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Late Shri Janardan Mishra :- Father of Martial Arts Therapy for disabled in Varanasi

In Varanasi the Martial Art Therapy concept was started by Late Shri Janardan Mishra in late 80s .  This was never an experiment but yes a confidence . He started this therapy on the paralyzed children struggling with polio etc . The result was extremely outstanding , children not became confident of doing things better but also they got tremendous improvement in there particular problem as well such as a polio suffering kid was found to have more power, flexibility in the effected leg. Late  Shri Janardan Mishra use to conduct these free classes which provided a lot  of smiles to many . As Late Shri Janardan Mishra was himself an expert martial artist, a black belt degree holder in Taekwondo so he was extremely capable of motivating the  disabled children by all kinds such as kicking , punching as well as using special equipment such as Nan Chaku , Lathi etc and children can perform from a lot of varieties and  options . Martial arts therapy is a conc...

Pita Taufatofua"s Lesson of Taekwondo spirit for a country like India

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Pita Nikolas Taufatofua lives in Brisbane, Australia but chose to represent Tonga, a Polynesian island nation with a population of 105,000, because that is where his father comes from. But in India if a an athlete wants to do so , may asked to to give a No Objection Certificate  it might take a good time enough to divert the mind , to feel demotivated. He has failed to qualify for three previous Olympics occasions and suffered a slate of serious injuries, including six broken bones and three torn ligaments, on the long road to Rio. But having finally made it, he was handed the honor of carrying the Tongan flag in the parade of nations wearing nothing but a ta'ovala, or Tongan mat. Is it so that Indian athlete can not show such a dedication to be an Olympian ? Being a Taekwondo athlete for a dedicated decade I will claim there is nothing like this .  There are players who are a star performer and been for 15 years and so but the in-house poli...