Francisco Martinez is 2nd Dan in the Karate-Do style Shuri-Ryu. He started practising Karate in his home country Venezuela at the age of 6, and has continued practising since. In Venezuela he was a member of the University team and also of the Miranda State Kumite team with which he won medals at both regional and national level.
In the UK, Francisco has been an active member of CUCK both training and teaching and is a current member of the KUGB England national kumite team. He competed for England in the 2012 European Shotokan Karate-do Association championships in Belgrade and has represented England in many home internationals. His competitive success in the KUGB include Shotokan Cup senior men's kumite champion 2011 and silver and bronze medals at the Shotokan Cup and KUGB Nation championships.
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