John or `Jo
Biggs` is a Teacher of Jiu Jitsu based in Bedford and co-founder of
Sacred Spring. He teaches both adult and Childrens classes.
He currently holds a 7th Dan in Goshin Ju Jutsu
Jo gained shodan (black belt) in the early Eighties. and has been
teaching Ju jitsu for the past twenty years as well as being uke for
several prominent Ju Jitsu Hanshi.
Jo has trained and graded in Aikido, Kickboxing, Karate, and Escrima. He
has fought competitively both in Kickboxing (full and semi contact) and
sport jiu jitsu and the early full contact stick fighting competitions
organised by the A.M.A/S.C.I (1987-1989).
His first class was
based in Chelsea, London, with subsequent classes in Camden, Hendon, and
Fulham, and Sandy before relocating to Bedford. Many of his students now
have there own dojo or clubs.
During the Eighties
and Nineties. Jo regularly taught and organised seminars in England,
Europe and Canada, He was responsible for organising the Algarve
International Festival of martial arts from 1987-1997, He has regularly
written for various martial arts magazine and has recently published two
books on Martial Arts. `Grace under pressure` and Ad and Jo`s Hypnosis
for Martial Arts.
Jo is particularly
interested in the healing aspects of the martial arts and sport
psychology, Having trained to Master practitioner and trainer trainer
level in Hypnosis, NLP and Healing Arts with Seka Nicolac. Michael
Breen, Paul Mckenna and Dr Richard Bandler. Additionally Jo was part of
the assisting team For McKenna/Breen NLP practitioner and master
practitioner NLP courses. Jo offers personal coaching for martial
artists or anyone who would like to achieve.
Jo is a qualified
paramedic and works as a tutor/trainer for the Ambulance service. He is
a qualified First Aid at Work trainer. An is currently seconded to the
university of Hertfordshire to take a Emergency Care practitioner
Course. He regularly works as a Creative Tutor for Semillion a company
that creates Personal change and life coaching. He now directs the
Sacred spring/ Shinsei Na Izumi org there website can be viewed on the
web at www.sacredspring.org.uk.
He currently is a student in Dacayana Escrima under Master Jhun Dacayana
and Nihon Jujutsu with Peter Klein 8th dan and Khono Sensei of the Daiwa
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