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10 Facts About Riaz Amin

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Riaz Amin is a British Bangladeshi martial artist who practices Shotokan Karate and Filipino Martial Arts.

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Riaz Amin is the current World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation World Championships champion.

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At the age of five, Riaz Amin started martial arts in Shotokan Karate with Alton Brown and Joe Anderson of Toyakwai Karate Association.

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Riaz Amin then started competing at local, national and international competitions.

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Riaz Amin won various gold medals such as The English Open and Southern Regional Championships.

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Since starting karate, Riaz Amin has competed in many major competitions.

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On 2 December 2012, at the age of 14, Riaz Amin entered his first full contact tournament at the British World Escrima-Kalis-Arnis Federation Tournament and became the Single Stick Cadet fighter of the day British champion.

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In July 2014, Riaz Amin became a Cadet's squad member for Great Britain and was given the opportunity to compete in the WEKAF World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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Riaz Amin beat a Hungarian opponent in the final to become the world champion.

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In September 2014, Riaz Amin was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network.