Our Instructors

Mr Queen

Chief Instructor and Owner

Mr Queen has 34 years of martial arts experience. He started his Martial Arts training at the age of 5 in Wado-ryu karate and is currently a 4th degree black belt. He has a 2nd degree belt belt in Mu-Chindo and 1st degree black belts in Kickboxing, Bo-Jutsu and Iai-Jutsu and also holds grades in Jui-Jitsu, Shotokan and Kobu-Jutsu. Mr Queen has competed at regional, national and international level in both sparring and Kata. In October 2022, Mr Queen was inducted into the UK Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Mrs Queen

Deputy Chief Instructor and Operations Manager

Mrs Queen has 30 years of Martial Arts experience. She studied Tae Kwon Do at University and achieved a pre-dan grade before moving to Wakefield. She then started Wado-ryu karate in which she is currently a 2nd degree black belt. She also has a 2nd degree belt belt in Bo-Jutsu and holds grades in Jui-Jitsu, Mu-Chino karate and Sai-Jutsu. Mrs Queen has also competed at regional, national and international level competing twice at the World Championships. In October 2022, Mrs Queen was inducted into the UK Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Mr Oldroyd

Senior Instructor

Mr Oldroyd started training in Judo at the age of 10. He then took up Wado-ryu Karate after joining with a friend. Mr Oldroyd qualified as an instructor in 2021 and earned his 2nd Degree Black Belt in 2023.

Mr Smith

Senior Instructor

Mr Smith started his Martial Arts journey in the 90's when he joined a local Wado Ryu karate club just outside of Birmingham. He competed in a few regional and national competitions, which was such a great experience.
Mr Smith restarted his Martial Arts journey shortly after moving to Yorkshire after taking his son to a local school in Wakefield. He joined shortly after and picked things back up quickly. Not long after passing the instructor course he soon became the chief instructor at the club.
He has now found a new home at Ōritsu and is hoping to achieve his 3rd black belt this year.

Mr Queen Jr

Junior Instructor

Mr Queen Jr. is 14 years old and is a 2nd Degree Black Belt. He has been training in Karate for 6 years and qualified as an Instructor in 2021.
"I really enjoy teaching students of all ages and I hope that I am a role model for the younger students."