“Karl first started training in Ninjitusu in 1993. In 1998, Karl moved to Auckland to train under the late Sensei Michael Gent where he was awarded his black belt later that year. In 1999, Sensei Michael Gent introduced John Will of Will-Machodo BJJ to Maai Hyoshi Dojo’s and NZ, Karl found the ground fighting aspects of this art dynamic and interesting, and was amazed on how extremely well BJJ complemented the Maai Hyoshi fighting systems.

Since that time Karl has been a keen BJJ enthusiast and regularly partakes in trips to Melbourne and Johns yearly seminars. He also teaches specialist BJJ classes in Auckland central.

Karl enjoys taking an holistic approach to all fighting systems, and fully embraces BJJ as an integral part of his martial arts training”