Meet the Coaching Team At Bristol Martial Arts Academy

Meet the Coaching Team At Bristol Martial Arts Academy!

March 12, 2025•1 min read

NEW PHOTOS, WHO DIS?

Big news! We’ve just had our official photos taken for the brand-new website (coming very soon!)... and let’s just say… we think we scrub up pretty well!

Our coaching team is looking fierce (and not just because we were flexing extra hard for the camera!). We swapped sweaty training gear for slightly less sweaty training gear, stood still for more than five seconds (a rare feat), and even managed not to pull off our best faces in every shot.

Meet the squad who teach, motivate, and possibly make you do one more round than you think you can handle:

>> Sensei Curtis (Operations Manager) - The powerhouse behind the scenes, taking care of everything you don't see and some of the things you do!

>> Sensei Josh O'Donovan (Academy Senior Instructor) - Known for accidentally adding an extra 30 seconds to every drill!

>> Sensei Evie Hopkins (Academy Instructor) - The smiling assassin... Sweet and supportive… until you’re mid-burpee challenge!

>> Sensei Joe Burgoyne (Academy Instructor) - The technique guru. Will casually throw in “just one more combo” right when you thought the class was over!

>> Sensei Sean Stiddard (Academy Instructor) - The “no excuses” coach. Has a counter-argument ready for every reason you give to slow down!

>> Sensei Tommy Readings (Academy Instructor) - The “one more round” specialist. Doesn’t believe in quitting just because the timer says so!

These legends are backed up in every class by our Academy Leadership Team - a crew of 40+ incredible, positivity-packed individuals – who help us make every class a mix of fitness, fun and confidence-boosting energy!

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Senior Sensei Beaumont is an award winning martial arts  coach, with over 25 years martial arts experience, along with traditional and freestyle weaponry.

He's the author of 3 books and continues to cross train in martial arts with the best instructors in the world, to bring home the benefits to all academy members.

Chris Beaumont

Senior Sensei Beaumont is an award winning martial arts coach, with over 25 years martial arts experience, along with traditional and freestyle weaponry. He's the author of 3 books and continues to cross train in martial arts with the best instructors in the world, to bring home the benefits to all academy members.

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