Toby Bevan - Arakan Martial Art Instructor

Toby Bevan

Instructor

Toby began his training in 2021 after attending a friend's invitation to a bring a friend. He was looking for a consistent physical activity outside of playing rugby league.

Through his Arakan training, Toby realised the importance of regular exercise and the positive impact it had on his overall well-being. He noticed positive changes in various aspects of his life, both physically and mentally.

Known for his mature outlook and ability to connect with others, Toby approaches life with a student mindset. He is always eager to learn, whether it's from listening to others or through his Arakan practice. He is an open and understanding person, making him easy to get along with.

Inspired by his own personal growth, Toby decided to start teaching to inspire others. He believes that everyone can experience personal development through movement and the practical applications of Arakan in everyday life.

Student Testimonials

I have been training alongside Toby for several years now. It has been awesome to watch his skill, awareness, and mentality transform into that of someone who is now a confident and knowledgeable Instructor! Toby’s dedication to expanding upon his skill as both a student and teacher is admirable, and I know that this dedication to his journey will be continued into guiding and mentoring his future students’ journeys I would definitely recommend Toby as your instructor if you are looking for someone patient and helpful, but also a great mentor and friend. 
Keeley Barlow 


Toby's love and enthusiasm for Arakan are evident in every lesson I’ve been fortunate enough to have with him. With each lesson, Toby creates a positive and welcoming atmosphere that enables me to push myself and fully commit to each technique, regardless of how awkward it may initially feel (or look!). As a newcomer, I find this invaluable in building my self-confidence and learning to simply have fun with the process. Each instruction is always articulated in a clear and concise manner, ensuring I’m never overwhelmed and always feel confident at every step of the way. Upon meeting Toby, it was immediately apparent how much he enjoys teaching and helping others grow. Toby’s patience, dedication, and encouragement are all qualities that exemplify a great instructor.
Sebastian Focas


I would like to pass on my thoughts & experiences with a new instructor Toby Bevan, I have been fortunate enough to have him as my instructor, I found him to be a very dedicated teacher who not only pushed me to excel beyond my expectations, but took the time every lesson to explain the importance & benefits of correct positioning & patience, while learning new techniques & how to deliver a strike with maximum effectiveness, I would have no hesitation in recommending Toby to anyone new looking for an instructor who displays the very best of ARAKAN values & principles. I  will always be grateful to Toby for helping to install those skills into my ARAKAN training, & lifestyle. Thanks Toby.
Rick O'Regan

Toby - Highly recommend!
A very pleasant, quite animated and natural teacher (of anything) who, obviously relishes this subject. 
Has clear objectives in his lessons, demonstrates and communicates well and gives precise instructions. The latter I liked particularly.
He is very easy to learn from.
I have trained around 2 years and did a 10 session block with Toby recently. Very useful training I thought….and acknowledging I am certainly no expert!
He trains under Benett Stone, an excellent instructor.
My best advice is
"Give him a shot."
Stephen 

 

 

 



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It all started four and a half years ago when I was an unfit father & husband with ongoing lower back issues and had done a couple of years of karate in my younger days but couldn’t stick with it because I found it a little boring to be honest. I have always wanted to get into some other self defence classes but never really got around to it, until one day I made my mind up there and then that I was going to join some form of martial art and it was only because one of my work mates had being training in Arakan and told me all about it so I tried it and have never looked back.

My Journey to my first yellow belt grading was tough mentally and physically as I am 43 years old now but also very rewarding, my state of mind has been to train 110% every lesson and to push myself to my limits and if you continually challenge yourself every day you naturally will get better.

The focus for me has being learning how to retrain the brain so when I train I can work on being present in the moment and try not to let the thinking process come into my head as that is what has been built up in there over the years so I found it very rewarding learning how to control the mind a lot better and once I could improve on that over the years, my Arakan skills got better and better.

The most pleasing thing about the art itself, in my opinion, is that it’s not just about the awesome self-defence skills you learn but the continual growth & learning as a human being in general life, as most of us when we hit that middle age we think we know it all but after training in Arakan for years now I have found myself at peace in life and that everything in life seems to be so much easier and positivity is highly contagious and the better version of yourself really rubs off on others around you.

Arakan, if you train hard, makes you rock hard fit, it empties your mind as you learn the art so you can better manage your life overall. Arakan is a street effective martial art so it is very practical and effective in these times and the self defence skills you learn are second to none, I can’t praise the art enough as now I have my two children also training in the art and it is giving them so much more confidence in life that they can achieve anything they put their mind two so thank you Rob and the entire Arakan family I look forward to many more years of training to come.



Lee Gaylard





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