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VERVE MARTIAL ARTS – one TEAM one FAMILY

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The Team

VERVE Martial Arts was founded back in 2006 by Master John Swift having trained, taught and competed all over the world since the early 1990’s!
Today VERVE continues to thrive and is led by a truly phenomenal team which includes his wife Emma and son Thomas! 

More instructors & their roles can be found on the ‘instructors’ page
so be sure to go check them out!

chief instructor
MASTER JOHN SWIFT 7TH DEGREE BLACK BELT

Level 3 Instructor – Club Owner
Level 3 Examiner – Master
Level 3 Umpire – Centre Referee 

Bio Website – www.masterjohnswift.com

SECRETARY & GROUP admin
MRS EMMA SWIFT 4TH DEGREE BLACK BELT

Level 2 Instructor – Club Instructor
Level 2 Examiner – Black Belt
Level 1 Umpire – Table Referee

assistant instructor
MR THOMAS SWIFT 3rd DEGREE BLACK BELT

Level 1 Instructor – Assistant 

More instructors can be found on the instructors page so be sure to head over there and check them out!

Here are some of our AMAZING VERVE students & instructors

LICENCED VERVE BLACK BELTS

7th Degree
– Master John Swift

6th Degree
– Master Ryan Coles

5th Degree
– Mr Adrian Unitt
– Mr Tony Evans
– Mr Adam Stanton

4th Degree
– Mrs Emma Swift

3rd Degree
– Mr Tom Gilbert
– Mr Drew Pullen
– Mr Thomas Swift
– Mr Phil Currie
– Mr Martin Shaw
– Mr Paul Fradgley
– Miss Maddie Gannon
– Mr Chris Rutter
– Mrs Natasha Tandy
– Miss Becky Arms

2nd Degree
– Mr Seb Partridge
– Mr Sam Weston
– Miss Scarlet Parsons
– Mr Jenson Groves
– Mr Steve Pell
– Mr Ollie Rutter
– Mr James Raybould
– Mr Thomas Fradgley
– Miss Annabelle Grealis
– Mr Ray Gillespie
– Mr Daniel Pulley
– Mr Callum Clarke
– Mr Jack Havinga
– Mr Harvey Coates
– Mr Vincent Coates
– Mr Duncan O’Brien

1st Degree
– Mr Daniel McMichan
– Mr Jamie Crane
– Mr Freddie Coton
– Mr Sennen Page
– Mr Sam Ashen
– Mr Luca Williams
– Mr Alfie Smith
– Mr Ryan Andrews
– Mr Sam Buckley
– Mr Thomas Jennings
– Mr Karam Uppal
– Mr Max Chance
– Mr Louie Kennedy
– Miss Ashleigh Kennedy
– Mr Marcus Kennedy
– Miss Phoebe Unitt
– Mr Hayden Callcott
– Mr Ben Jones
– Mr Jacob Teague
– Mr Ben Reay
– Mr Josh Birkenhead
– Miss Lara Birkenhead
– Mrs Cath Gannon
– Mr Eddie Vickers
– Miss Sumaayah Amir
– Mr Musa Amir
– Mr Joshua Bateman
– Mr Harry Chapman
– Mr Harrison Nash
– Miss Amelia Moseley
– Mr Evan Coleman
– Mr Arrun Abbi

LICENCED VERVE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS

LEVEL 3 – Club Owner
– Master John Swift
– Mrs Emma Swift
– Master Ryan Coles

LEVEL 2 – Club Instructor
– Mr Adam Stanton
– Mr Adrian Unitt
– Mr Tom Gilbert
– Mr Phil Currie
– Miss Maddie Gannon

LEVEL 1 – Assistant Instructor
– Mr Dan McMichan
– Mrs Natasha Tandy
– Mr Thomas Swift
– Mr Luke Holland-Bowyer
– Miss Hannah Blake
– Mr Duncan O’Brien
– Mr Harvey Coates
– Mr Seb Partridge
– Mr Joshua Bateman

JUNIOR TEAM LEADER
– Harriett Wilson
– Charlotte Tibbetts
– Jenson Ludlow
– Regan Meenan
– Dylan Fulthorpe
– Corey Clark
– Elliott Meanock
– Macey Crane
– Ruairi Clarke
– Sean Andrews
– Alfie Smith
– Karam Uppal
– Bradley Maddox Dykes
– Thomas Jennings
– Yehan Taylor
– Lizzie Bailey
– Mabel Barbier
– Otis O’Sullivan
– Ryan Andrews
– Sam Buckley
– Elliott Miles
– Sam Weston
– Scarlett Parsons
– Max Chance
– Edward Vickers
– Vincent Coates
– Abi Farmer
– Alex Lowans

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Can’t see you name listed?

These are the students and instructors who train directly with Master John Swift

Still can’t see your name? Drop us a message – 07989980155

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OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY

Changing lives with Martial arts one lesson at a time

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With classes running 5 days per week in many local areas, you have plenty of opportunity to join us so feel free to drop us a message or even better book yourself in for a FREE session, see the link on the right!

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