Wayne Timlin

Below are the dates and images of the grades up to and including 5th Dan black belt which were awarded to the chief instructor of Impact Martial Arts, Wayne Timlin, in front of the world kickboxing association (WKA) grading panel in Birmingham, this was before impact martial arts Joined the cobra martial arts association (CMAA) where his 6th and 7th Dan black belts were awarded.

White belt – 15th February 1990 – WKA
Red belt – 20th April 1991 – WKA
Yellow belt – 8th January 1992 – WKA
Orange belt – 10th November 1992 – WKA
Green belt – 7th August 1993 – WKA
Purple belt – 12th April 1994 – WKA
Blue belt – 6th December 1994 – WKA
Brown belt – 9th November 1995 – WKA
Black belt 1st Dan – 5th February 1998 – WKA Grading panel
Black belt 2nd Dan – 18th January 2003 – WKA Grading panel
Black belt 3rd Dan – 21st March 2006 – WKA Grading panel
Black belt 4th Dan – 21st October 2007 – WKA Grading panel
Black belt 5th Dan – 21st October 2007 – WKA Grading panel
Black belt 6th Dan – 12th May 2022 – CMAA Time served award
Black belt 7th Dan – 12th May 2026 – CMAA Time served award

For the eagle eyed amongst you, you will notice that the 4th Dan to 5th Dan were issued on the same day, this was because of a double grading award in front of a WKA grading panel in Birmingham, they obviously thought I had done well and deserved it.

I think there were also some other adjustments made through my Dan grades because of my overall time served from white belt, so some time served awards were made through my Dan grades, which is not completely unusual. 17 years from white belt to 5th Dan black belt is about right for overall training times to get to this level, so I made up a little room in my later training years.

My overall time frame of 36 years training and teaching to 7th Dan black belt is also feels about right as well, but the belts have never been important, learning, growing and sharing as a martial artist has always been the important thing.

Below is Wayne Timlin receiving his 7th Dan black belt on Tuesday 12th May 2026.

Check out the CMAA Black belt register entry here.

As chief instructor of impact martial arts for over 27 years, and doing martial arts for more than 36 years, I have had the pleasure of training with some great people in my time, and that has been all over the world.

Throughout his martial arts journey, Wayne has trained with and learned from many respected martial artists and instructors, including Grand Master Sken, one of the pioneers responsible for introducing Muay Thai to the UK. Wayne continues to develop his knowledge through seminars, instructor development and ongoing training. Also many other great names in martial arts, including Mark Weir (UFC), Lee Rivers, Bob Spour, Jonathan Haggerty (One championship), Grand Master Den Butler and many different training camps in Thailand and other countries.

I Have also earned a number of very important qualifications along the way, which has helped me develop as a person and be better at what I do, and this is all with the amazing support of Andy Morrell, the head of the CMAA.

A certified CMAA Level 1 Martial arts instructor UK (MAIUK) Certified CMAA Self Defence instructor, Certified CMAA MAIUK Course trainer.

I think its always good for everyone to try multiple styles of martial arts before choosing one that really suits them, and over the years I have tried out and earned belts in many styles, as of writing this, Wayne Timlin holds a red belt in kick jitsu.

Cobra kick jitsu is a syllabus developed by Andrew Morrell at the CMAA and combines kickboxing and Ju Jitsu, see the kick jitsu link above for the full details.

Below are the kick jitsu belts and the dates the chief instructor of Impact martial arts, Wayne Timlin, has earned to date, and he is still working through the syllabus, which is taught within the club by Eiros Pike who holds a 4th Dan black belt in kick jitsu.

Yellow belt – 16/01/2016 – CMAA
Orange belt – 16/01/2016 – CMAA
Green belt – 19/01/2019 – CMAA
Purple belt – 18/01/2020 – CMAA
Blue belt – 18/01/2020 – CMAA
Red belt – 18/01/2020 – CMAA
Brown belt – tbc
Black belt – tbc

I do hold belts in other martial arts styles as listed at the top of this page, but we do not teach them in our class, so I will only keep this profile relevant to what we do at impact martial arts.

Wayne Timlin’s training time line.
1990 – Began martial arts training
1998 – Awarded 1st Dan black belt through the WKA
1999 – Founded Impact Martial Arts
2004 – Trained with Grand Master Sken in Stockport
2006 – Trained with Grand Master Den Butler
2007 – WKA Grading panel award of 5th Dan black belt
2010 – Hosted and trained with Grand Master Sken
2010 – Awarded 1st Dan black belt Ju Jitsu
2011 – Hosted and trained with Bob Spour
2011 – Hosted and trained with UFC’s Mark Weir
2014 – Muay Thai training in Thailand
2015 – Impact martial arts joined the cobra martial arts association (CMAA)
2016 – Earned yellow belt in kick-jitsu
2021 – CMAA Certified self defence instructor
2022 – CMAA Time served award of 6th Dan black belt
2022 – CMAA Martial arts instructor UK Level 1 Instructor
2024 – Muay Thai training in Thailand
2024 – Trained with Jonathan Haggerty
2026 – CMAA Time served award of 7th Dan Black Belt
Present – 27 years as Chief Instructor at Impact Martial Arts (As of June 2026) 36 years overall training and teaching.