SENSEI DIEGO GIARDINA 9th DAN - CHIEF INSTRUCTOR FOR THE KYUSHINDO K.I.A. KARATE GIARDINA

Sensei Ricky Diego Giardina in the late 60s started to learn Kyushindo Karate in Bristol at the Club in Jacobs Wells Road under French Teacher G. S. Mayo Chief in England for the Kyushindo Karate and Judo. In the 70s Sensei Ricky was made responsible for the Bristol Club.

In 1977 with the grade of 4th Dan he moved back to Canicatti`, Italy ( Sicily ) . Sensei Diego straightaway started teaching Karate in the province of Agrigento and Caltanissetta and forming the K.I.A. Kyushindo International Association which was a member of the F.I.A.M. (Federazione Italiana Arti Marziali) and W.A.K.O. (World Association of Kickboxing Organisations). In the middle of the eighties he taught various  lessons of self defence to the Police in AG. In the nineties the K.I.A. was affiliated to the UNIB (Unione Italiana Budo) and F.E.K.D.A. (Federazione Europea Discipline Associate).

Taking part in many national Karate seminars till 1996 achieved various federals responsibilities for referring, teaching and reaching   the grade of 7th Dan.

In 1997 returned in England to live and continue the Karate-Do path in Bristol, North Somerset and being a member of the B.K.A. (British Karate Association). Sensei Ricky Diego Giardina has dedicated all his life studying Karate and he always looked after all his students like part of his family, his philosophy has always been the same: if you want to improve in Karate  you should have personality, character and to believe in what you are doing. 

A good Master or Student must be honest with themselves before they can be honest to others and to achieve the best result it is very important to work as a team. All these set of principles should not only apply in Karate but also in every day life. 

With more than 50 years of Martial Arts on his shoulders, at the moment Sensei Ricky Diego Giardina is 8th Dan for the B.K.A , E.K.F. (English Karate Federation) and 9th Dan for the F.E.K.D.A.