- Mark is a Shotokan Karate black belt and has taught karate for many years.
- Mark's father is the late Eric Valentine Mathieson, stage name Mark Shelley, Fight Director, Sword Master and Actor. He appeared in numerous productions including Charlie Bubbles with Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, again with Albert Finney, and early episodes of Coronation Street to name a few. His last appearance was in the film In The Name Of The Father with Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite. Mark Shelley was a member of the now defunct Society of British Fight Directors, which later became The British Academy Of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC) and was the founder of the Irish Dramatic Combat Academy (IDCA).
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