Before the Second World War, few westerners had ever heard of the Japanese sport of karate, with its own rules, its own customs. But one young Englishman, Martin Hawkins, studied it when he lived and worked in Japan. So skilled was he that it wasn’t long before he was a black belt champion.

The war broke out and Martin was forced to return home, little knowing that his expertise in karate was going to save his life one day.

Story: Feldwick

Art: ENRIQUEZ

Cover: Ian Kennedy