MAFC Staff

Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in Martial Arts and have acquired a high level of expertise in their martial art to qualify them as teachers and mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff have obtained mastery in the martial arts and now enjoy sharing their skills and passing it on to their students.

We would therefore like to take this opportunity to introduce you to The MAFC TEAM which is built up of dedicated Instructors and friendly Staff members as follows:

Miss Leanne Gassor

(4th Degree Black Belt Full Instructor) 
Leanne is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing.  Leanne has been training in Martial Arts since she was just three years old.
She is a Senior Instructor and Teaches Taekwon-do, Kickboxing, Little Dragon's Taekwon-do (for 4-5 year olds), Cardio and Boxercise at The MAFC.

Mr Adam Heybyrne

(3rd Degree Black Belt-Full Instructor)
Email:a.heybyrne@btopenworld.com
Adam is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do.   Adam Teaches at The MAFC and also has Clubs in Chepstow and Caldicot. For more Information about the classes held in Chepstow and Caldicot please phone Adam on 01633-869278

Mr Jonathan Bright

(3rd Degree Black Belt Full Instructor) 
Jonathan is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do and is also part of our Taekwon-do Committee.

Mr Shaun Haggerty

(3rd Degree Black Belt Full Instructor)
Shaun is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do

Miss Cerys Watcyns

(2nd Degree Black Belt Assistant Instructor)
Miss Watcyns is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing

Miss Claire Flagg

(2nd Degree Black Belt Phase Two - Little Dragons Assistant)
Claire is a 2nd Degree Black Belt Phase Two in Taekwon-do

Mr Alan Goatcher

(2nd Degree Black Belt Assistant Instructor)
Mr Goatcher is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing. He is an Assistant Instructor at the Martial Arts & Fitness Centre.

Miss Shakira Bayley

(2nd Degree Black Belt Assistant Instructor)
Miss Bayley is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do. She is an Assistant Instructor at The Martial Arts and Fitness Centre.

Mr Aaron Gassor

(1st Degree Black Belt Assistant Instructor)

Mr Aaron Gassor is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do.  He is an Assistant Instructor in both Taekwon-do and Kickboxing at the MAFC.

Miss Kirsty Edwards

(1st Degree Black Belt Assistant Instructor)
Miss Edwards is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do. She is an Assistant Instructor in the 'Little Dragons' classes at the MAFC.

Kay and Emma Gassor

Club Secretary Kay (The Part-timer,ha!) and Emma work on the reception and organise the theory and social side of the club such as parties, weekend training courses, tournaments and trips abroad for students and families.

For more information about the The Martial Arts and Fitness Centre.MAFC staff or training programs, please contact us at 01633 222260 or by clicking here.