Association Assistant Chief Instructor Tony Bunting Sensei 8 th Dan (Renshi) Born in London in 1969, Tony was introduced to Judo at a young age. He quickly progressed through the belts, attaining his 1st Dan black belt in Judo in his early teens. He was an accomplished Judoka who competed at regional level and successfully won a number of junior championships. In 1981, he was introduced to Shotokan Karate by his Judo instructor.

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His first Shotokan instructor in Borehamwood was Sensei Brian Field (2 nd Dan) within the Bukonkai Karate International association whose Chief Instructor at the time was the late Sensei Colin Williams (7 th Dan); Tony was an avid competitor who travelled the country competing for his club and association. It was in the early 80’s when he moved to a new dojo, which was affiliated to ASKA, that he was introduced to Sensei Malcolm Phipps (then a 3 rd Dan). Tony was part of the newly founded association in 1984 – Seishinkai Shotokan Karate. Tony has been a loyal supporter and part of Seishinkai for many years and is the SSKI Assistant Chief Instructor. He currently holds 7 th Dan, which he was awarded by Sensei Malcolm Phipps on 13 th December 2015. Apart from being a Kyu and Dan grading examiner, a member of the association technical committee and part of the squad management team, he is also a qualified and experienced referee and is often asked to support in competitions nationally, as well as internationally on occasions. Aside from all these duties

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