Shelim Ali will compete in the veterans category at the European Karate Championships in October.
Shelim Ali, from Bristol, has been training and teaching martial arts in the city for almost 30 years.
The black belt joined Scorpion Karate Academy in Eastville as a teenager, and has gone on to progress as a senior instructor teaching between 50 and 60 students. "To be here now, to be able to be fit, ready to fight and to be selected for the European Championships is phenomenal," he said. “If you know you’ve got the opportunity to have a second chance at life, just grasp it with both hands. That’s what I’m trying to do," he added."I want to get that out the way, have no excuse and give it all I’ve got. It's an exciting journey ahead."Last year, Mr Ali launched the Knives Down, Guards Up self-defence campaign in Bristol.
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