Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: The fourth State Tong IL Moo Do Championship was kick-started at S K Indoor Stadium, here today.
Three international trainers from United States of America taught students from different schools and colleges self-defence after the inauguration of the state event.
About 500 students from different parts of the state are participating in the Championship, which is being organized by J&K State Tong IL Moo Do Association.
Several top players, who have represented their states and country at various national and international events, dazzled the audience with their entertaining demonstrations. Besides martial arts, traditional dance performance-including Kashmiri Rouf and Punjabi dance were performed by the students of Linton Hall School. The martial arts demonstrations were given by Muzaffar Taekwondo Club.
The schools which participated in the event, included Iqbal Memorial, Shah-i-Hamdan Educational Institute, Linton Hall, R P School Zainakote, Tibetain School, Saadi Memorial Institute, Army Goodwill School Sopore, Sopore Public School and SSM Higher Secondary School.
Lauding the state Association for organizing the state event, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, Haseeb Mughal, who was the guest of honour said more such events should be held in the valley so that local youth could showcase their talent.
Mr Mughal also appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Unified Martial Arts (JKAUMA) for organizing the self-defence session by international masters from USA in the Stadium.
“About 500 students from all 10 districts of Kashmir valley and two districts from Jammu region participated in the state Tong IL Moo Do championship. The state event is in the run up to prepare students in the upcoming national and international events,” said Omar Gassi, President of J&K State Tong IL Moo Do Association.
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