Without missing a beat, Mairi - a medal-winning Wadokai karate enthusiast, who is also proficient in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing - calmly looked at the man before leaping into action.

For most shoppers who have popped to their corner shop for a chocolate treat or some last-minute ingredients for dinner, the appearance of an armed robber would be the stuff of nightmares.

The purple belt is the third of five belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. (Black is the highest ... She f*cked that karate man.” He ...

Fast forward to present day, thanks to the Valente Brothers training, the octogenarians have earned their black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. “It ended up being the best thing personally that I ...

A black belt shopper wearing heels stopped an armed robbery at a convenience store by karate kicking the assailant. Wadokai karate enthusiast Mairi Kerin, 42, hit and kicked the man after he told ...

If you were a robber targeting a convenience store the last thing you want to encounter is a shopper with a black belt in karate. A would-be thief went into LOCO Convenience Store in Hadley Park ...

On March 3, 2023, Dr Mairi Kerin - who is a black belt in karate - chased a man who had been threatening a member of staff at LOCO Convenience Store in Hadley Park Road. According to police ...

A have a go hero used her karate skills to send a would-be robber ... Luckily, Mairi is a black belt and did not hesitate to use her skills to come to the man’s aid, aiming a couple of well ...

"If you tell somebody you are a tattoo artist or you do tattoos, they are like, 'another Black tattoo artist,'" Carter said. "I guess we were projected as not being very good." After being ...