When I was a child taking my first karate lesson, I never would have thought it would have turned into such a huge part of my life. “Be who you needed when you were younger” - Ayesha Siddiqi. 

I started as a young child which developed into a group of friends that were inseparable. We traveled for tournaments, demonstrations, and normal kid play days.

I earned my first black belt in karate at age 12 then proceeded to train in kung fu and tai chai. However, I missed the harder style of karate. I changed schools and eventually became a helper on the mat.

I received 1st Degree Black Belt in 2008. As I climbed my way through the ladder as a helper, I was promoted to Joshu (Assistant Instructor). I tested for 2nd degree in the summer of 2012 at which time I was promoted to Deshi (Sensei in training). In early fall of 2019, I was promoted to Sensei (Instructor).

I currently work for my father as a brick laborer and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to work with my dad. While working for my dad, I would teach when I could and continually gave back to my community. In the summer of 2023, I was promoted to 3rd degree black belt. 

With all of these accolades packed under my belt, I was still missing one huge goal I set for myself since I was a child, being a martial arts dojo owner. With this always in the back of mind, I started developing my own curriculum from what I’ve learned over the years from different places, people, and styles, of which I feel like would be easy to learn, yet challenging, exciting, and easy to implement into a self-defense situation for the ‘if’ in life.

With my background above and the meaning behind why I opened Viper Martial Arts, I invite you reach out and start your journey of the martial arts.