When I was a child I did Karate for years, I progressed through the grades and while I wasnt good at sparing I learned all the fixed positions and had a lot of fun.

When I was at university I studied a couple of different martial arts as a fitness regime, I did some Jeet Kune Do, some Thai Kwon Do and Kick Boxing.

I think I’d really, really like to learn Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do, though I’m pretty sure there are no dojos or schools near me, maybe not in the whole of Northern Ireland.

I’d love to learn martial arts in the widest possible sense though, strategy, military maneouvres, personal defense and all of the philosophy and thought that accompanies it.