CMS ACADEMY - Key Persons
Master Jason is a lifetime student of martial arts, specially Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo as well as grappling. He is the founder of the Soo Kwon Do MMA system and is our leading expert in grappling and MMA applications. He is the most senior affiliate of Chung Seung Moo Sool UK (Korean Combined Martial Systems Association) and thus a fundamental part of our grading panel.
Since the age of 5, Jena has studied various martial arts under the CMS umbrella, and achieved black belts in Shotokan Karate and Kukkiwon Taekwondo. Jena is also a superb Hapkidoist and boxer/kickboxer, as well as, the highest ranked level in Defcon Applied Pananatukan in the UK. However, Jena's heart and soul is in sports Taekwondo competition, and has represented Great Britain both in forms and sparring internationally. She is the highest authority in our sports development section.
Started training at the age of 7 in Judo and progressed into Chang Hon (ITF) Taekwondo which he trained till 1993 when he began training under Grand Master Alejandro Sánchez in Kukkiwon/Olympic Taekwondo as well as Hapkido, in his home city of Córdoba, Argentina. Coach Omar's experience ranges from Taekwondo, Karate, Hapkido and Judo to Filipino martial arts and various Silat systems.
Tarek started in the martial arts at the tender age of 5, learning Taekwondo under various teachers, including his father, and furthering his knowledge with senior qualifications in Shotokan Karate, Choi Kwang Do, Kuk Sool Hapkido and Judo. Since 2009 he has been coach Omar Ali Grant's main training partner and in various areas of the Filipino arts and Silat far surpassed him. Tarek is a wealth of skill and knowledge not only in the technical aspects of the arts but also in combat sports, having competed at advance level in Taekwondo and Kickboxing, winning various awards at national and international levels.