martial arts

Shraddha Rangarh, a 20-year-old kickboxing champion from Haryana, overcame financial struggles, gender bias, and no support to rank No. 5 in the world. With multiple gold medals and a self-made career, her story is a reminder that determination is the mother of all sports.

Trained in Karate and national award winning champion, Kaushav Sanyal, a police constable in West Bengal believes that no girl should go without a basic knowledge of self-defence.

The 25-year-old’s story is akin to every sportsperson in India who didn’t have a godfather and struggled before garnering national limelight.

Already India's U-14 taekwondo champion, 14-year-old Shreya Jadhav aims to represent India and clinch gold in taekwondo at the 2024 Olympics.

With her hard work and dedication, Aishwarya is redefining the norms of a 3,000-year-old martial art form that was otherwise largely practiced by only men. Here’s her inspiring story.

Women won’t sit around and put up with behaviour that in any way attempts to outrage their modesty.They won’t back down, they will fight back.

Pooja Harsha has trained under international coaches and is now ready to teach this sport to Indian women.

The Akhada (arena) imparts training to women and girls and prepares them to protect themselves in any adverse situation in life.

For Anand Mouli Patnaik, teaching martial arts to the profoundly deaf children is both challenging and exciting. Such physical activities make a big difference to the children’s lives, he says.

Meenakshi Gurukkal was first introduced to Kalaripayattu by her father at an exhibition performance when she was 7 years old.