The UK SDMAG provides the martial arts industry with a set of best practice, compliance and governance standards, policies and procedures. It also exists to provide support to those working in the industry with a view to achieving and maintaining these standards and a duty of care to those seeking training and instruction within martial arts and self defence.

 

The Charter:

 

• To set, regulate and improve the standards of martial arts and self defence instruction across the UK. This includes training, policies and procedures and governance.
• To support martial arts instructors, clubs and organisations in attaining and maintaining high standards of industry best practice
• To enable the public to find fully vetted and highly trained instructors and clubs across the UK
• To support all individuals in learning self defence and martial arts, whether as a positive lifestyle choice, intervention or recreationally. This includes a national anti-bullying programme, a student travel safe programme, work with women’s refuge groups and at-risk clients as well as regular mainstream adult classes and professional courses.

 

The board of trustees:

 

• Chairman – Major (Retired) Huw Roberts, formerly of the Royal Military Police Close Protection Unit
• Chief Instructor – Reece Coker MSc, SAC Dip – L8 MITD Self Defence Specialist, Security Expert and Psychologist
• Chief Operating Officer – Ross McLeod – former Inspector with Strathclyde Police
• Deputy Chief Instructor – Rocky Tamplin – Martial Artist – L5 MIT Self Defence Specialist
• Head of Training Delivery – Magdy Roshdy – former Egyptian Military Air Defence