Hall of Fame Award 2003 Birmingham, UK.
Mr. Lucas Castrounis was honoured to receive the Hall of Fame Award from the well known Combat Magazine in recognition of his commitment and devotion to the development of Martial Arts in the United Kingdom and around the world.
The Award ceremony was held in October 2003 in Birmingham. Lucas dedicated the award to all the past and present students of the Reading Academy of Wing Chun & Kali and especially to his first generation students: Ormond Arnold, Nick Ratcliffe, Craig Harry, David Munro, Dan Creswell, and to his sifu and all his senior kung fu brothers of the Basement school.
Furthermore, Lucas would like to thank Mr Paul Clifton (the Publisher/Managing Director and Editor of Combat Magazine), Crispian Farrow and Arline Davis for their help and assistance at this event, and his family and children Maria, George and Pauline Castrounis, as well as everyone else who has helped him to achieve this.

Lucas pictured with Marinella Debernardi, Arline Davis, Ormond Arnold, Alice, Crispian farrow

Lucas Castrounis after receiving the award, pictured with Marinella Debernardi and students, Crispian Farrow and Alice, Ormond Arnold, Leigh Walton and Arline Davis
Wing Chun kung fu is a very sophisticated weapon - nothing else. It is a science of combat, the intent of which is the total incapacitation of an opponent.
- Wong Shun Leung
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you will never get it done.
- Bruce Lee






