988.
In 2001, Sensei Kidd was honoured with the prestigious award of ‘Coach of the Year’ by Brentwood Borough Council in recognition of his impressive coaching career.
The Kazen Kai Martial Art Association was formed in 2001, when Sensei Kidd and his other instructors felt that the time had come for them to leave the Ishinryu Karate Association and to further develop their own style of teaching. Since then, Kazen Kai has gone from strength to strength. In 2002, Kazan Kai opened its first fulltime Martial Arts Centre in Hutton, Brentwood.
Kazen Kai practices traditional Karate for its grading system, WKF competition karate for its squad sessions and Kick Boxing (full contact karate).
Kazen Kai is one of the founder members of the English Karate Federation (EKF), which is the National Governing Body for Karate in England. One of its senior instructors – Sensei David Wilson – is a member of the board of the EKF.