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Instructors Stock SKC Chief Instructor
Sensei Terry Irving 4th Dan KUGB
Qualified KUGB Instructor
CRB Checked
Long Standing KUGB member
with over 30 years experience
Sensei Terry was born in British Guiana (Guyana).
Sensei Terry arrived in the UK to join his parents who had arrived here in the late 1940s.
He was educated, grew up and lived in Basildon New Town Essex.
Sensei Terry left school aged 15 and began a caeer in engineering, producing aircraft and commercial componets with Company`s` in Basildon and Ilford Essex.
At 17 he took up Amateur Boxing and represented Essex at light welter and welterweight divisions, he also became involved with his first Martial Art - Judo, and later Karate, receiving instruction from Mr. V.C.F BELL, the man widely credited as the first Europeon to introduce Karate to the UK, Mr Bill WOODS and Mr Cliff BAKER-BROWN.
He represented Basildon in numerous inter-town festivals of sport and was a member of the their successful Judo Team, also winning individual titles along the way. Whilst training in Karate under Mr Bell, he met, was instructed by and still remains in touch with Paul MASTERS, now a successful Osteopath.
The style then was Yoseikan/Shotokan.
Sensei Terry attained his first Dan Black Belt in Karate and went on to win the Southern Region Senior Kumite Title. He was voted Basildon Sports Council`s Sports Personality of the Year and over time, became an Instructor under Mr Bell. He was selected by the late Sensei ENOEDA to join the Great Britain National Karate Squad, training with many highly respected KUGB Karate-ka.
Sensei Terry later joined Thames SKC under the Instruction of Ray and Pauline FULLER (BINDRA). He was captain of the club team and represented the Country in Home International Competitions.
He was persuaded to open a club in Stock near Chelmsford Essex. The club retains the name Stock Shotokan Karate Club though it is no longer based there. He is the Senior Instructor in a small but vibrant club where children and adults train twice a week and is ably assisted by Sensei Adam PURKISS, 4th Dan.
After recently retiring from the Essex Police having been the first Black Officer to serve in Basildon, he was employed back in a civilian role.
Sensei Terry is married with 2 children and 2 grandchildren.
Between 1982 and 1995 he attained his 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dan Black Belts.
Is there more to come? we`ll see.
At the KUGB National Championships in 2008 he was awarded a Long Standing Member Certificate from Sensei Andy Sherry 8th Dan for more than
30 years with the KUGB. At the 2008 Lancaster Summer School Sensei Terry Qualified as a KUGB Instructor.
 Stock SKC Senior Instructor
Sensei Adam Purkiss 4th Dan KUGB
Qualified KUGB Instructor
CRB Checked
Long Standing KUGB member
with over 20 years experience
Sensei Adam was born in 1974 in Essex.
At the age of ten he started playing Rugby at Hadleigh Junior School.
He went to Senior School at The King John School in Thundersley, over the next 5 years, he represented the school at Rugby, Cross County and Athletics in the Discus, Shot Putt and 1500 Metres.
After coming home from school one day in 1988 with a black eye, his mother took him to Stock SKC to start his Karate training under Sensei Terry Irving and Sensei Graham Cole.
Sensei Adam entered his first Competition as a 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt) and managed to take1st place at the TKC Annual Invitational`s Novice-7th Kyu Kata.
While he was at Senior School, he played rugby for one year in 1989 for Canvey Island RFC for the under 16`s.
By the end of 1991 he had started playing Rugby for Westcliff RFC.
In 1992 at the KUGB Southern Regions he was part of the team along with Deb Pegrum and Nicola Bedwell that took 3rd place in the Team Kata. Later that same year Sensei Adam went on to take 3rd place at the TKC Annual Invitational`s 3rd Kyu and above Individual Kata and then 3rd place at the Canvey Competition Senior Kata Black and Brown Belts. By September he was made Captain of the Westcliff Colts Team for the 1992-93 season.
At the 1993 TKC Annual Invitational`s he won 1st place at Senior Kata 3rd-1st Kyu.
On the 11th December at Slough, Sensei Adam passed Shodan (1st Dan) Grading under Sensei Enoeda.
He was Voted Westcliff Colts Team Player of the Year 1992-93.
Again at Slough in 1996 he passed (Nidan)2nd Dan Grading under Sensei Enoeda.
In 1997 at the Essex Trophy, he helped win 3rd place in the Team Kata. Now playing rugby at senior level he was voted Westcliff AXV Player of the Year 1996-97.
By 1999 Stock SKC had an established Team Kata Squad with Sensei Adam, Graham Skarott and Michelle Houghton. For the next few years they won the Team Kata Event at the Essex Trophy 3 years running(1999,2000,2001,) in 2000 they came 2nd at the Hokushin Trophy, but in 2001 theTeam Kata came 1st at the Hokushin Trophy.
Also in 1999 Sensei Adam took 3rd place at Essex Trophy in the Individual Black and Brown Belt Kata and in 2000 came 3rd at the KUGB Southern Region Championship for Black and Brown Belt Kata, later that year he was 3rd again this time at the Hokushin Trophy, Black and Brown Belt Kata.
At the KUGB Southern Region Championships in 2003 with fellow team mates Graham Skarott and John Evans they came 4th in the Team Kata.
In 2005 he was made Captain for the Westcliff RFC Extra AXV side for the 2005/06 season.
At a Special Dan Grade Course held at Egham in October 2006 he passed his (Sandan) 3rd Dan Grading under Sensei Sherry and Sensei Naylor.
At the KUGB National Championships in 2008 he was awarded a Long Standing Member Certificate from Sensei Andy Sherry 8th Dan for more than 20 years with the KUGB.
At the 2008 Lancaster Summer School Sensei Adam Qualified as a KUGB Instructor.
On the 9th of April 2011 Sensei Adam passed his 4th Dan grading at a venue in Sheffield under the watchfull eyes of Sensei`s Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton and Frank Brennan.
 Stock SKC Assistant Instructor
Sensei Pete King 4th Dan KUGB
Long Standing KUGB member
with over 20 years experience
Sensei Pete King was born in London 1959.
He played football for the original Methane Boys (Canvey) at aged 10 for 6 years winning both league and cup trophies.
He studied at Furtherwick Park School, Canvey Island, and was part of the successful rugby, cricket, athletics and swimming teams.
At the age of 25 Sensei Pete started Karate at Clements Hall under Sensei Jane Naylor & Sensei Gary Mills.
He competed in the Essex Trophy and the Southern Regions, amongst other competitions, winning various trophies.
The Clements Hall Club closed in 1988 and Sensei Pete moved to the Chelmsford Karate Club run by the late Sensei Charles Naylor & Sensei Jane Naylor.
Sensei Pete passed his Shodan (1st Dan) in 1988 at Crystal Palace and competed for Chelmsford Karate Club in both Individual & Team Kumite & Kata at the Southern Region and Nationals.
He met Sensei Terry and a few of the old members of Stock at the 1989 Sensei Enoeda karate Summer School at Crystal Palace, over the next few years Sensei Pete trained at Stock SKC club when he couldnt make it to Chelmsford to train.
In 1993 on the 6th of May Sensei Pete passed his Nidan (2nd Dan) Grading at Crystal Palace under Sensei Enoeda.
On the 2nd of October 2004 he passed his Sandan (3rd Dan) Grading at Slough under Sensei Sherry, Sensei Poynton and Sensei Naylor.
Sensei Pete’s daughter, Bethany also trains at the club and at a Black and Brown Belt Course in March 2011 she passed her Black Belt.
She has participated in the KUGB Southern Region & National competitions, at the 2009 Southern Regions she came 3rd in the Childrens Ippon Kumite. Her Dad is Very proud of her.
Sensei Pete has been a regular member of Stock Shotokan Karate Club since 2003 and is now assisting
Sensei Terry and Sensei Adam with instruction.
On the 1st of October 2011 Sensei Pete passed his 4th Dan grading at Chesterfield under the watchful eyes of Sensei`s Andy Sherry 8th Dan, Bob Poynton 7th Dan and Frank Brennan 7th Dan.
 Stock SKC Assistant Instructor
Sensei Graham Skarott 3rd Dan KUGB
Long Standing KUGB member
with over 20 years experience
On 4th May 1989 it was a very hot day at Crystal Palace, South London and under the watchful eye of six Japanese Instructors I took my 1st Dan black belt and passed first time.
I joined Stock SKC in approximately 1995 where I was made to feel very welcome by Sensei Terry and Sensei Adam. In the summer of 1997 the club entered the Essex Trophy, where Sensei Adam, Debbie and myself took a bronze medal in the Team Kata. In December of the same year I passed my Ni-Dan 2nd Dan grading. In 1998 I teamed up with Sensei Adam and another member of the club, Michelle. Our hard work was about to start paying off ! In 1999 we entered the Team Kata at the KUGB Southern Region Competition, where we were awarded a Bronze medal, but later that year we went on to win Gold at the Essex Trophy for Team Kata. In 2000 we won a Silver medal in the Hokoshin Trophy. At the Essex Trophy we won another Gold. I also entered the individual Kata and won a bronze medal. In 2001 we won the Hokoshin Trophy and took Gold. We also took a third gold in the Essex Trophy, `Essex Champions` 3 years running. These were very good times and it was clear that we worked well as a Team. In May 2002, I passed by San-Dan (3rd Dan) grading at Crystal Palace. In 2003 at the KUGB Southern Region Championships with a team of Sensei Adam, John Evans and myself we took 4th place in Team Kata. On 15th May 2010 I was very proud to receive my long-standing member certificate for over 20 years with the KUGB. It is amazing how time has flown by. My daughter Amelia has now started training at the club. I continue to enter competitions, representing the club in the individual Kata events so watch this space for more medals to be won for the club! |