• senior instructor for Aka Ryu
• Secretary for Aka Ryu Ju-Jitsu
and Web site administrator http://www.akaryu.co.uk/
Laura was born in Worcester in 1969, but moved to Redditch when she was two years old. She has three children, three grandchildren and is married to Stephen Peil Renshi, whom she met through training in Ju-Jitsu. Laura began her martial arts training in 1993 after an incident which involved a man exposing himself to her. She started training in Aikido but soon realised that Ju-Jitsu was the art for her. Laura persevered with training as it didn't come easy and she eventually got her first belt after a years training. Laura continued training and gained her 1st Dan on the 27th of April 2002 under John and Dave Walker after nearly nine years training. Laura says this was the hardest thing she had ever done in her life. Since then Laura has tried to train with as many martial artists as possible in various arts including Kickboxing, Judo, Iaido, Thai Boxing, Karate, MMA/cage fighting and Krav Maga.
Laura gained her 2nd Dan in Ju-Jitsu/Kobudo October 2004 under the direction of Jeff Whitehead Sensei 6th Dan, after a long and arduous grading. She has also gained 3rd Kyu in Tomiki Aikido, and 6th Kyu in Shotokan Karate, 6th Kyu Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu and P2 in Krav Maga.
Laura was made a Member of the Guild of Renmei Yudansha by Kevin Pell Hanshi in March 2005 at the 15th anniversary presentation dinner in Borhamwood Hertfordshire. On Saturday the 17th of March 2007, she was awarded her 3rd Dan by Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu's founder and chief instructor, Kevin Pell Hanshi at the organisation's 17th Anniversary presentation dinner held in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.
In August 2010 (after 8 years of Aka Ryu Ju-Jitsu) Laura and Stephen Peil set up their own Renmei (Aka Ryu Ju-Jitsu Renmei).
On the 16th of August 2010 Laura became a life time member of the International Bujutsu Society Kokusai Bujutsu Kessha and a member of the Black belt council.
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