DERBY martial arts instructor Mohammed Afzal has been named Top Instructor 2014 by Martial Arts Illustrated magazine.
Known as Master Afzal, he runs the city's Kombat Kinetics (Derby) academy and was presented with his award at the magazine's annual "Hall of Fame" event at the National Brewery Centre in Birmingham.
Afzal began in martial arts in 1988, starting in karate and moving on to kick boxing.
Seeking a further challenge, he moved on to tae kwondo and went on to win at several English, British and European championships, also competing at world level.
He has spent much of the last 26 years teaching the discipline he loves and had martial arts schools in Yorkshire and the Midlands before deciding to open a full-time academy in his home town of Derby.
Kombat Kinetics offers classes throughout the week for all ages, providing fitness programmes and a character development programme for young children, which sets out to teach them respect, discipline, life skills and give them confidence.
More information about Kombat Kinetics can be found on the website at www.kombatkinetics.com.
