Danielle is one of two instructors at Black Country Shotokan Karate Club in the West Midlands.

Danielle started training in 1997 aged 6 at Bradley Shotokan Karate Club with Wayne Hadley Sensei. Three years later the club got passed to a new instructor due to Wayne Sensei suffering from an injury. Her new sensei merged the club with his own and this is when her training with A.S.K.C began. One year later she went on to achieve her 1st Dan at the age of 10 under Dave Sharkey Sensei. She achieved 3rd Dan in 2014 after 18 years of training and a short break due to injury. During her time with A.S.K.C she has taken part in many courses including a weekend training session with Scott Langley Sensei. In 2014 she competed in a local competition winning 1st place in both kumite and kata and a trophy for best female all-rounder. After a lot of thought the decision was made to open her own dojo- Black Country Shotokan, affiliated to the WTKO with her fellow karate-ka. Unfortunately due to their decision to join the WTKO their Sensei expelled both of them from the A.S.K.C. However she is looking forward to what the future will bring and is confident that with the support from the HDKI her club will go from strength to strength.