Unfortunately, after a year at the Taekwon-do club, and having achieved my yellow belt, it shut down, so I sought out something new and came across a Shotokan karate dojo and began training there.

After a year of training and achieving my orange belt in this style, I realised I was missing the type of training I had experienced with Taekwon-do and wanted to return to it. Tthankfully, I found Newlands Taekwon-do, where I have trained ever since. I began training under Carl Smullen and Stephen Smullen (who are still my coaches to this day) and after years of training and competing, was eventually promoted to black belt.

Not long after achieving my black belt, I started college, so I was unable to train at a high level, as a result I found Krav Maga (which has no competitive element). Although I was an experienced and accomplished martial artist and had competed and trained for several years, my first Krav Maga class opened my eyes to how much I still had to learn. After this, I began training in Krav Maga full time and have done since 2014. I certified as an instructor in early 2024.

Since making the transition full time to Krav Maga, I have also cross trained in both kickboxing and Muay Thai along the way to broaden my understanding of combat and martial arts, elements of which I now include in my Krav Maga training.