My Background has been a relatively active one. I started Taekwondo when I was 5 (Reaching 3rd Dan Black Belt ), competed on a national level for sparring, Co-Founded and instructed at my own Taekwondo Club at Saint Kentigern College for 5 years+.
Later I moved into Muay Thai and Brazilian JiuJitsu. In between the martial arts, there was youth track, basketball, calisthenics, going to the gym, swimming, yoga, and plenty of gardening (my dad grew up on a flower farm and his definition of a medium sized garden is different from most).
Movement wasn’t just something I did, it was how I understood myself.
However, between the ages of 18 and 24, I ruptured both Achilles tendons (on separate occasions), suffered a spiral ankle fracture, underwent toe tendon surgery, and broke my thumb. Most of them were sport-related.
Each significant injury forced a full reset and reflection period. I came to ask the same question: how do I put myself back together properly, progress sustainably, without losing the ability to train hard long-term?
The accumulation of these experiences became influential in the way I train now and the foundation of how I coach. Train hard, but train with structure, foresight, and respect for the body you want to keep using for decades.
Outside the gym, I also work as a Senior Account Manager in digital marketing which has taught me how to think in systems, manage constraints, and prioritise what actually moves the needle.
The beginning of a 19-year journey.
Added team sports to the mix.
First bodyweight strength training.
Eastern & Inter Zone selection.
International medal at 13.
National level competition.
Trained hard. Won early. Wasn't building a body that could keep up.
First major setback.
Plate and screws required.
Saint Kentigern TKD. 6 years.
Plate and screws out.
Full rupture. Long recovery.
Other leg. Another reset.
"How do I keep training for decades — without breaking down every few years?"
19 years. 3rd Dan. Time to evolve.
New discipline. Different demands.
Still training. Still learning.
After everything — still moving.
CPT certified. Active BJJ. Training smarter.
"My focus is helping people avoid getting stuck in the injury-recovery loop. Not by training less — but by training with structure, foresight, and respect for the body they want to keep using for decades."
