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Martial Arts Dudley

The Dudley Port academy is equipped with full safety equipment that is designed by Martial Art professionals. Our instructors are fully qualified to teach the arts below and regularly undergo grading's and tests in both the arts and the teaching methods to ensure the highest standards are met and exceeded to give you, the student, the best experience.

Paul Kelly - Founder

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  • Founder
Paul is the Principle Chief Instructor for MAC academies and has been involved in martial arts for almost 30 years. Paul has studied under a number of world-class trainers including Guro Dan Inosanto and Sifu Rick Young in Jeet Kune Do, Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipino Martial Arts; as well as Tommy Thomson in western Boxing. Paul is an instructor under two-times World Light Heavyweight Shoot Fighting Champion, Erik Paulson, and also a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Professor Braulio Estima. Paul regularly hosts seminars held by his instructors for academy students and strives to offer similar first class training and facilities at MAC. Paul has trained direclty under leading names from the world of martial arts and boxing including Guro Dan Inosanto, Sifu Rick Young, Braulio Estima, Tommy Thompson and Erik Paulson. He holds coaching credentials in Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's martial way), Kick boxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, Filipino Kali-Silat and CSW (Combat Submission Wrestling).