Girls learn karate at training camp
The Tribune, Our Correspondent

Kangra, January 12
A nine-day national-level winter Karate camp was held at Gupt Ganga
here in which 200 girls from 40 different schools of the state were
being given training in martial art.

This was done keeping in view the escalation in crime and recent
attacks on women in public in the country.

The state government decided to impart martial art to girls in the
age group of 11 to 14 years so that they could protect them selves.

The camp has been organised by Jun Do Kan Goju Ryu Karate Federation
of India As many as 375 karate trainees are taking part in the camp.

Under this programme more than 4,000 girls from different schools are
likely to be trained. Five girls were selected from each school to
attend the camp thus 200 girls along with 30 instructors are
attending the camp. It is for the first time that the girls were
allowed to attend such camps.

Besides these students, about 145 other senior karate trainees from
various parts of North India were also learning the skill under
trained instructors of the federation. Technical director of the
federation Surender Kumar Thakur was heading the team.