Karl and his his present wife, Yvette Fielding, got engaged on a live
broadcast and were married soon afterwards.
Karl holds a 4th dan in Ryukyu Kempo and Wado Ryu Karate-Do styles and has trained in Iaido, Silum Kung Fu, Wing Chun and Thai Boxing.
Has one daughter, Mary, with Fielding, and a stepson, William, from
Fielding's first marriage.
Karl is an actual Japanese samurai. At the tender age of just seven, Karl started training under the legendary Otsu Maeda Sensei and became a current World Full Contact Martial Arts Champion in 1994.