ICE Black Belt Martial Arts school

Took my 13yr old grandson for first time tonight and wow was i impressed very professional and very knowledgeable,i would highly recommend ICE Black Belt Martial Arts
Oct 14th, 2022

Ive known Lee for 20 years. His level of professionalism and passion is second to none ! Always happy to help people, from the professional athlete to the absolute beginner, completely reccomend!!
Nov 24th, 2020

If you are considering a martial arts school, I couldnt recomend ice black belt schools enough! I joined a childrens class and after growing up with the confidence to - and the ability to defend myself I now (closing in on 30) recommend any young person to train in martial arts. As well as teaching skills and techniques to defend, it also taught me personal values which have stayed with me for life. You and your body can accomplish amazing things when you train it to!
Sep 18th, 2020

Having visited many UK fighting/fitness centres, I can say, unequivocally, that my ICE experience was the best, and the most inspiring. Whereas I'd been forced to hop from place to place in order to learn various styles, Lee's incredible knowledge of Thai, Phillipino and Brazillian methodologies, and others, remains second to none. With ICE, they see no differential in age, in background, in experience or gender. All are welcome and treated accordingly in a manner not to confuse or patronise. I'd never been taught before by a bona fide former World Champion, so the difference was immediately obvious, striking and informative. In a world sadly full of negatives, I would 100% recommend this incredible positive experience. The general message seemed to be; Get fit, get educated and make friends.
Jun 6th, 2022

Like many other people reviewing ICE Black Belt Schools - I could tell you how good Lee is, how devoted he is to this art form (literally a lifetime of learning) and I could without hesitation give a 5 star review describing his gentle yet encouraging style, his humour and his professionalism. I could tell you all that and it would all be 100% accurate - if you're joining to learn martial arts, I am confident you would not find a better and more generous teacher anywhere else in the UK. But what I'd like to really highlight in this review is how much more you'll take away from your experience, especially if - like I was - you are in that stage of your life where you are needing a new challenge and focus. I first met Lee back in 1996 when I was a rather disruptive, but actually a pretty shy 18 year old. Having gotten into a few fights at school - mostly ones that ended with me coming home with torn uniforms and a mouth full of the school sandpit - I signed up for classes purely to learn how to properly defend myself. I found myself immersed into this weird and wonderful new world of martial arts - everything from boxing, muay thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Filipino stick and knife and of course Jeet Kune Do. Within months I noticed my fitness had rapidly increased, my ability to concentrate outside of training had improved and my attitude towards overcoming personal challenges was just a matter of keeping focus. Having started this journey some 24 years ago, I regrettably had to stop training so hard - partly due to a skiing injury, but mostly due to geography having moved away from Kent. Those skills however have helped me immensely in my future career choices. On the face of it, practising martial arts in a gym with Lee in 1996-2010 and working as a commercial pilot seem to have very little in common, but you'd be wrong: Because, if you can focus on a 20+ combination of strikes and defences in your stick fighting, or strategically escape from an opponent's hold on the ground in jiu-jitsu, then the ability to slow yourself down and focus your mind in order to run through critical actions in the event of an engine failure at 1500ft, at night, in poor weather and icing, will seem a doddle. Outside of my parents and family members, perhaps a handful of teachers at school and really excellent managers at work, Lee is one of the people whom I would consider not just a friend, but a mentor and a significant guiding force in my young life and beyond.
Mar 22nd, 2021