Skipper Ingham
 Skipper has been interested and
active in some form of martial art for over 50 years and maintains an active schedule of
training and teaching in karate and iaido. He also incorporates weight training into his
personal workout program and is an advocate of weight training for martial artists. From
1988 to 199O he was active in seniors kata on the open circuit in North America, placing
in the top four at a number of prestigious tournaments. One of his best performances was
in October 1989 at the LAMA Nationals in Chicago, where he placed first in that category
and was runner-up to grandchampion Hosung Pak for overall kata grandchampion. Hosung later
did the martial arts part for "Raphael" in Ninja Turtles lI. Skipper had
orthoscopic repairs to his knee in September 1990 and had to halt most of his competitive
activity, but made an excellent recovery with conscientious application of physiotherapy.
From 1988 Skipper has maintained a
membership for Bermuda in WAKO and since 1990 also in WKO (previously WKF and IPKF). To
promote Bermuda's participation in the competitions of these two organizations he formed a
Bermuda charity with the name WAKO/WKO BERMUDA, which was provisionally recognized from
January 1992 to January 1994 and then received indefinite nonprofit status. The aim of
WAKO/WKO Bermuda is to develop local athletes in the martial arts to the level of
international competitiveness, to encourage local martial arts competitions and to
financially assist Bermudian martial artists to represent Bermuda abroad. Skipper as coach
of the combined team, has maintained a team training schedule for the WKO and WAKO events
since 199O, TEAM WKO Bermuda's entry at the World Championships in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada will mark the seventh time he has taken a Bermuda team to a world championship.
 In the years since the opening
of Bermuda Karate Institute, Skipper has taught hundreds of people, possibly over 1000,
the basics of karate technique and karate philosophy of life. Many of his students have
achieved black belt rank or higher. Several including his wife Kristina, Kent Simmons,
Gladwin Roots' Phillips and his son Zenji have reached instructor level under his
direction. Kent and Roots both hit new peaks in their competitive careers in 1996 by
winning international and local events. Skipper's activities in competing abroad!
fostering local and international participation and promoting Bermuda through the martial
arts have generated millions of dollars of revenue, with the BIG years stimulating at
least two million dollars.
Skipper likes to encapsulate his philosophy
of the karate life and training in the following favorite quote from his instructor, Peter
Urban:
"Strength comes from health, speed comes from efforts,
technique comes from experience, will power comes from faith, serenity comes from old
knowledge, progress comes from new knowledge - today is now!"
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