Background and Achievements John Mackinnon first began training in the martial arts in 1972, throughout his years training he gained a wealth of experience and has aquired numerous martial arts based achievements and qualifications. These include the following:
Black Belt 6th Dan Combat Jujitsu
National Coach - B.K.B.U Kickboxing
First Aid Certification
Health and Safety Certification
School Sports Association award winning club 1998
National team coach
John also holds a number of other past achievements including holding a black belt in Shotokan Karate and also conducting the first ever UK interview with the UFC legend Royce Gracie.
Teaching Goals After 38 years of teaching martial arts, John feels the most important aspect of teaching is to equip the public with a form of self defence that would realistically improve their chances of surviving an attack. The aim of his classes are to teach adults the complete Combat Jujitsu syllabus, which includes boxing drills, kickboxing drills, wrestling and jujitsu in a safe, friendly but hardworking environment. Children are taught an extremely safe syllabus which shows them how to pin, control and survive if they are pulled to the ground. The childrens syllabus also contains non contact striking drills.
john mackinnon has also been featured in fighting arts illustrated,combat magazine steve graystons martial arts mag.and many times in local newspapers for hes members success,also twice on t.v.john also trains cage fighters,kickboxers and wrestlers to compete on cage warriors and other fighting shows
