Master Sediqi is a national and internationally recognised instructor; he began practicing Taekwondo (ITF) (WT) in 1989 at Haidairy Taekwondo Association in Afghanistan under Grand Master Zia-Ul Haq Bakhshi.
In 1996 he moved to Islamic Republic of Iran, and began practising full contact kickboxing (WKA). In 2001 in the UK, he joined English Contact Karate Association (ECKA) under Grand Master Dev Barrett who is a former world champion. Moving back to Taekwondo in 2004 under Grand Master Neil Guest (Heart of England Taekwondo), he opened his own classes in 2005. He has also been fighting in national level in Kickboxing and Taekwondo with several wins.
He has many years experience leading teams in competitions, winning trophies & medals for the club. He has been teaching and developing students from all age groups and aims to take them to competitions to make them better athletes.
Coach Akdeniz began practicing Taekwondo in 1994. He represented his club and country in competition for over 20 years. In 2014, he established his first Taekwondo club in Turkey – Birlesim Sports Club – which quickly grew in popularity. This was followed by the founding of Oykum Youth and Sports Club in 2016 and Ahmet Sari Youth and Sports Club in 2018.
Before moving to the UK in 2019 to join Five Lions Taekwondo Academy, Coach Akdeniz had trained and mentored over 2,000 students in Turkey.
He has served as a coach for the Turkish National Taekwondo Team since 2016, bringing a wealth of international experience, technical expertise, and passion for developing future champions.
Obaidullah started Taekwondo in 2015 under Master Sediqi. He has competed at a regional and national level in Kyorugi, with several wins. Obaidullah is a high achieving academic as well as a committed student and coach at Five Lions Taekwondo Academy.
He has experience of coaching students at competitions, including coaching many that have gone on to win gold at various tournaments. He continues to work on his personal development both in Kyorugi and Poomsae and encourages all students to excel.
Dale began training in martial arts from the age of 16 doing various different styles. He began studying Taekwondo since 2018 under Master Sediqi. He has also previously studied other styles including Muay Thai and Lau Gar Kung Fu.
In his Taekwondo career he has accomplished many things including competing in several tournaments at a local and national level, winning silver medals at National level in 2019 and 2022.
He has enjoyed his experience coaching and training people of all age groups and continues to deliver high quality teaching and training.
Mohammed has been practicing Taekwondo far longer than he cares to admit. He originally started his Taekwondo journey in the early 1990’s in his home country Iran before moving to the UK and continuing his practice under Master Sediqi.
He has a variety of experiences in both Kyorugi and Poomsae and has the capacity to develop rapport with both students and parents alike, in turn helping the development of the students to excel in every session.
He has experience in successfully coaching students at a number of tournaments and continues to work on both his own technique and skills to ensure that his teaching skills are of a high level.
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