Mick Tully

hi guys,
my name is mick and i am positive!
there i've said it!
now i can start my 12 steps to recovery

as you may have noticed i have a irreverent attitude to life!
oh yeah...intro...
like most martial artists i had the usual bullied start to life and thought that the answers to my problems could be solved by learning karate
so started to read all the mags at the time combat etc
all these cool guys like Bob Spour,Rick Young,Rick Faye,Terry Barrnet,Bob Breen...and last but not least Dan Inosanto
up til i was 16 i had seen bits and pieces on tv..then i saw GT in action on the door at busters
that didn't look like anything i had seen!
After that i started training with Andy Margrett in coventry and worked my way through the ranks
after 4 years i graded for my 1st dan and passed yet still felt the same bullied child...and that was when i was 20!
One of andy's training partners was Al Hine who was best friends with GT so i started training with Al in his garage on friday nights before they went to work...a result of a badly manged "incident" in the pink parrot led to GT giving me a copy of his article "confrontation de-sensitization"...which led in turn to me reading the rough draft of watch my back....to which i said to GT..best book i've read!!still believe that!
Through my training i met and became friends with Al Peasland who to this day is the only man i trust completely with my life and is like the brother i should have had!
Anyway i carried on training with Andy until i left to go to germany for work for 5 years...while i was there i trained in jiu jitsu with Shihan Manfred Guger and Sifu Horst Schmitt in WT wing chun........then the adventure sarted to begin...stay tuned
mick x

To our humble but classy abode mate
Cool intro, I think I may have to go and re do mine, its like story time all over again.

Cracking mate, look forward to some fun and laughs, and most of all good advice and oh yea POSITIVITY..!!!

Craig

Hi Mate

Just spent the last 2 days wiping away the tears - very touching

But right back atchya bro

Catch ya tomorrow for some boxing at Terry's

AL

Hey Guys,

Paul from Guro Terrys class logging in for my first post..

Great work with the website.

Thanks for the excellent training on Tuesdays - Looking forward to boxing with you guys on the 22nd



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Mick, have a cool time in Germany

Hey Paul

Welcome on board mate
Thanks for the compliments about the site,

look forward to your posts mate

Craig

Hi Paul

Nice to have you on here mate - thanks for continually taking it easy on me at Terry's

Take care

AL

Thanks man, hope all is well with you.

hi paul,
thanks for joining up!
that pic is soooooo you!
have a great time in the 'dam
mick x