Based in Oxfordshire,and run by Mary Stevens. Athena Karate offers karate classes from four years old upwards and including adult classes of all ages. Our club is inclusive and friendly and we’re passionate about what we do and keen to meet the needs of our students regardless of their levels of knowledge or fitness.
To see a full video interview with Mary, click here.
Meet Mary Stevens
Mary is a 4th dan in karate under the British Combat Karate Association. full professional member of the National Federation for Personal Safety (NFPS) and a former secondary school teacher. She has degrees from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes (History and English respectively).
A PGCE, and multiple fitness and personal training qualifications. She is the author of ‘Warrior Monkeys’- a series of children’s books published by Oxford University Press. She project-manages for FairFight – a Dutch NGO which empowers young women in India and Zimbabwe through the teaching of martial arts and self-protection.
