All of our instructors here at Kuk Sool Won of Salford are officially licensed and insured by the World Kuk Sool Association (WKSA). Our expert instructor team strive to get the best from all of our students. Our instructors all train regularly, as well as competing in WKSA tournaments and attending WKSA seminars and workshops. Every instructor at Kuk Sool Won of Salford is DBS checked and Safeguarding trained. Scroll down to meet the team.
Head Instructor
PSBN SEAN WILLIAMS
RANK
Pu Sa Bum Nim / Third Dahn Black Belt
INSTRUCTOR BIO
PSBN Sean has been studying the art of Kuk Sool Won for the past 12 years and currently holds the rank of Third Dahn Black Belt. He began his training at Huyton Kuk Sool Won, with Fifth Dahn Black Belt Master Richard Casey, but now trains on a more advanced level at Widnes Martial Arts, the UK’s top Kuk Sool Won school, with Fifth Dahn Black Belt Master Karl Martindale. PSBN Sean has studied under some of the highest ranking Masters in the world, including the Grandmaster’s son Master Alex Suh (Ninth Dahn Black Belt) and head of Kuk Sool Won for the UK Master John Ives (Ninth Dahn Black Belt). PSBN Sean has spent the last 10 years teaching students of all ages, which has allowed him to develop his teaching ability to an exceptional level. He promoted to Third Dahn Black Belt in November 2025.
PSBN Sean regularly attends WKSA Seminars and Instructor Workshops, competes in multiple tournaments per year, and has won Gold Medals in the European, UK, Scottish, Dutch, and Spanish tournaments. In October 2023, PSBN Sean was invited to teach at a seminar in Madrid, teaching advanced kicking mechanics to both colour belt and Black Belt students from various Kuk Sool Won schools in Spain.
GRAND CHAMPION HONOURS
2024 Scottish Grand Champion, Second Dahn Male 18-44
2024 UK Grand Champion, Second Dahn Mixed 18-29
2025 Scottish Grand Champion, Second Dahn Mixed 18-37
2025 European Grand Champion, Second Dahn Male 18-30
2025 Dutch Grand Champion, Second Dahn Male 18-36
2025 UK Grand Champion, Second Dahn Male 18-43
Assistant Instructors
KSN GAVIN CARRE
RANK
Kyo Sa Nim / Second Dahn Black Belt
INSTRUCTOR BIO
KSN Gavin joined Kuk Sool Won of Salford when we first opened back in October 2022, having moved to the area from Glasgow a few months earlier. KSN Gavin currently holds the rank of Second Dahn Black Belt, which he achieved in 2025, after previously earning his First Dahn whilst training at Kuk Sool Won Glasgow. He accomplished this feat despite recovering from severe arthritis.
KSN Gavin regularly attends WKSA Seminars and Instructor Workshops, as well as competing in WKSA tournaments.
Outside of Kuk Sool, KSN Gavin trains new staff in the civil service to join his department as professional analysts.
Emily Kelsall
RANK
Brown Belt
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Emily began her Kuk Sool journey in September 2023, when she came along to class with a friend. Since then, Emily has attended every class available to her, and has risen through the belt ranks. She is now an assistant instructor at our school, and has won gold medals at both the Scottish and European championships.
Outside of Kuk Sool, Emily has a degree in Post Production and VFX, and loves reading and spending time with her dog Roach.