About Us

VERVE MARTIAL ARTS – one TEAM one FAMILY

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The Team

VERVE Martial Arts was founded back in 2006 by world renowned Master John Swift having trained, taught and competed all over the world since the early 1990’s!
Today VERVE continues to thrive and and expand and we are so pleased to be able to offer you outstanding classes in the local areas of Thetford … Norfolk classes are led by Ash and his truly phenomenal team of instructors! 

See below!

Chief Instructor
Ash Simonds 

4th Dan Black Belt

Level 3 Instructor – Club Owner
Level 2 Examiner – Black Belt
Level 3 Referee – Centre Referee 

Grading examiner
Dave Pleszko 
4th Dan Black belt
Assistant instructor
Andrew Reid 

Level 1 Instructor – Assistant

2nd Dan Black Belt





Safeguarding & Student welfare
Laura Simonds
Assistant instructor
EVIE Simonds

Level 1 Instructor – Assistant 

1st Kyu Brown Belt/Black Stripe

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR VERVE Martial Arts
Master John Swift
7th Degree Black Belt


Level 3 Instructor – Club Owner

Level 3 Examiner – Master
Level 3 Umpire – Centre Referee 

Bio Website – www.masterjohnswift.com
OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY

Changing lives with Martial arts one lesson at a time