Excelsior Sports Correspondent
PAHALGAM, Feb 20: About 120 players, including girls of different age groups participated in the Second Winter Camp organised by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Unified Martial Arts (JKAUMA) at world famous tourist resort of Pahalgam, where the night temperature remained several degrees below normal.
The four-day Winter Camp was organized by JKAUMA under its ‘Drugs out, Sports In’ initiative, which has been launched by the Academy to promote healthy living through Martial Arts in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Winter Camp, for which participants were flagged off from Gindun Stadium on Saturday concluded yesterday evening.
Lauding the initiative taken by JKAUMA to promote healthy living though martial arts, Advisor to the Governor, K Vijay Kumar said sports culture should be encouraged to channelize the energy of the youth positively.
“Youth have not been exposed to the culture of camping and such events will give them an opportunity to meet and interact with kids from other parts of the State,” Kumar said.
Kumar further said all possible help will be extended to JKAUMA for hosting sports activities, including national tournaments in the State.
The organizers of the Winter Camp said that the event was organized in the run-up to prepare the players for various district, state, national and international events in 2019.
“Various Martial Art forms, including Jeet Kune Do, Tong IL Moo Do, Taekwondo, Kubo, Karate, Grappling, and besides six other styles were taught during the camp,” Rameez Khan, who is the General Secretary of JKAUMA, said.
Meanwhile, Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez said he is really happy to see that kids are actively participating in such Martial art events.
“Such camps will help in giving a platform to the students to showcase their talent,” he added.
Secretary, J&K State Sports Council Dr Naseem Javaid Chaudhary also lauded the initiative taken by the Academy.
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