In my youth, I was like many other young enthusiastic kids a big fan of soccer. My soccer-career ended up by an injury. The search for a different sport, that brings the physical fitness up again, was not very easy. I have started many things, and dropped it again. Until one day, probably more randomly I went with a friend to an international karate tournament in Bottrop. It was probably our curiosity because we know karate only from television and many myths about these martial arts. That was the kick of one of my best decisions in my life.

Werner Kottig,   Head of Information Technology (Technical College)