Shihan Tommy Morris

Tommy Morris holds the rank of 8th Dan awarded by the World Karate Federation and is one of the world's foremost professional coaches. He is the the Sports Commissioner and Chairman of the Referee Council of the World Karate Federation which has more than 170 countries in membership. For twenty-five years he ran a full-time karate club and health club in Glasgow with a number of satellite dojos throughout Scotland. Since 1965 he has trained over 75,000 people in his system. His name appeared in the Guinness Book of Records.

He was the first Scottish National Coach, and for many years Kobe Osaka students were the mainstay of the Scottish and British teams. Kobe Osaka students have won numerous Scottish, British, European, and World titles. The latest in a long line of successes is his son Steven. In thirty-five major tournaments, Steven has taken thirty-one kata medals, including 5 European Championships medals, and a World Cup Bronze. He also placed 5th twice in the World Championships. He has won the British Championships, an unprecedented 11 times in succession.

Although Tommy Morris has achieved major successes in the training of champions, he is also well known as an instructor of effective and practical self-defence measures, both armed and unarmed, and has specialised in "Counter Measures", which taught police, military personnel, business executives, and ordinary people how to defend themselves against all kinds of attack. He still teaches tactical firearms use for people at risk and Special Forces personnel.

He founded Kobe Osaka International in 1991 and which now has associated partners in 35 countries world-wide.