Phil is coach to the current (2006) European champion, English, Irish and Welsh Champions – Team, British, Scottish and Ireland Champions!
He has been awarded instructor of the year on no less than 3 separate occasions 1997,1998 and 2001.

Phil has clubs in Milton Keynes, Brackley and Banbury; he is also seconded by schools to give self defence lectures mainly to upper school and sixth form student
Phil has 33 years experience in Martial Arts and started training at Warwick Tae Kwon-Do School in November 1973 and has never looked back since. Phil's first instructor was Mr Bob Howe, who was one of the first Tae Kwon-Do Black Belts in the U.K. Mr Bob Howe was one of the pioneers of Tae Kwon-Do in the United Kingdom.

Due to business commitments Mr Bob Howe handed over the instruction of Warwick Tae Kwon-Do School to Mr Dave Oliver and Mr Don Atkins, both then newly promoted 1st Dans! Both are now senior committee members of the T.A.G.B, and are seventh degree black belts respectively. Phil Thomas continued to train for many years at Warwick before moving to Banbury.

Shortly after moving to Banbury in the late seventies a friend of Phil's - Ian Ferguson opened a new club, and Phil continued his training with him, until Ian decided to move north to Scotland to pursue not only his Tae Kwon-Do but also his love of climbing and the outdoor life. They remain close friends to this day

Phil considers himself very fortunate to have had instruction from amongst the best professionals in the country and it's his goal to pass on this knowledge to all his students as well as incorporating new ideas.