CDA is a martial art and
self defence club in Cheltenham, running kickboxing and self defence sessions at our own specialist venue - the CDA Academy.
"CDA was founded from our passion to access all areas of martial arts and to offer our students a unique blend of techniques and training from around the globe.
By being open to the full spectrum of martial arts you quickly notice the similarities and not the differences in the many different styles.
Cross-training allows you to fully explore your own potential as a martial artist without limitations. We want students interested in exploring their own style, and by exposing them to an array of traditional and
non-traditional training we aim to develop them into rounded, confident and skilled individuals."
Lee Trunks - Head instructor Lee is Founder of Combined Defensive Arts and instructs at the CDA Academy.
Lee
has been studying martial arts since he was a child and has been instructing since 2008.
Lee started training in Judo and Karate, moved onto Kickboxing and Taekwondo achieving his second Dan Black Belt under master Willie Lim.
Lee's recent study has been in the arts of Panantukan/Kali/JKD, and is an affiliate instructor in the Ghost fighting s
Lee has won Scottish and English titles in semi contact sparring in Taekwondo and also semi contact kickboxing wins.
Why not book in for a FREE trial or use a guest pass to
trial our classes: £10 per session -
or £15 per double session
We have flexible payment plans depending on how regular you want to train from as low as £3.15 a class.
Concessions are available for families from the same household, making a family membership manageable.
The joining fee for our main classes is £60 for
which you receive: 12 months membership, FREE club
t-shirt, and a grading sullabus
Michael Davies - Assistant instructor Michael is the first person to be award an assistant instructor in the CDA system. He holds several grades in kickboxing from other systems and is currently studying to become an instructor in JKD under John Koeshall.
Michael is one of the few Black Belts in Kickboxing at CDA and is a very knowledgable and valued member of the team. You will see him running the Cardio Classes and covering classes for Lee, he even pops up in the odd children's class or two.
Helen - Assistant Instructor Helen and both her children have been training at CDA for years. She is working towards her Black Belt in Kickboxing and is on the Street MMA programme also.
Helen has also studied Jui Jitsu.
Nikki - Assistant Nikki has been training at CDA for over 5 years and is close to achieving her Black Belt in Kickboxing.
She is friendly and enthusiastic and loves CDA. You will see her helping out in the kids classes and at gradings.
Ethan - Assistant Instructor Ethan is one of CDA's few Black Belts in Kickboxing, he has been training since he was 8 yrs old and is a credit to CDA.
You will see him helping out in the children's classes and running a Cardio K-Box session or two.
Griff - Assistant Griff has been with CDA since the beginning, a 3rd degree black belt in TaeKwonDo and a tai chi practitioner, her is also rather capable at kickboxing too.
You will see Griff at gradings or covering the odd class for Lee.
