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Talking to 17 year-old karate and martial arts dynamo, Harleen Kaur, you can tell immediately that the sport is interconnected with the spirit. Only emanating enthusiasm for taking the World Title this year in the WMKF world championships - taking place on the 1^st May - it seems lightness and buoyancy has grown inside her for every accolade Harleen has claimed: she is the UK All Stars champion, winner of the silver in the former WMKF’s world championship, has been shortlisted for the Asian Woman of Achievements Awards 2016, and recently qualified as a Second Dan Black Belt, to *modestly* name but a few. As Harleen explained, “it is not necessarily the professional pride of the sport that attracts, but the personal development it allows. You get an incredible sense of self discipline and determination, and that helps you feel more defined as an individual.” This is why Harleen is such a passionate advocate for more women sparring: “it really builds up your confidence from day to day to day, as well as making you a fitter person,” she continued. “In a post-modern age where gender roles are equal, it’s strange you don’t see more women making more of this social opportunity.” Harleen currently trains with the Jason Murray’s Martial Arts School in Bradford, and hopes one day to open her own academy so she can lead more women, including those from the Asian community, to enjoy the benefits of the striking sport: “when I qualified to represent England” she told us, “it was confirmed that I was actually the first Asian female to do so. It would be great to have more diversity: I hope having an institute of my own will help more people to get healthy in a way that is amazing and fun!” As committed to the cause of her physical art as she is to the actual karate, Harleen not only emerges a promising fighter, but a rising star in the sports profession.

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