Chi Yau Saek Martial Arts and Fitness Schools was formed in 1991, and comprises of fighting techniques taken from a range of marial arts including Kickboxing, Kung Fu, J.K.D., Judo and Ninjutsu...to name a few.
John Neale.........Chief Instructor and Founder of the style, started martial arts training while in the British Army. Training in unarmed combat and close quarter protection. After leaving the army I started training with Clive Parkinson in LAU GAR Kung Fu. Clive at that time was the current World Champion in Semi Contact fighting.
After 2 years training in that style I wanted to try something 'full contact'. During my years at Lau Gar I became good friends with Simon Hengle a 6th Dan Kickboxer, who also ran a martial arts shop. He agreed to take me on as a private student. Simon was also very proficient in Kenjutsu and Kukri arts.
So 6.00 am I began training with Simon. Simon's kicking ability was amazing, this prompted me to train harder as this is how I wanted to be able to kick. We'd start the training sessions off by doing 500 chin choku giri with the bokken. - [my arms ached!] .
While training with Simon I met Ashley Davidson a local Ninjutsu Instructor, he was also doing some training with Simon. We got together a few times and trained 'eachother' in our styles.
I became very interested in different techniques from other styles of martial arts. Eventually I received my Blackbelt from Simon Hengle. It was Simon who suggested I sit down a write a syllabus, incorporating all that I knew and was interested in. After many changes! Simon sanctioned the syllabus and I opened up a club and began to teach.
One of my most memorable occasions was having the chance to train with the great Bill Wallis.... this is something I will never forget.
Over the last 17 years the style has had a few changes due to other influences from styles and martial artists.The style was improved when Gary Gregary join us from a JKD club. I trained him in kicking techniques and in return he showed me a few techniques in JKD.
Due to a change of direction the club left Simons Tora Martial Arts Association and joined the BCA under Geoff Thompson and Peter Consterdine.
