Idai Makaya - born in 1974 in Lancaster, England - is an authority on Martial Arts Conditioning, Self Defence, Intermittent Fasting and Human Physical Performance.

He works in the development and promotion of private healthcare services and has worked in various senior management and executive roles within major international organisations - in countries as diverse as Britain, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Idai has a Degree in Biology & Chemistry and a Business & Marketing Diploma.

He has written two books and is also a freelance writer and columnist. Idai writes a regular Martial Arts Conditioning Column for Britain’s leading martial arts publication - Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine - and his articles and interviews on Health, Fitness and Self Defence regularly appear in a variety of magazines and newspapers.

Idai has worked with some of the World's most successful athletes in strength and endurance sport and also works closely with some of Britain's leading Doctors, Surgeons and Healthcare professionals - many of whom he collaborates with in his magazine and newspaper articles, interviews or publications projects.

Idai Makaya is a Black Belt holder in the Martial art of Taekwon-do and also trains in Thai Boxing and Western Kickboxing. He finished in 2nd Place in the 2003 British Heavyweight Taekwon-do Championships and is an advocate of Mental Conditioning and Visualisation Techniques to facilitate the achievement and attainment of one's True Potential.

Idai strongly believes in the Pressure-Testing of all scientific concepts relating to human performance - in order to determine their true effectiveness (as opposed to an unquestioning, dogmatic acceptance of the status quo). 

In his spare time Idai is a community volunteer for the Criminal Justice System, working with his local Youth Offending Team and he regularly engages in community fund-raising work. He diligently continues his research into all forms of Self-Improvement and Health Advancement - using a multiplicity of personal insights to assist him in developing useful articles and reading materials (which he hopes will be beneficial to all people in their unique quests for health and personal fulfilment).

Idai Makaya lives in England with his wife, daughter and son. He believes in God and respects all the world’s major religions.

Click here for Idai's Physical Fitness and Martial Arts Training History