User:Loucas Castounis

Lucas Castrounis,or as known Lucas Castrounis is a well know martial artists,actor has born in July 1957 in Athens, Greece in a good family environment. His father, George Castrounis from Simi island in Greece and he was a well known Master Violin player and this influenced Lucas to study the piano. But unfortunately Lucas' father died when he was only 10 years old. He was forced to grow up without much family support and began to cope with day to day survival.

Lucas' younger years were spent enjoying sports such as swimming and football (he was goalkeeper) and with much dedication he continued his musical and general education before he began studying Hotel Management and Catering. Afterwards he started working in hotels, bars and discotheques in Greece. Lucas first marriage was in Greece in 1979 with Gianna Hatsopoulou. That Marriage ended back in 1982 and of this marriage has one daughter Maria Castrouni. Of his second long relationship in England with Jackie Dainton has  two younger children    George and Pauline Castrounis ,that relationship ended in 1995.

Lucas remarried  for second time in England on 12th July  2008 with Jenny Marin. Now has 3 grandchildren from his older daughter Maria: Emily and James-Lucas & Jake).

At the age of 19 he was drafted into the Greek army between November 1976 - June 1979 (30 months) as a personal driver and bodyguard to a Greek Colonel. After leaving the army Lucas spent most of his time with his family, working and training.

In his late twenties in 1986 he came to England for fun and began working in pubs and disco/clubs and continued his career in the entertainment industry as a General Manager. In order to survive and to support his family during the 1990's recession in the UK he also started working as a supervise doorman.

Since 1992 Lucas teaching at "Reading Academy of wing chun & Kali" in Reading ,Berkshire UK. He is regular give seminars for Wing Chun & Kali systems in UK and in many other countries of Europe. Loucas Castounis (talk) 10:26, 26 July 2009 (UTC)