Kevin O'Hagan

Kevin O’Hagan, mentor to the Bristol School of Self Defence, is one of the world’s leading and most respected martial arts and self protection instructors. He has trained over the last 30 years with a virtual "who's who" of Martial Arts Masters including: Geoff Thompson, Peter Consterdine, Neil Adams, Dave Turton, Rick Young, Jamie O' Keefe, Renzo Gracie, John Machado, Dan 'The Beast' Severn, Eyal Yanilov, the late Gary Spiers, members of the Israeli Anti-Terrorist Squad, SBS and the Special Forces, as well as many top Japanese Instructors. Kevin has always had an open mind to martial arts and has cross trained in Western Boxing, Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jujutsu, Japanese Submission Fighting and Kempo.

In recent times Kevin has held seminars in Conflict Management and Personal Security for businesses. He has also taught Close Protection, Control & Restraint, and Weapon Tactics to professional body guards and security personnel.

Kevin has produced his own unique set of training videos and has written 5 books to date on Martial Arts. He has appeared on radio and TV promoting his art and as a Self Defence Specialist and he has written for fighters magazine regularly for 8 years. His TV credits include "Muscle" a documentary following a team of Bristol Door Security shown on BBC1 and most recently he appeared on a Sky 1 TV show "Britain’s Hardest".

If you could describe somebody as a "walking encyclopedia of martial arts knowledge" then it is Kevin.

Kevin O'Hagan's Achievements and Qualifications:

7th Dan 'Full Masters Degree' in Combat Jujutsu (Self defence Federation)
6th Dan Senior Instructor in Self Protection (British Combat Association)
1st Dan in Atemi Jujutsu (JJA)
1st Dan in Japanese Jujutsu (JJA)
Mastarr Accredited Diplomas to NVQ level 4 in; Child Protection, Health & Safety, First Aid, Senior Coaching and Sports Psychology
Grappling styles International - Senior executing Officer
International Instructor for specialist Education & Research for Personal Protection Training
British National Martial Arts Association Millennium Award BNMAA Hon

To find out more about Kevin O’Hagan and his training systems, or to purchase one of his excellent books, manuals or DVDs, please visit his website:

www.kevinohagan.com