Paul Moon was born in England November 1964. Son of a carpenter, he spent 5 years of his life in Australia and took up football (soccer). He returned to England at the age of 8 and jumped right back into soccer as this was his first love of sport.
Whilst living in Torquay in Devon, Paul started boxing at the tender age of 9. His father Malcolm was a qualified boxing coach and Paul managed to box and play for the Torquay tigers soccer team.
His cousin John (whose parents were close friends with Soo's parents) had decided to join the Newton Abbot karate club in 1976. Paul trained with him for around 3 months and took his first belt but found it hard to juggle karate, boxing and soccer and so left karate.
His family decided to move to Newton Abbot in 1978, the Karate club owned by Soo's family,  had moved to Dyrons Sports Center and Paul now unable to continue with boxing, decided to go back to karate. Unknown to him at the time, his occasional teacher was to become his wife 7 years later.
Paul still managed to attend soccer training for an hour and a half and then going straight to karate for 2 hours training.
He was graded regularly by Sensei Andy Sherry and was inspired by his spirit and dedication of karate, so much so that this became his goal, to be as passionate and spirited about karate as Sensei Sherry.
Paul was fortunate enough to have trained regularly with the late Sensei Enoeda, who was an inspiration to everyone who trained with him. He left the KUGB a great legacy.
Paul has been loyal to Shotokan karate and the KUGB ever since. He continues to teach in his own club in the USA ( which has an international affiliation to the KUGB, ) with the same traditions, spirit, passion and dedication as his chief instructor.



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