Sensei Nick Knowles

Sensei Nick holds a second-degree black belt in Shukokai karate, and has been training and instructing at Kobura Karate since 2012.

Sensei Nick also has 2 years of experience training Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and has worked previously in the security industry, gaining invaluable experience in reality-based self-defense by dealing with hundreds of violent encounters since he began.

Sensei Nick has also travelled with Sensei Ken to Okinawa, Japan in late 2018 and cites this invaluable time spent training under multiple masters of Okinawan karate as a critical influence in his understanding of martial arts.

In June 2019 Sensei Nick became the owner of Kobura Karate and is the head instructor of both the Karate and Mushin Freestyle Kickboxing programs.

In May 2022 Nick competed in the Fight Club Challenge #15, setting himself the goal of fighting in an exhibition boxing fight. He fought again in August at FCC #16.