Bill Craig is the President and founder of North Shore Kenpo Karate. Bill began his training at South Shore Kenpo
Karate in Stoughton, MA in 1988, under the instruction of 3rd degree Black Belt, Scott Vetstein. He began teaching
classes at South Shore Kenpo Karate when he reached the rank of Green Belt. Bill earned his Black Belt in Kenpo in
July, 1997. He continued to train in Kenpo to his second degree of Black Belt, when he decided that it would be
beneficial to venture into different styles of the martial arts. He has since become proficient in Kickboxing and
presently holds a Brown Belt in Jiu Jitsu, which he feels makes him a more complete and well-rounded fighter. With over
sixteen years of experience
teaching adults and children, Bill is the head Kenpo and Kickboxing instructor. He continues to train in Kenpo,
Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu.
Bill understood early on that there is more to self-defense training than just becoming efficient in fighting
techniques. He believes that one can spend a lifetime working techniques in a controlled environment, but put
that individual in a real world self-defense situation and all that training will likely be rendered useless due
to the uncontrollable rush of adrenaline that is not present in the controlled training environment. Bill teamed
up with REACT Self-Defense (Raw Energy Adrenaline Control Training) in September, 2002, and is a trained "bullet man"
on the REACT team. With REACT Self-Defense, Bill is able to offer adrenaline control training courses at North
Shore Kenpo Karate.
In addition to being a martial artist, Bill is also an avid weightlifter and a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer.
He believes that martial artists can greatly improve their skills through resistance and endurance training outside
the dojo. He plans to install a weight training facility at North Shore Kenpo Karate, and provide personal
resistance training services for his students to complement their martial arts training.
Matt was North Shore Kenpo Karate’s first registered
student upon its opening. Matt started his martial arts training under Bill
Craig at the age of 6 in 1997 and has attended classes at North Shore Kenpo
Karate uninterrupted since then. Matt earned his Black Belt in Kenpo in
October, 2006 and currently holds a rank of first degree. In addition to his
Kenpo training, Matt has become very proficient in Jiu Jitsu and is presently
working towards achieving his Black Belt in this art as well. Matt
presently holds a Green Belt in Jiu Jitsu. Matt also
possesses highly advanced kickboxing skills. Matt’s cross training has made him
a very well-rounded martial artist.
Matt has been teaching martial arts to children at North
Shore Kenpo Karate since autumn of 2004. Since then, he has gained a wealth of
knowledge in teaching the martial arts and he continues to grow as an
instructor. Matt is Bill’s top ranking instructor at North Shore Kenpo Karate.
Geri began her martial arts training in Shaolin Kempo in
January of 1987. She studied this art until January of 1991 and attained the
level of Green Belt. After nine plus years being out of the martial arts, Geri
knew that she wanted to return to her training. In October of 2000, Geri joined
an Oki Ryu Kenpo school where she trained and reached the level of Purple Belt.
Unfortunately, the school where she was training in Oki Ryu Kenpo closed in
April of 2001 and Geri was forced to look elsewhere for her training. In May of
2001, Geri started her Kenpo training under Bill Craig at North Shore Kenpo
Karate. She has trained uninterrupted since then and received her Black
Belt in December 2007.
Geri has been teaching martial arts at North Shore Kenpo
Karate since autumn of 2005. Since then, she has gained a wealth of knowledge
in teaching the martial arts and she continues to grow as an instructor.
Tawfiq began his martial arts career in November of 1999 at
the age of seven at North Shore Kenpo Karate. He has trained uninterrupted
under Bill Craig since then and received his Black Belt in December 2007.
Tawfiq has been teaching martial arts to children at North
Shore Kenpo Karate since autumn of 2005. Since then, he has gained a wealth of
knowledge in teaching the martial arts and he continues to grow as an instructor
at North Shore Kenpo Karate.
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