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Kevin Pell (Soke) (born 1958 in Edmonton, London) and is the founder of the world famous Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu School. He founded his Ju-Jitsu school on the 9th of January 1990 and named it Ishin Ryu located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.Pell in a 10th Dan Ju-Jitsu expert and one of the worlds top martial artists. He has written many books on the subject of martial arts and in particular Ju-Jitsu and is know as a world authority on the subject.

Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu – a worldwide organisation with currently over 5,500 students. A full-time international instructor, Kevin has now been training for over 35 years. He has been featured on the cover of both Combat and Martial Arts Plus magazine and was inaugurated into the prestigious Combat Black Belt Hall of Fame last year. In his extensive military career, Kevin has served with the Royal Marine Reserve and the Royal Military Police. In 1996, he was personally invited to join the elite Close Protection Service, a team drawn from Britain’s Special Forces and responsible for the personal security of heads of state within the United Arab Emirates. Kevin also runs SAS Survival School weekends and is a specialist in tactical and defensive knife training.

His custom-built Dojo headquarters in Caston, Norfolk, is fast becoming recognised as an international centre for the practice of Ju-Jitsu. The first international conference was held this year and attracted over 100 delegates.

He is one of the few senior coaches in Great Britain to be honoured to carry the title ‘Soke’ (head of the ‘family’ or ‘style.’) The Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu Martial Arts Organisation Schools are located around the UK in London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.