Hi I'm Stephen,

I've been teaching martial arts in my locality for 25 years in the style of Ninjitsu.

I'm also an NCEF accredited:

Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer.

I began practicing martial arts at the age of 3 under Sensei Eddie Connolly, in Wado Ryu Karate, where I earned my first black belt at 9 yrs old, I then went on to reach 2nd Dan black belt training under Mick Nooney in Zocho Ten, but Ninjitsu has always been my passion and it was my father, GM Daniel Rooney who fueled that passion, he himself is a master of weapons and martial arts and though our systems differ in focus, I expect the same level of performance and technique from my students as my father demanded from me. It was through the practice and refinement of traditional Ninjutsu and my combined knowledge of martial arts, weapons and street self defense/self protection, I developed the Rooney Ryu Ninjitsu system.