Ex-squash player Azlan’s kids getting their kicks in jiujitsu

Small wonders: Seven-year-old Ava Aaliya Azlan (right) and five-year-old Luca Iskandar Azlan pose with their professor Mehdi Bagheri after winning gold medals in the World Youth Jiujitsu Championships in the United Arab Emirates.

PETALING JAYA: It is a common expectation for children to follow in their parents’ footsteps but in the case of former squash international Azlan Iskandar, it was a different scenario.

Azlan is a legendary figure in the wall-bashing world, but his children are making their mark in the field of martial arts – Brazilian jiujitsu.