Anita Kareem Mixed Martial Arts

Anita Karim is a professional Mixed Martial Artist hailing from the beautiful valley of Hunza Northern Areas of Pakistan. Mixed Martial Arts is an extremely challenging sport for females that combines techniques of grappling, striking and wrestling. After winning International awards by Anita Karim and her brother Uloomi Karim Mixed Martial Arts become very popular in Pakistan.

Anita Karim is the only female Mixed Martial Art Fighter in Pakistan. She starts her practising in Tackwondo at an early age in Hunza with her brothers. As a female and brought up in a village with very limited resources and in conservative society, it's really honoured her family for their support and courage. She has performed Mixed Martial Arts nationally and internationally in the last few years and won Gold and silver medals. She got strong support from her doorstep to pursue her career.

Anita Karim express her feeling in her interview that “Before going to fight I had one thought on my mind that I have to win, not for myself but for other females which are always considered weak in our society, I want to tell everyone that this sport is for men and female alike. We are strong and defend ourselves by learning these sports.” Due to her hard work now the entire world knows her as Pakistan’s 1st Female Pro MMA athlete. Anita Karim has competed and won in submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Pro-Muay Thai and Pro-MMA. No other female athlete in the country has been able to do that so far.

Anita has proved that we female do anything if we are ambitious and focus on our interest. Family support definitely matters but our individual will also count a lot to achieve our target.

In Pakistan, pursuing a career as a mixed martial art as a professional is very challenging. Anita usually practices her routine exercise with her brother because there are not many girls in mixed martial arts with whom she can practice. Not in our country most of the countries consider it as just fight and they never consider it beyond but it is the best practice of fitness and relaxation of human body.

Anita Karim is the inspiration for girls of her generation and for the next generation of our country. Parents should think about this field for their daughters and sons both because it’s very important for fitness as well as for their self-defence. Nowadays self-defence and safety of our kids is a big question mark in our country

Anita Karim and her three brothers Ulommi Karim, Ehtisham Karim and Ali Sultan persuading the same career and perform very well for the nation. Anita and her brothers founded the mixed martial art gym Fight Fortress which is the first MMA Training Center in Pakistan. Fight Fortress is Pakistan’s leading martial arts research and training facility.