Our Coaches

VOODOO GYM COACHES Dave ‘Witch Doctor’ Kari – Head Coach / Manager Amanda Caudwell – Assistant Ladies Kick Boxing Coach / Conditioning / Diet and Nutrition Dave Thorneycroft – Kids Kick Boxing Coach Aggie Drozdzik – Kids Kick Boxing Coach Charlie Munsch – Assistant Kids Kick Boxing Coach SAFE IN OUR HANDS For your safety and peace of mind your coaches have an enhanced CRB check, hold a First Aid Certificate and are qualified in...

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Dave Kari

Dave ‘Witch Dr’ Kari – Head Coach and Manager – Voodoo Gym. Dave Kari is an expert in Martial Arts and in the teaching of it.  He has a talent for teaching that he developed as a professional academic teacher and commercial trainer.  By applying these delivery skills to his solid yet intuitive Martial Arts instruction he stands out from the crowd as a coach. His Martial Arts experience began over 26 years ago covering a vast array of styles including: Traditional Japanese and Korean Martial Arts Muay Thai under Master Sken American Style Kick-Boxing He...

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Charlie Munsch

Charlie started training in Karate at the age of 6 for two years having achieved a purple stripe belt. Then he trained in Chinese Kick-Boxing, pursuing that for another year. Then he started training at the Voodoo Gym in the Junior MMA Kick-Boxing class. After a year of hard work Charlie was asked to join the adults MMA Kick-Boxing class and Submission Wrestling classes. After 6 months he started training in MMA which he is currently developing. After a further 6 months he then achieved his Junior MMA Kick-Boxing brown belt from Dave Kari and has attended his first Train the Trainer course to...

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Amanda Caudwell

Amanda is an Obesity Practitioner and weight-loss specialist. She has been involved in the food and nutrition industry for over twenty years and is qualified as a Sports Nutritionist and Personal Trainer.  Supporting this, she has a wealth of knowledge and experience of food and how to eat a nutritious diet without ever feeling hungry. Amanda has stated that one of her greatest pleasures of working as a health and nutrition coach is watching her clients become healthier and happier as a result of her advice and guidance. By sharing that knowledge, she assists her clients to achieve their...

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