Once a photojournalist, now a combat sports trainer

Ajay Joshi’s journey shows how discipline and consistency can positively shape a life in unexpected ways.

Ajay Joshi’s story begins in Lagankhel, Lalitpur, with no indication it would someday lead to international championships and a life influenced by combat sports. Growing up in a middle-class family as the eldest of three siblings, he experienced the loss of his mother nearly thirty years ago due to diabetes, while his father managed a business to support the family. Now married and a father to a 10-year-old son, Joshi’s life has taken a different path from that of many of his peers. His journey did not commence inside a ring but started behind a camera.