Andrew Devereux-Cooke, 3rd Dan

Andy has been practicing Aikido since 1995 and was graded Black Belt, 3rd Dan in 2005. He has also held the British Aikido Board's Coach Level One qualification since 2004 and has been teaching since 2005.

He was initially attracted to Aikido due to "the no kicking and punching aspect, the fact I could learn to defend myself without running the risk of being clouted over the head in my first class was quite appealing" and has continued studying Aikido because "there is always something to improve, there is always another level to aim at in my own practice".