Dave began training Wing Chun in 1984. After several years of intensive study, he was allowed to teach a small class alongside Sifu Steve Woodward. In March 1993 he accompanied Sifu Woodward to a seminar by Grandmaster Ip Chun at the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen, which prompted them to apply to join the MWCK. After eighteen months of intensive class and private tuition, he and his partner Steve Woodward opened the Cheltenham Wing Chun Kuen.

Dave has accompanied Sifu Rawcliffe to Hong Kong several times to train and in 1999 was part of the demonstration team at the 1st World Ving Tsun Conference in Hong Kong and a member of the MWCK group representing the MWCK at the 2nd World Conference in Hong Kong in November 2005. Dave has assisted Sifu Rawcliffe at many demonstrations and seminars in the UK, Italy and in Hong Kong.

Dave is a level 2 coach through the BCCMA, he holds an instructors certificate from the Ving Tsun AthleticAssociation (Hong Kong); is a member of the Yip Man Martial Arts Association (Hong Kong); a member of and certified instructor with the Wing Chun Ip Chun Academy in Hong Kong and is a registered coach with the National Coaching Foundation (Sports Coach UK).

Inspired by Wing Chun Dave went back to college and completed a degree in Sports and Exercise Science (BASES) and more recently attained an ITEC Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage. Dave now works as an Exercise Therapist in Gloucestershire.

Steve first started training Wing Chun in 1983, attaining instructor qualification several years later. He then opened his own class in Cheltenham. In 1993 he attended a seminar at the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen given by Master Ip Chun. This encounter impressed him greatly and confirmed that his previous instruction had lacked depth and understanding. This prompted him, along with his kung fu brother David Akroyd-Jones, to approach Sifu Rawcliffe and ask to be accepted into the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen as students.

After 18 months of intensive private and class training, Steve was invited to teach for the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen which brought the Cheltenham classes and students under the watchful eye of Sifu Rawcliffe's large family-like association. Steve has accompanied Sifu Rawcliffe to Hong Kong several times to train, in 1999 was part of the demonstration team at the 1st World Ving Tsun Conference in Hong Kong and represented the MWCK at the 2nd World Conference in Hong Kong in November 2005. Steve regularly assists Sifu Rawcliffe at demonstrations and seminars around the UK, Italy and in Hong Kong.

Steve is a level 2 coach through the BCCMA, he holds an instructors certificate from the Ving Tsun AthleticAssociation (Hong Kong); is a member of the Yip Man Martial Arts Association (Hong Kong); a member of and certified instructor with the Wing Chun Ip Chun Academy in Hong Kong and is a registered coach with the National Coaching Foundation (Sports Coach UK).

They are assisted by several certified instructors. See the Cheltenham Wing Chun Kuen web site.

Simon began training Wing Chun in 1991, where he first met Sifu Jones and Sifu Woodward.

Simon assisted Sifu Woodward and Sifun Akroyd-Jones teach their classes for many years before starting his own class in Tewkesbury. In November 2005 Simon joined Sifu Woodward and Sifu Akroyd-Jones as part of the MWCK representatives at the 2nd World Wing Chun Conference in Hong Kong.

Simon holds a level 2 coach through the BCCMA and is a member of the Wing Chun Ip Chun Academy in Hong Kong.

Scott started along his martial arts journey in 1981, studying Bujinkai Karate under Sensei Dave Ritchie in Exmouth. For the next ten years, Scott trained regularly however due to the increased element of competition entering the style, he trained concurrently in Shotokan and Aikido.

In 1991, Scott moved to Cheltenham to study as a PE teacher, which resulted in a new search for a traditional martial art. Unable to find an art that suited him, he opened his own club for fellow students, after qualifying as an instructor in Jiu-Jitsu under the World Combat Federation. During this time, Scott also trained and taught with Kyokushinkai instructor Shuji Tohyama.

After a chance encounter with Sifu David Akroyd-Jones he started training with Cheltenham Wing Chun Kuen in May 1995. In November 2005 Scott joined Sifu Woodward and Sifu Akroyd-Jones as part of the MWCK representatives at the 2nd World Wing Chun Conference in Hong Kong.

Scott has qualified as a Level 2 Coach under the BCCMA and is proud that he can contribute towards the development of the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen. Scott is a senior university lecturer in education and is working towards a PhD researching the development of identity through Wing Chun training.

Kevin started training in Wing Chun during 1992 after moving to Cheltenham with work. Having had an interest in Martial Arts for some time he started to look around for local schools regardless of style. By luck the first school he tried was run by Sifu Akroyd-Jones and Sifu Woodward.

Highlights of training in Wing Chun have included accompanying Sifu Rawcliffe on one of his regular training trips to Hong Kong with Master Ip Chun and being part of the demonstration team for Combat 95.

Kevin recently achieved a level of Wing Chun that enables him to teach unaccompanied. As a result of this he is now able to offer private, 1 to 1, sessions in this devastating style around the Ascot area.

For more information visit the Cheltenham Wing Chun Kuen web site.