Founder and Chief Instructor

Arjarn Nick commenced his martial arts training in 1969 and over the subsequent decades has trained and studied many martial art disciplines with many of the worlds greatest instructors, his studies and fighting career have taken him all over the world.

His studies have included:

Nambudo Karate studied in UK
Kempo Karate studied in USA
Gojo Ryu Karate studied in Japan
Wing Chun Kung Fu studied in UK and Hong Kong
Lau gar Kung fu studied in UK
Arnis and Escrima studied in the UK and Philipines
Tang So Do studied in USA
Taekwondo studied in USA, UK and Korea
Kick Boxing studied in UK and Japan
Kali studied in USA
Bando Boxing studied in Burma and Loas
Muay Kard Kherk studied in UK and Thailand
Muay Thai studied in UK, Holland, France, Thailand
Lerdrit studied in Thailand
Muay Boron studied in Thailand
Krabi Krabong studied in UK

Arjarn Nick's Muay Thai training commenced in approximately 1979, he stepped into the ring for his first Muay Thai fight in 1981, over the next fifteen years he competed all over Europe and the far East until a major car accident forced his retirement from competition. Since then he has continued to study and focus his efforts on increasing the exposure of Muay Thai and the other Thai martial arts throughout the world together with building up Petchyindee International globally.

Arjarn Nick's skills have been utilized many Governmental, Judicial and Military groups around the globe, these have included various elite military units of the British Armed forces, the French Anti-Terrorist Police, Units of the German GSG9, the Russian Alpha groups (Moscow and Siberia), the US Rangers, the Green Berets, the DEA, the FBI, the Diplomatic Protection Service, FAA Air Marshals and the ATF.