Graham Kavanagh, of Dale Street, off Nunnery Lane, is a specialist exercise instructor and runs his own business, Graham Fit Personal Training.
Aged 50, he’s been selected as the only person from York and possibly the whole of Yorkshire, to go to Thailand this year to train at the prestigious Buddhai Swan institute of swordsmanship in Ayutthaya.
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He said: “Going to Thailand is a privilege, as very few westerners are granted the opportunity.
“I will be training to the highest levels under Thai masters.
“I became a student of Krabi Krabong – one of three forms of Thai martial arts in Manchester.
“Krabi Krabong is the Royal warrior art and Thai weapons system and there is more than just fighting to it, there’s also the discipline, culture and education of this rare martial…
