Shiv tells Awakening, “I was forever doing some sort of sport, camogie, horse-riding, athletics, gym….a few friends of mine got into Thai Boxing and I went to see them fight a few times, back of my head I kept saying, I really want to try this, but took me ages to work up the courage….eventually I went to my first class, couldn’t move for two days after but couldn’t wait to get back to my next class. Started out training for fitness and fun and next thing I knew, I was in the ring. 8 years on I’m still training and loving every minute of it.”