Mr Faress Radi moved to Scotland from Iran some 20 years ago and met up with Kickboxing ace Gary Langford were Mr Radi taught the kickboxing promoter Langford for a period and also help on the business side with sponsorship on some of Langford’s events.

Faress Radi sensei now teaches his own style of karate, Kickboxing and Muay Thai.

Information about Ashihara -
Ashihara Hideyuki, was born December 5, 1944 – and past April 24, 1995) he was a Japanese master of karate who founded the Ashihara karate system in 1980. This karate style is based on Kyokushin karate. Ashihara, often attributed as one of the originators of the tai sabaki (whole body movement) method. Hideyuki Sensei held the rank of 10th dan in karate and wrote three books on his martial art.