
Master Nigel Brophy has been training & teaching across martial arts for more than 50 years including time within H.M Forces. Across the Chief instructors team you'll find more than a combined 130 years of experience within Choi Kwang Do having traveled across the world from Malaysia to the US.
Nigel Brophy has been training & teaching in the martial arts for more than 50 years. He has trained in 7 different disciplines, and has spent from 2–33 years across different styles. Nigel started training in Judo when he was 9, and continued training in various martial arts throughout his time in H.M. Forces (Army). When he left the army he pursued an early career as a Gym Instructor, gaining his first qualification in 1988.
In 1989 whilst he was taking a few months break from traditional martial arts training, a friend told him about a new martial arts class that was based on science. Nigel went along and was surprised to hear correct instruction about yoga, biomechanics, kinetics and other scientific fields that he was familiar with from his training as a gym instructor.
Nigel started training in Choi Kwang Do and after a year was selected as an Assistant Instructor; almost 40 years on, Nigel is a 7thDegree Black Belt, International Master Instructor / Examiner. He has taught and trained in Argentina, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea and the USA.











