Sensei Agnes Ashlin, Nicknamed “Ashlee” a Karate athlete.

How did Ashlee develop your fondness for karate?

Ashlee’s grandfather was a staunch martial art enthusiast whose inspiration and strong desire to make her a good sportsperson is a reason why she started learning karate. Sensei  Ashlee began her karate career on March 22, 2008, when she was in the third grade.

What drew you to Karate out of all other sports?

As her grandfather’s dream, Ashlee won the gold medal in the Fighting category and a bronze medal in the Forms category at the first championship in 2009.

At what age did you start learning karate?

Despite being a toddler, Ashlee was often willing and showed perseverance and tenacity to spend a lot of time on her training to reach her goals and destination.  Competitions have always been a passion for sensei Ashlee who remained always a very tough competitor for the other participants.

What is your style and what rank do currently hold in karate?

The 12 state-level gold medals are proof that Agnes Ashlin has tacitly become Ashlee in her triumphant triumph in her category, two of which were in the senior category.  She also represented Kerala in the most number of National competitions (6 times) representation her State.  Although she was able to reach the 5th position at the National level, she was not lucky enough to win her dream gold, which she is eagerly waiting for.

What was the highest prize you won?

She won gold in the JSKA Karate World Cup, Asian, International, Indo-Sri Lanka Cup, South Asian Cup, and many more.  In 2019, she got the opportunity to get direct guidance from the veteran masters in Japan, the cradle of karate as part of her studies is a golden feather in the cap of this little genius.

How did you get to this position and how was the journey being in this sport?

Today’s Ashlee is the result of the support and the constant encouragement provided by the parents’ Mason Baiju and Smitha.

If you ask Sensei Ashlee about her biggest wish or dream, she will say with a firm smile and firm conviction that its  “Olympics for India”.

Who’s been an inspiration for you throughout the sports journey? What motivates you the most about the profession as an athlete?

My sensei is currently Black Belt 3rd DAN from Japan. She is a competitor, a coach, administrative secretary at Japan Karate-Do Shitoryu Shinbukan India. She is also a graduate in English literature. In other words, if karate is for self-transformation, then the lifeblood of that karate was given to her by her karate master Ranjit Shinbukan, an Indian chief of SHINBUKAN Karate School. He is her inspiration and always motivates her to see Karate as her profession and lifeblood

Does you have a favorite Sensei? Do you you something you want everyone to learn?

We all know the name of a great Karate master, teacher of a World Champion, Inoue Yoshimi sensei, he is my Sensei’s favorite master. We must all learn the simplicity of a great master. Always learn to show the respect that the KARATE life. BUDO SPIRIT teaches.