GKR Karate will always hold a special place in Sensei Ryan Marvin’s affections, but what about his desires away from the dojo? Shimbun spills the beans on another of Ryan’s romances…
Category: Interview
VIC-TORIOUS
Inspirational instructor Tom Colwill tells Shimbun how he found his commanding voice…
MASTER OF THE DARK ARTS
Brisbane-based black belt Brian Haupt tells Shimbun why blindness is no barrier to climbing a martial arts mountain…
BACK FROM THE BRINK
Shimbun meets the miracle man who fought to return to the dojo having stood at death’s door…
COVID SURVIVOR: “I WAS A BODY IN A BED”
Coronavirus conqueror Dawn Bevan shares her remarkable recovery story – and the part played by karate in it – with Shimbun.
DO FLAX SEEDS SERVE YOUR KARATE NEEDS?
Ahead of sharing a slice of her vegan life in Issue #4, Lucy Fisher provides a taste of why karateka should consider a plant-based diet.
‘YOU DON’T JUST JUMP TO BLACK BELT’
Young Samurai author and mixed martial artist Chris Bradford tells Shimbun how studying karate can help people to cope with life’s other challenges.
POWER RANGER COMES OF AGE
Team GB’s Joe Kellaway shares his origin story with Shimbun. Watch out for our exclusive interview with the Power Rangers-wannabe-turned-Olympic hopeful in a coming issue.
PANIC ATTACKED
On World Mental Health Day we flick back to Issue #2 to salute Linda Shanahan, a worried white belt who conquered crippling anxiety through karate.
FATHER FIGURE
From uncoordinated beginner to inspirational instructor, Sensei Tony Braiden tells Shimbun about the pride and pain of following in his daughters’ footsteps…