Jonathan Harrison Kellar

Early Life

 Jonathan Harrison Kellar was born in Greenwich, East London 30* years ago. He was born into a typical British middle-class family, the son of a doctor and a nurse.

At the age of 3, the Kellar family relocated to Japan, where Kellar spent the first 7 years of his education in an International School in Tokyo. Although initially struggling due to dyslexia, he soon adapted and developed a keen interest in Religious Studies and History. He also excelled for the school swimming team, and gained his first experience of martial arts (see “Training” below)

At the age of 11 the Kellar family returned to England, settling in Croydon, South East London. Kellar attended private school. He remained a strong pupil, though he struggled to fit in with the other students due to, among other things, his love of comics and manga which he had developed during his time in Japan. This came to a head when, having been pushed too far by one bully, Kellar punched and locked his tormentor in what would later become his signature move, the “Kellar Klutch.” Although the parents of the bully pushed for his expulsion, Kellar was instead suspended for two weeks.

Following this incident, Kellar kept his nose clean. Channelling his anger and frustration into representing the school at Rugby, Water Polo and swimming. He also appeared in a number of school productions and participated in the debating society. Remaining a strong pupil, he was eventually accepted into Oxford University to read Law and Japanese, though he delayed his admission and took a gap year, returning to Japan.

