Will Vanders, kyokushin blackbelt?

[Martin H]

Does anyone have any background info on Will Vanders, the .....very vocal.... English eurosport commentator who comments on most fight sports on eurosport (and who according to rumor is the main driving force behind the scenes in why eurosport shows so much fightsport).
He is supposed to be a kyokushin blackbelt, but I dont know what grade, what organization or any competition merits.

Any info is appreciated.

[Billy no mates]

Ive heard him describe himself as Sensei Will Vanders but other than that
i know nothing of his credentials and neither does anyone ive ever spoken
to about him,perhaps he has been inactive for a long time .

[Azimuth]

Found a best of Will Vanders on You tube ; )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIDN7NweH0

[Billy no mates]

The best of Will Vanders?,it must be a very short film........

[Andy 68]

Also I believe that the English eurosport commentator has practiced karate, don't know if kyokushin, shotokan, shitu, wado, goju etc, however karate because he lists the techniques with the Japanese name es.mawashi geri, mae geri etc.
I appreciate it very as commentator and I prefer it to the Italian eurosport commentators that often they are not dawned.
OSS!

[Bloke]

A quick search on Google and several sites refer to him as Kyokushin nad one as a Sandan although most were various forums and could have been hearsay.

Opinion on the man is divided between love and hate it seems. He was at the BKK open in London a few weeks back and in fairness with him it seems as though in Britain and Ireland we would see very little Martial Arts on television.