{"id":806,"date":"2025-07-08T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/?page_id=806"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:44:04","slug":"sensei-keri-murrell-registered-instructor-jersey-wado-ryu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/?page_id=806","title":{"rendered":"Sensei Keri Murrell &#8211; Junior Instructor Lead | Safeguarding Officer | Mental Health Advocate, Jersey Wado Ryu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"806\" class=\"elementor elementor-806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f1248c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f1248c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351f3c07\" data-id=\"351f3c07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea3a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ea3a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/jerseywadoryu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keri-2025-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701ee5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"701ee5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keri Murrell 3rd dan<\/p>\n<p>Sensei Keri began her karate journey in 2002 at the age of six, training with SAMA Karate \u2014 a style blending Shotokan and Wado Ryu, alongside kobudo (weapons). The organisation was founded in 1978 by Hanshi Alan Gibson (9th Dan), who trained under Wado master Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki. What started as something fun quickly became a lifeline. While school was a difficult place to fit in, the dojo became Keri\u2019s safe space \u2014 a place of belonging, strength, and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>After moving to Jersey in 2023 for a role at Jersey Zoo, Keri discovered Jersey Wado Ryu mid-crossing on the boat over. She contacted Chief Instructor Ryan Lambotte and began training the very next day. Her deep experience and passion for nurturing young students quickly made her an integral part of the club. She now leads the junior instructor team and also serves as the club\u2019s Safeguarding Officer, ensuring all members train in a safe and supportive environment.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, Keri regularly assisted in teaching \u2014 especially with junior grades \u2014 while maintaining her own training at least four times a week. She brings that same commitment and compassion to Jersey Wado Ryu, where her calm and encouraging presence helps younger students build both skill and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the dojo, Keri works as a Conservation Learning Officer at Jersey Zoo, combining her love for animals, education, and the natural world. Having faced mental health challenges herself, she volunteers with Mind as a peer mentor and supports the club\u2019s Martial Mental Awareness campaign \u2014 advocating for the mental health benefits of karate and creating safe spaces for others, just as karate once did for her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b57c354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b57c354\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-756c1b5\" data-id=\"756c1b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keri Murrell 3rd dan Sensei Keri began her karate journey in 2002 at the age of six, training with SAMA Karate \u2014 a style blending Shotokan and Wado Ryu, alongside kobudo (weapons). 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