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Sifu Mitch Gooch Personal Profile

Mitch Gooch has been a instructor of Multi Style Martial Arts since 1996. Below is a Short description of his Working history in martial arts.  Sifu Gooch wasn't always a wheelchair users and He used his skills and experience from childhood martial arts (Studying judo and Taekwondo) and from early adulthood (Studying Ryu Karate, Sacred Fist Self Defence and Boninjituskan) to enhance his learning skills when he began his training as a wheelchair user in the Art of Shaolin Kung Fu (which he started his training in 2004 and ended his training with HULL KUNG FU in 2011).   In 2012 he began running GOOCH KUNG FU and for the last 13 years has dedicated his time to running his Academy on a Volunteer Basis to teach his system of martial arts.

Name: Michael Lee Gooch

Title:  Sifu (Chinese Martial Arts)

Title: Sensei (Japanese Martial Arts)

Teaching:  28 Years

13 Years has a Disability Sports Instructor

Practicing Martial Arts:  33 Years

Job Position:  Club Director/Founder

I'm qualified to teach the following within my Academy:  ​​

  • Ryu Karate

  • boninjitsukan

  • SACRED FIST Self Defense

  • multi style martial arts

  • Shaolin Chuan Fa Kung Fu

  • Hidden Fist System of Martial Arts

I'm actively teaching the following Arts below within my Academy:  ​​​​

  • Freestyle Martial arts

  • Hidden Fist Kung Fu

  • White Tiger Self Defence

My past Qualifications:

Studied with Armstrong Martial Arts Institute under Grandmaster Sara Armstrong

Qualification:

Ryu Karate Instructor

Since: 1996

​Ranks Earnt:                          

1st Dan

2nd Dan

3rd Dan​

Highest Rank Earnt:​                 

3rd Dan - 13/01/2001 

Studied with D'Angelo Martial Arts Dojo under Grandmaster Joe Angelo.

Qualification: 

Bo-nin-jitsu-kan Instructor

Since:  1997

​​Ranks Earnt:   

1st Dan 

2nd Dan

3rd Dan

​Highest rank Earnt:

[HONORAY]  3rd Dan - 30/05/2001​​

Studied with Wilsons Combat Academy

Qualification:   

Sacred Fist Self Defence Instructor

Since: 1998​

Ranks Earnt:  

1st Dan 

2nd Dan

3rd Dan

​4th Dan

Highest Rank Earnt:

5th Dan - 19/12/2003​

Studied with HULL KUNG FU

Qualification:  

Shaolin Chuan Fa Kung Fu​

Ass. Instructor (Si Sook) - 2007 Full Instructor (Sifu) - 2008

​Ranks Earnt:    

1st Degree - 13/03/2011


​​WBK - World BUDO KAI

Qualifications:  

Instructor (Sensei) - 2012​​​

Ranks Earnt:  

2nd Degree - 08/12/2012

Honorary Ranks

These are the Honorary Ranks I have been Awarded throughout my training

RANKS AWARDED (2011 -2012)

3rd Dan Ninbudo - Aiki-jitsu [WBF] World Budo Fedoration - 2011

2nd Dan/Degree [WKO] World Kickboxing Organisation - 2012

3rd Dan Disabled Instructor Martial Arts Course Qualification [DMMA] Disability Martial Arts Association - 2012

3rd Dan Takeda Karate [TKA] Takeda Karate Association - 2012​​​​​​

​​RANKS AWARDED

[TIME SERVED QUALIFICATION]

6th Dan Sacred Fist Self Defense Awarded by [BBUK] Black Belt Uk Black Belt Panel -  2017

RANKS AWARDED (OTHER AWARDS)

3rd Degree Hidden Fist Self Defense System: Awarded by the HFUK Black Belt Committee - 2014

4th Degree Hidden Fist Self Defense System: Awarded by the HFUK Black Belt Committee - 2016

5th Degree Hidden Fist Self Defense System: Awarded by the HFUK Black Belt Committee - 2018

[TIME SERVED QUALIFICATION]

6th Dan Hidden Fist Self Defense System: Awarded by the HFUK Black Belt Committee - 2019

7th Dan Hidden Fist Self Defense System: Awarded by the HFUK Black Belt Committee - 2021

7th Dan Hidden Fist Martial Arts System [ICMAFU] International Combat Martial Arts Founder's Union and Association - 2023

Memberships

This is a short description of the memberships I am part of including my ambassador and representative Memberships.

​​​[GDFS] Golden Dragon Fighting Society Official Ambassador of Britain (Lifetime Member)​ Since - 2015​​

[ITFS] Iron Tiger Fighting Society Official ambassador of Britain (Lifetime Member) Since - 2015

[WSDO] World Self Defense Organization (UK Representative)

[MCAS] Molum Combat Arts Society Since - 2018

[PWBBC] Member of the Peaceful warrior Black Belt Club - Since 2022 

[ICMAFU] International Combat Martial Arts Founders Union (Lifetime Member) Since - 2021

Recognised as the Founder/Master Instructor of the Hidden Fist Martial Arts System by [ICMAFU] Since - 2023 
My Cetificates