I have had the privilege of personally knowing Master Derek Frearson since 2012. However, his reputation in the Chinese Martial Arts community precedes him, as I heard of his martial arts skills and abilities long before meeting him. He is a true martial artist and dedicated to promoting and propagating Chinese Martial Arts. He has many instructors and representatives throughout Europe, South Africa and the United States. He is a true and authentic leader, and is well respected internationally. His students and colleagues have the utmost represent for him.

Sifu Derek Frearson is one of the most famous Westerners to teach traditional Chinese Martial Arts. He is dedicated to passing on the traditions of Kung Fu as passed to him from his masters. His understanding and teaching of the Chinese martial arts is by far some of the best I’ve had the privilege of witnessing. R. Ortiz

Authentic Kung Fu classes in Praying Mantis, Wing Chun & Tai Chi taught and passed on by Master Derek Frearson. Classes are run in a friendly but formal manner where learning correctly is the key, each part of what you are learning is explained in fine detail. I personally enjoy the openness of Master Derek's teaching, along with his patience, knowledge, and expertise in each style, senior students are also more than happy to assist and help. If your serious about your Kung fu training (and I am) this is THE best place in Leicester to learn from

I’ve trained with Sifu Derek for a number of years. His knowledge and authenticity in his martial arts approach is second to none. Through Sifu Derek I have met a whole family of fellow martial artists all of whom reflect the ethos of traditionaly taught, well practiced and enthusiastic life long martial arts commitment as exemplified by their teacher. I travelled to Hong Kong and China last year with Sifu Derek and saw the close relationship he has with a number of Sifu’s in China. If you train with him you are getting knowledge direct from source. Rich.

Authentic, traditional Chinese martial arts taught in a friendly, relaxed environment by a true master. Sifu Derek Frearson has been practising Chinese martial arts for over 50 years and his lineage is as genuine as it gets. I've trained with Sifu Frearson for over eight years now learning Foshan Wing Chun, Seven Star Praying Mantis and Yang Family Taijiquan. In all those years I have never once doubted his knowledge and skill.

I have been involved in the study and training of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts since 1980 and during this time I have had the pleasure to meet and/or train with many great Masters. And during those almost 4 decades I have personally know Master Derek Frearson as a friend, Kung-Fu Sifu and Sihing (Older Training Brother), and he has always been an inspiration to all that know him. He is a living encyclopedia of knowledge of the Chinese Martial Arts and he passes on his knowledge and skills to all of his students the world over by way of teaching the old traditional way combined with his passion and love of teaching. Master Derek Frearson has genuine lineages in Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung-Fu, Foshan Wing Chun Kung-Fu and Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan all these lineages are traceable and therefore undeniably authentic. For the past 30 Years i have been living here in Hong Kong studying Traditional Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung-Fu under the direct tutelage of Grandmaster Lee Kam Wing, during my time here i have seen the total respect all the Kung-Fu Masters and Grandmasters give Master Derek Frearson nor have i ever heard a bad word said about, he is a very well respected Master of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts which is the result of his knowledge,skills,teaching abilities and his many many decades of commitment in propagating Chinese Martial Arts. And an undeniable testament to this is the many quality and skilled students he has produced globally. Anyone interested in learning Traditional Chinese Martial Arts for whatever reasons should not hesitate to contact Master Derek Frearson he is a genuine Master with a Genuine Lineage who will teach the right way. Lots of Respect for Master Derek Frearson and his students. M.J. FRANKLIN (HONG KONG)

After doing kickboxing for over 10 years I took up foshan wing chun at ITSWA in 2012 and since then I have never looked back. I have trained under the guidance of Sifu Derek Frearson, his main disciple, Paul and other advanced students. The family environment and careful attention given by this school is pretty awesome and truly helps develop your true potential as a martial arts practitioner. Sifu Derek has an excellent reputation with other martial arts masters too. Furthermore, he was trained by a disciple of IP Man (Bruce Lee's teacher). Therefore it is an absolute privilege to be training at Sifu Derek's school. Truly recommend it to anyone!

Master Derek Frearson is one of the most skilled and experienced martial artists in the UK. He has trained with and still trains with the most well respected Chinese masters. His teaching methods are first class. He has been my teacher in wing chun and tai chi for more than ten years. Myself and my students all have the utmost respect for him and his abilities. I can recommend him highly to anyone as a teacher. The instructors he has trained are all first class, and I am proud to be a member of ITSWA, hiis kung fu family.

Sifu Derek is a true master. He takes excellent care of students and instructors. I travel up to Leicester from Wales regularly by car to train with him. The traditional training is excellent. I have been on tour to China with Sifu Derek and other instructors. You could not ask for a better experience.

Hi everyone, I have great pleasure and the privilege of being a part of ITSWA and taking lessons with Grand Master Derek Frearson and his students who run classes. I am very happy that I have been studying at Wing Chun lessons for over 4 years and I am very happy with the training in such a wonderful group and making new friends with people who are worth learning. Grand Master Derek Frearson is the greatest authority in the world of Kung Fu and Chinese martial arts, which I have the pleasure to know and train under his supervision, and his whole story taken by Kung Fu made a stunning impression on me. I highly recommend everyone taking part in trainings at Master Derek Frearson's school.

My husband (Jacque Bois), has been involved with Sifu Derek Frearson for over 25 years as a student of Martial Arts. Sifu Derek is a fantastic teacher and representative of Seven Star Praying Mantis, Wing Chun, Tai Chi, etc. to students all over the world. He is, more importantly, a wonderful human being who has displayed kindness, compassion, integrity, humility and a marvelous way of conveying the essence of Kung Fu to his students. My family and I absolutely adore him, as a teacher and friend. We wish he could be around for a hundred years more. 🙏🏼❤️