14 Facts About Andy Sherry

Andy Sherry was born on 9 July 1943 and is a British martial artist.

Andy Sherry was one of the most senior British practitioners of Karate and the retired chief instructor of the Karate Union of Great Britain.

In 1966, Andy Sherry became the first person to pass a grading in the UK for a black belt in Shotokan Karate, having trained with JKA instructor Keinosuke Enoeda.

Andy Sherry graded alongside his Red Triangle clubmate Joseph Chialton on 10 February 1966, with Jack Green earning his blackbelt later that year.

In 1966, Andy Sherry won the first British all-styles championship, beating competitors from all of Britain's karate styles.

Andy Sherry went on, in 1968, to become European champion in kumite, an achievement he repeated in a number of subsequent years.

Andy Sherry dominated the early KUGB Karate championships, winning the kata competition for the first four years running and the kumite in 1968 and 1970.

Andy Sherry previously ran his own Karate club, the Liverpool Red Triangle.

Andy Sherry was awarded his 9th Dan ranking making him Britain's highest ranked Shotokan Karate practitioner in February 2013.

Andy Sherry adjudicated the vast majority of black belt gradings throughout the years in many Karate clubs registered under the KUGB.

In 2022, Andy Sherry was charged with gross indecency with a child and inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency against a boy in the 1980s.

Andy Sherry was released on unconditional bail ahead of a further case management hearing on 13 March 2023.

Andy Sherry was unanimously convicted and found to be guilty of all five counts by a jury on 22 March 2024.

Andy Sherry was granted bail to await sentencing on 1 May 2024.