South African Sanette Smit is a 6th-Dan Black Belt and one of the highest graded women in the world. She has been involved in karate and self defence for more than 25 years and was the first ever South African female manager to take a women's karate team to compete overseas in a world championship event. Sanette has been Senior All-Styles Head Coach in her part of the country since 1996, and was South Africa's sportswoman of the year in 1998. Consultant Harry Cook has been training in the martial arts for 35 years, and his wide range of experience includes Japanese, Chinese and Thai martial arts. He is a 4th-dan karateka, is Chief Instructor of the Seijinkai Karate-do Association, and holds an instructor's certificate in Muy Thai. He is widely published as an author of books and articles on martial arts.