Ash McKee was born in April 1969, and started his formal training under his father (Brian Wrightson Kancho) in 1976. Ash undertook his first formal grading as a young boy in March of 1978, Having his foot firmly upon the training ladder, Ash made a steady progression through the grading system, where he finally attained the grade of Shodan (Black-Belt) under the direct guidance of Robert Clark Soke of the WJJF (World Ju-Jitsu Federation). This started Ash on his long road through the Dan Grades. Through hard work and dedication Ash became one of the WJJF’s youngest ever Yondan grades (4th Dan) and in recognition of his natural combative ability, his attention to detail and his dedication to the art of Jujutsu Ash was invited to take his place on the WJJF Technical Board as an approved Technical Officer, again the youngest to have done so. Throughout this period Ash remained close to Robert Clark Soke and his father Brian Wrightson Kancho (Whom had earlier split away and joined the WKF (World Kobudo Federation) under Richard Morris Soke. Ash Sensei joined his father in further developing the already well established Hankyo Kempo style of Jujutsu; around this same time Ash and his Father Brian began to develop the concept of an elite Yudansha society within Hankyo, this would eventually become Junsei Ryu. For his teaching and developmental efforts Brian Wrightson Kancho awarded Ash the rank of Godan, and in July 2004 Rokudan having already awarded ash the teaching title Shihan in the previous year.

TARAN MCCARNUN RENSHI
マッカヌン - タラン
(Godan / 5th Dan)
President Of Junsei Ryu
Senior Junsei Representative For Shrewsbury

Taran was born in the summer of 1977 and began his martial arts training around the age of five, when his father started instructing him in the basics of Boxing, Judo and Ju-Jutsu, which he had studied during his years in the British Armed Forces. Aged Six Taran began his formal study into Ju-Jutsu at a Dojo of the Nippon Dai Budo Kai (Dai Nippon Keitenshiya Ryu) and it was here that Taran first developed a passion for Japanese Kobujutsu following a demonstration by Tanaka Fumon Sensei at a national Martial-Arts Convention. In early 1990 Taran was introduced to Dr Ash McKee Shihan and was duly accepted as his personal student; a relationship of trust and appreciation that has lasted to this day. Under the watchful eye of Dr Ash McKee (Shihan) and his father Brian Wrightson (Kancho) Taran developed his technical abilities to such a degree that by the age of 17 he was permitted to grade for Nidan (2nd Dan) at an adult level through the WJJF, at the time being the youngest person within the world federation to have done so. On the 12th of January 2009 Taran was awarded the title of Renshi (Polished Expert) By Dr Ash McKee Shihan and the rank of Godan (5th Dan) in recognition of his dedication to Junsei Ryu and his many years of training. Taran McCarnun Renshi is currently the president of the Junsei Ryu Bujutsu Renmei acting under the authorisation of its founder and patron Dr Ash McKee Shihan.

Peter Massey Sensei is one of our long serving Jujutsu instructors in the north of Shropshire and is currently the Senior Junsei representative for Market Drayton. Peter Massey could best be described as a loyal man,  a patient man and not one to receive compliments easily. Despite his many decades of training Peter Massey has never chased grades, and in fact honoured himself greatly in not doing so. Like his fellow Junsei instructor Taran McCarnun, Peter Massey also trained for a great many years at the same Dojo of the Nippon Dai Budo Kai (Dai Nippon Keitenshiya Ryu) along with Dave Bowen Sensei. And as fate would have it he would also be introduced to the founder of the Hankyo Kempo Ju-Jitsu system and in turn joined the organisation as a senior instructor. Following the untimely death of Brian Wrightson Kancho, Peter chose to remain loyal to the Hankyo bloodline and joined the Junsei Ryu under the guidance of Dr Ash McKee Shihan.