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On Christmas Day, Bihar chief
minister Nitish Kumar, reacting to
the national outcry over crimes
against women, urged girls to
learn the martial arts to defend
themselves. Now, the CM has
support from Bollywood's martial
arts champion, Akshay Kumar,
who has made plans to train his
newborn daughter, Nitara, in the
martial arts when she grows up.
"When Nitara is old enough, it
will be my responsibility to
personally train her in the martial
arts. I believe self-defence is
essential for every woman," says
Akshay, adding that this is the
need of the hour.
"All the fathers in this country
should do the same for their
daughters. Women are mentally
and emotionally stronger than
men, so why not make them
physically stronger and self-
reliant as well?" says Akshay,
who, having obtained a black
belt in Taekwondo in India, also
studied martial arts in Bangkok,
where he focused on Muay Thai,
a combat sport from Thailand.
As for the Bihar CM's statement
on martial arts, Akshay agrees
with him. "Nitish Kumar urging
girls to learn martial arts for self
defense and something that I've
been in favour of from a long
time (sic)," the actor wrote on
Twitter.
For a while now, Akshay has also
been pushing for martial arts
being made part of school and
college curricula. "In Singapore,
two or three years of army
training is compulsory for all
civilians. So in essence, every
person in that country can
double up as an army hand. Why
can't we also put our kids
through self-defence training?"
he says.
Akshay is involved in promoting
martial arts and already hosts the
annual Akshay Kumar Karate
Tournament in Mumbai. He is
also putting together a big-
budget film on the combat sports
that will kick off next year.
www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Akshay-Kumar-will-train-daughter-in-martial-arts/Article1-981812.aspx
minister Nitish Kumar, reacting to
the national outcry over crimes
against women, urged girls to
learn the martial arts to defend
themselves. Now, the CM has
support from Bollywood's martial
arts champion, Akshay Kumar,
who has made plans to train his
newborn daughter, Nitara, in the
martial arts when she grows up.
"When Nitara is old enough, it
will be my responsibility to
personally train her in the martial
arts. I believe self-defence is
essential for every woman," says
Akshay, adding that this is the
need of the hour.
"All the fathers in this country
should do the same for their
daughters. Women are mentally
and emotionally stronger than
men, so why not make them
physically stronger and self-
reliant as well?" says Akshay,
who, having obtained a black
belt in Taekwondo in India, also
studied martial arts in Bangkok,
where he focused on Muay Thai,
a combat sport from Thailand.
As for the Bihar CM's statement
on martial arts, Akshay agrees
with him. "Nitish Kumar urging
girls to learn martial arts for self
defense and something that I've
been in favour of from a long
time (sic)," the actor wrote on
Twitter.
For a while now, Akshay has also
been pushing for martial arts
being made part of school and
college curricula. "In Singapore,
two or three years of army
training is compulsory for all
civilians. So in essence, every
person in that country can
double up as an army hand. Why
can't we also put our kids
through self-defence training?"
he says.
Akshay is involved in promoting
martial arts and already hosts the
annual Akshay Kumar Karate
Tournament in Mumbai. He is
also putting together a big-
budget film on the combat sports
that will kick off next year.
www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Akshay-Kumar-will-train-daughter-in-martial-arts/Article1-981812.aspx
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