Sifu Mark Cook

Date of Black Sash Gradings:

1st Level - 01/01/1989

2nd Level - 19/04/1991

3rd Level - 21/04/1994

4th Level - 10/04/1998

5th Level - 14/04/2005

6th Level - 12/09/2009

 

Mark Cook - 6th Level Grand Master

Head of Three Family Fist Kung Fu

Born:

Began Training in Three Family Fist:

23/03/61

1983 - training as Heaven and Thunder Fist under
Alan Smith, Stephen Lofthouse & Bob Stanells

Other Sport / Martial Arts Experience:

1975 - Started in Taekwondo at Hewitt School under Soy Young Kim
1979 - Started Kung Fu Golden Dog under Michael Quintin Hicks
1981 - Attained Black Belt in Kung Fu Golden Dog under Michael Quintin Hicks
1985 - Attained Black Belt 1st Dan in Taekwondo under Richard Cox
1987/1988/1989 - Achieved 3 Golds in Semi-Contact - British Opens Cimac
1987/1988 - Achieved 2 Silvers inĀ Forms - British Opens Cimac
1989/1992 - Lads Club Boxing under Dick Sadd and Chris Scott
1990 - Ranked 3rd in Forms - British Open (Master Kim)
1991 - Attained Black 1st Level in Sleeping Tiger under Stephen Lofthouse
1991 - Spent 8 weeks training in Hong Kong with International Wushu Team, Hong Kong Wing Tsun School and Dragon Style Master Sung Do Ling
1992 & 1994 - Attended Bill "Superfoot" Wallace Seminars
1994 - Became Joint Head of European Kung Fu Association with Angelos Fassois
1995 - Attained 3rd Level in Bak Shaolin under Angelos Fassois
1997 - Benny "The Jet" Urquidez Seminar
2005 & 2006 - Attained CCFB Certificates under Angelos Fassois
8 Full Contact Kickboxing Bouts - Won 6 - Drew 2 - PKA (Professional Karate Assoc.)
Numerous Knife and Stick Fighting Seminars with Bob Breem, Krishnia Godnia and Angelos Fassois

Please note: All Three Family Fist Instructors hold current CRB Certificates.

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