Over 100 students participated from across the district at Ashiara Karate Grading contest held on Sunday at community centre in Shivalik Nagar. The students demonstrated their skills in Martial Arts for White, Yellow, Black, Orange, Green and Blue Belt gradings.
Inaugurating the grading meet, the Haridwar SSP Krishna Kumar V K said, “These days everyone must learn the techniques of self defense and for women and girls it is utmost important to know this good self defence technique to safeguard themselves from anti-social elements of society. Karate builds up self confidence in the women and makes them fearless.”
The national secretary of the organisation Ashiara Karate Mix Martial Arts, Pankaj Kumar said, “The organisation runs classes in 15 states of India wherein children in the age group from three to 18 years are taught the techniques of fight, cross and self defence in the basic course.”
The state secretary Amit Chaudhary said that nearly 150 students were participating in the event and that the winners shall get a chance to participate in the tournament slated to be held in Kolkata in June.