Your Instructor, Lee Somerville

Lee Somerville has a passion for Martial Arts and Reality Based Systems which helps to inform and develop effective self-defence training and skills.

Lee is an Expert Level (Black Belt) Instructor in Krav Maga, the famed Israeli Defence System. He received this accolade from Eyal Yanilov, Chief Instructor of the World leading Krav Maga governing body, Krav Maga Global (KMG).

Lee also holds Instructor status under Geoff Thompson’s British Combat Association and in Filipino Dirty Boxing under Guro Daniel Sullivan of the Warrior Arts Alliance. Lee trains regularly throughout the year with Guro Bob Breen and his 4D Combat System as well as with Coach Erik Paulson in Combat Submission Wrestling and STX Kickboxing.

As well as training with some of the world’s leading lights in martial arts, including Royce Gracie, Maul Mornie, Peter Irving and Lucien Carbin, Lee also cross trains extensively in various striking arts including Muay Thai and Kickboxing, grappling arts including Brazillian Jui Jitsu and Wrestling and weapons based systems Kali and Eskrima, the latter being part of Warriors Eskrima headed by Guro Krishna Godhania. Lee is also a Group Leader within Dog Brother Martial Arts, under Guro Benjamin ‘Lonely Dog’ Rittiner.