Clive Elliott is the Chief Instructor and Founder of Kennet Valley Cross Training and Clive Elliott’s Martial Arts Academies (est. since 1989). He has been training in martial arts for over 31 years.
He is the U.K. representative and Director of Defendo UK and has trained and taught a variety of martial arts professionally on an international basis.
Clive has instructorships in a variety of martial arts having trained in a multitude of martial arts worldwide.
- 5th Dan (Modern Arts Karate)
- 5th Dan (Kickboxing)
- PFS Full Instructor: JKD Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts
- Defendo UK Director and Chief Instructor
- TTF Associate Instructor and UK Director (A PFS affiliated organization)
- First CDT (Compliance, Direction, Takedown) Instructor outside of America
- Advanced student Shootfighting (USA)
- Clive also has apprenticeships in Sombo, Silat & PFS
Clive has had an interesting martial arts career as a professional martial arts instructor, having established his own club in 1989. Clive is a consistent writer for Martial Arts Illustrated magazine and has appeared on the cover of Martial Arts Illustrated (3 times) and Combat Magazine.
He has appeared as an Instructor for Sky Television's Fight School shot in China on the set of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Clive was also appointed as team Captain for British Television's BBC 2's, Masters of Combat., he featured in the video of “Once upon a time in London with Steve Benitez as well as several other tv shows in the UK and Canada, which included a live demonstrations on Channel 4’s breakfast show. Clive has appeared in numerous UK martial arts documentaries, radio and newspaper spots.