Rian convinced 70-year-old Sensei Malcolm Dorfman to show us his six pack!

Rian convinced 70-year-old Sensei Malcolm Dorfman to show us his six pack!

Malcolm Dorfman has practiced martial arts for six decades, and has reached the penultimate rank - 9th dan. 

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Malcolm Dorfman is a South African martial arts expert who has practiced Karate, Judo and Kendo for close to 60 years, winning many professional titles in that time. 

Early in his career, Malcolm introduced the discipline of Kendo to South Africans. As a result of his efforts, the South African Kendo Federation was established. 

At the 2017 Karatenomichi World Federation (KWF) World Congress in Malta, Malcolm was awarded 9th dan, the penultimate rank in martial arts. 

Along with his son Shane, Malcolm runs an established Karate school in Johannesburg North called Dorfman Karate. Malcolm talks to Rian about his career in martial arts, and the value he believes the discipline adds to his life. 

Malcolm talks to Rian about his career in martial arts, and about how he still has an impressive six-pack at his age.

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