Thank you for visiting our site. My name is Paul Wolstencroft and I am the Founder and Chief Instructor of Red Tiger Karate Club. I started my training in February 1997 at a Shotokan Goju-Ryu karate club based in Manchester. I was fortunate enough to train with some inspirational instructors

Hi Everyone,

My name is Mike Beckwith and I am fortunate enough to be the Assistant Chief Instructor with Red Tiger Karate.
Firstly thank you for taking the time to look around our site whether you are an existing student or are contemplating joining us.
I have been training in Karate for nearly 15 years with my wife Leesa (who is also a Senior Instructor with the club) and recently our two sons have also started training. The whole aim of everyone here is to make Karate fun and enjoyable for anyone who wants to have a go, as well as teaching the core principles of respect, etiquette and discipline.

Hi, my name is Rachael Treadgold and I am the Club Manager and a Senior Instructor of Red Tiger Karate Club.
My Journey:

I have been training in Shotokan / Goju Ryu karate since 1998. My first club was Go-kan-Ryu training under Paul O Donnell. I joined Rising Phoenix in July 2006, Now Red Tiger Karate.

I graded to Shodan-ho (black belt) in December 2004 and Shodan (1st Dan black belt) in September 2006.

My Karate life started in 1993 (oh my word over 15 years ago) when I was young, (with no grey hairs) and going out with a very young Michael Beckwith, the Assistant Chief Instructor of Red Tiger Karate oh and my Hubby making me a karate WAG!) and as with everybody else it was the knock on the door that started it all off. The main reason for doing karate was to get fit and learn some