Shaina West taught herself martial arts by watching Youtube recovering from a motorcycle accident. The videos she posted went viral and ‘The Samurider’ was born.
Englishman and karateka James Pankiewicz came to Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate, for his wife and to open a Dojo and the immensely popular Dojo Bar.
Tharoth Sam, 26, is the first female fighter in Cambodian Bokator. She is also an MMA fighter and became a movie star starring in the big screen blockbuster, Jailbreak.
Australian Michael No, who lives and works in Japan, trains at a 900 year old Yabusame school and performs traditional horseback archery during a shinto ritual.