Biography
Adrien has been practicing martial arts and energy work for 25 years, training in a variety of complementary methods that he brings together into his teachings.
He began to train Shotokan Karate at the age of 9 with Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda (8th Dan) and Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta (7th Dan), Chief Instructor of Japan Karate Association (JKA) England. He obtained his 1st Dan Black Belt at the age of 13, and a Teaching Assistant certification at the age of 15. Beyond the physical benefits, karate instilled in him a mindset of discipline, respect and determination at a young age.
Other martial arts he has practiced subsequently include Shitoryu Karate with Sensei Philippe Pivert (9th Dan), Full Contact Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and more recently Shaolin Kung Fu under the teachings of Sifu Zhu Qi Guo of the Shaolin Temple.
Inspired by his grandmother’s love for Chinese culture and personal Qi Gong (“energy work”) practice, Adrien began to train Dragon & Tiger Medical Qi Gong with Energy Arts instructor Gib Karnchanachari, a decade-long student of Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis. Since then, he has deepened his Qi Gong practice with further Nei Gong (“internal work”) training, and obtained a teaching certification for the Foundational Qi Gong set with senior instructor Paul Cavel.
More recently, Adrien pursued his studies in the Chinese medical system and obtained a TCM Acupuncture and Cupping practitioner certification from the Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine in London, UK.
In parallel to his training in East Asian disciplines, he also pursued a year-long apprenticeship learning the healing tradition of the Q’ero people from the Andes in Peru, a system based on the inherent healing power of nature. He trained with priests and priestesses (Paqo’s and Ñusta’s) whose lineage is traced back to the Inka, and was initiated as a healer in their tradition.
Further to the past teachings he has received, Adrien continuously deepens his own practice through ongoing training with his teachers, bringing new and evolving material to his students.
He offers private and group Qi Gong classes, acupuncture & cupping sessions and Q’ero tradition healing.