Master Whitley – 8th Degree, is one of the Senior Instructors within the BUTF.  Master Whitley has been training Taekwondo for over 40 years, starting on 1st March 1978.  He has taught many people all the way through to their Black Belt, which makes him the ideal instructor to help you reach your personal, optimum level.

Master Whitley started training at a club in Watford under the Instructor Mr Jeff Yong (II Dan). After Mr Yong, Mr Alan Ross (II Dan) took over his class followed by Miss T. Y. Au (III Dan). This gave him lots of experience with different instructors and has made him the teacher he is today. Master Whitley attained his Black Belt in 1984 and in 1988 he became involved in the formation of the BUTF and is one of the few founder instructors that teaches in the BUTF. Master Whitley has progressed through the Dan grades in the BUTF under the guidance of its Chairman and Chief Examiner Grandmaster R. Choy IX Dan. He reached his present grade of VIII Dan Master in January 2020. He is also a member of the executive committee which runs the BUTF.

Throughout his years of training, Master Whitey has consistently taken part in tournaments with many successes to his name, including BTC (British Taekwondo Council) Black Belt Patterns Champion in 1990 and BUTF Overall Black Belt Champion twice.

With around 40 years of top-flight Taekwondo experience he is now training champions from his with many current British, and Junior World champions.