Meet The Team
Master Robert Sheehan
Founder of Castle Black Belt Academy. More info on Master Sheehan
Sensei Marco Portaluri
Chief Instructor at the Castle BBA Martial Arts Super Centre..
Sensei James Sheehan
Master Instructor of Castle Black Belt Academy.
Sensei Damien Doyle
Chief Instructor at Castle BBA Ecclesall, Dore and Totley.
Our Unparalleled Standards Make Us the Best
Our Instructors go through a very extensive selection process to ensure we have only the best and most talented instructors in the country. Once selected, they are put through our C.I.T. Programme - an intense and rigorous series of training colleges to guarantee the quality of instruction that our students will receive. Once a instructor is certified to teach our unique and effective system, they are then required to receive over 250 hours of continuing martial arts and instructor education yearly. This on-going training allows our instructors to stay up to date on the latest and most effective self defence techniques, teaching methods, nutrition and exercise science. This re-certification process is our assurance that every Castle Black Belt Academy student will continue to receive only the very best in martial arts training. Our instructors are professionals, we are experts in what we do. We expect our instructors to be the best, so you can expect the best from our instructors.
