Sensei Sheryn Gung has over three decades of experience in Martial Arts and Self-Defence, holding a Third Degree Black Belt in Traditional Gōjū Ryū Karate and Level 6 Completion of the Art in Balintawak Arnis Cuentada. This is supported by over two decades of experience in the Natural Health and Wellness field, primarily as an Oriental Health Practitioner and Empowerment Coach.

Sheryn has empowered 100s of girls and women in her Self-Defence techniques, strategies and frameworks. She is the creator of Transformational Self-Defence and Martial Arts (TSDMA), a pioneering approach to emotional healing that fuses Self-Defence, Martial Arts, Traditional East Asian Medicine and Empowerment Coaching. She is passionate about helping spiritual women transform charged emotions like anger and frustration into calm confidence, clarity and control - and claim their birth right of High Frequency, Whole Being empowerment.

Transformational Self-Defence and Martial Arts (TSDMA) is the work of Sheryn's life, and is forged from lived experience. As a young girl, she struggled with low self-worth and chronic anger until she embraced karate: a pivotal moment that became the gateway to deep, lasting transformation. Over years of dedicated training, Sheryn was able to turn her charged emotions into confidence, inner power, self-love... and curiously, connection with the Feminine Divine.

Sheryn achieved her Junior Black Belt at seventeen and has since advanced to 3rd Dan in Traditional Gōjū Ryū Karate (Gōjū Kensha lineage). She is currently preparing for her 4th Dan Grading in September 2026. She also holds Level 6 Completion in the Art of Balintawak Arnis Cuentada, (Filipino stick-fighting), alongside ongoing study in Nei Chia Chinese Internal Kung Fu, including T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Ba Mu Zhang, Swimming Dragon Ba Gua Zhang (Chen Pan Ling Style), and Qi Gong.

Complementing her martial path is over twenty years of experience in the health and wellness field, particularly in the Oriental Health Arts of Shiatsu, Japanese Needle Therapy and Moxibustion, and also as a Spiritual Coach specialising in Women’s Empowerment. This rare integration of disciplines underpins her powerful, holistic work.

Sheryn is an accomplished writer and presenter, with articles published in a range of magazines and professional journals, and has been a select Wellness Expert for WellBeing TV and Magazine.

Sheryn is the creator of (TSDMA), where Self-Defence and Martial Arts serve as a powerful vehicle for emotional healing and inner transformation. TSDMA is the core of her Signature Program, 'Warrior Emerging', where spiritual women transform to High Frequency, Whole Being Empowerment in just four months.

As a speaker, Sheryn delivers a compelling blend of authority, warmth, conviction, humour and lived wisdom. More than inspiration, her presentations equip audiences with practical TSDMA tools so they can take their first steps to reclaiming their power.


Sheryn's Signature Talk, 'Warrior Within' (and her more intimate 'Warrior Awakening' Workshop) is perfect for Women’s Leadership Events, Women's Health, Wellness and Personal Development Conferences, and Women's Retreats.