text: Jayanth was born in Hyderabad on 14 December 1962 to Vittal Reddy and Shivamma. He did his schooling from Vijaya School and later joined Mani Jeremiah High School. He completed his Intermediate from Aliya Junior College. Jayanth was a very good cricketer and used to also play soccer. It all started in 1976 when his brothers Krishna Reddy and Sridhar Reddy brought him a book on martial arts, which led him into the classes of traditional Karate. After four years of rigorous practice, he earned a Black Belt in karate but that did not stop him from exploring other material art forms as his fascination to deliver those high kicks in mid-air paved the way for the beginning of an epic journey into the world of Taekwondo. At the age of 12, he was inspired by Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon and one thing led to another.