Instructor Profile

Derek O'Hanlon

Derek O'Hanlon has many years of successful management experience with many companies and has been working in the fields of personal and professional development and teaching and coaching Martial and Holistic Arts since 1978. 

Derek has studied with many specialists and Chinese Masters and has run seminars and training programmes for organisations and individuals throughout the UK. He has appeared on TV and radio and in many publications both here and abroad. Over many years of training, experience and study, Derek has developed some unique and highly successful training and development programmes. 

He is a stress consultant and a qualified Sifu (Instructor) with The British Council for Chinese Martial Arts, The Samuel Kwok Association, The Ving Tsun Athletics Association and many more organisations.

He has been instructed by Sifu Simon Lau, but for most his Wing Chun training, he has studied with Master Samuel Kwok, one of the world’s leading authorities on the art of Wing Chun. Derek has the honour of being a closed door student to Master Kwok who is his mentor and close personal friend. His help and encouragement over the years has made it possible for Derek to maintain a very high standard of teaching and training.

Derek O'Hanlon is involved in: 
Wing Chun Martial Art, Han Lon Stress Management Programme, Han Lon Chinese Health Exercise, Han Lon Self Defence Programme.

Mark Tyson

Mark Tyson worked for Greater Manchester Police for 30 years as a front line officer in inner city areas and has been involved in martial and holistic arts since 1969. He has studied many systems and has been teaching and coaching martial and holistic arts for 10 years. 

He first met Derek in 1990 whilst seeking guidance on how to defend himself and combat stress in his job. That was when Derek introduced him to Wing Chun and the Han Lon Stress Management system.

Mark has attended many martial arts and self defence courses and seminars throughout his career and has attained Home Office approved qualifications. He is a Han Lon Eastern Concepts senior trainer and has become one of the few instructors approved to teach the Han Lon system.

Outside of Han Lon Eastern Concepts, Mark has a successful business providing and training security dogs for personal and corporate clients.

Mark Tyson is involved in:
Wing Chun Martial Art, Han Lon Stress Management Programme, Han Lon Chinese Health Exercise, Han Lon Self Defence Programme.

www.tysonprotectiondogs.co.uk 

George Magee

George Magee is a part time instructor with Han Lon Eastern Concepts. He has been studying Wing Chun Kung Fu with Sifu Derek O'Hanlon for eight years, having previously studied Ju Jitsu for five years. In 2010 he achieved instructor level.

George Magee is involved in:
Wing Chun Martial Art, Han Lon Chinese Health Exercise, Han Lon Self Defence Programme.