- Indus International School, Bengaluru, shines out in Kumite Karate Championship 2019
- students brought home 6 medals – Gold, Silver, and Bronze
- The Championship was organized by Okinawa Shorin Ryu KIAI, the largest martial arts organization in India
Bengaluru, Feb 16th, 2019: An educated mind in a fit body is what Indus International School Bangalore (IISB) focuses on, ensuring to offer a holistic development to its students. Staying true to its ideology of providing whole-education not at the cost of academic rigor, Indus International School Bangalore excelled at Okinawa Shorin Ryu KIAI national level Kumite Karate Championship that was held recently at AMC Institution Auditorium, Bannerghatta, Bangalore.
Okinawa Shorin Ryu KIAI Karate – Do Federation of India (the largest martial arts organization) – had conducted a national level exclusive Kumite Karate Championship that saw students of Indus Bengaluru win 2 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals, and 2 Bronze in Kumite (fight).
All the medal winners are from Grade 11 programme of IBDP. Aaryaman Verma and Aryan Saigal won the Silver medal while Fardeen Hans and Yogeshwar Guntur Naidu brought to school the Gold medals. Rakshit Sathyamurthi and Vinay Narsimha respectively won the Bronze.
“I have been training in Karate at Indus International School, Bengaluru for the last 4 years. For the Championship I trained for two hours every day after my school hours. I am grateful to my parents and school for this achievement.”said Fardeen Hans who won the Gold medal.
The Karate coach Mr Sampanna Khedlekar is jubilant with the victory. “The students had to train for 2 hours daily, after attending a rigorous school schedule for almost seven hours. As a part of the training strategy, it was important to provide participating students with the mental tools so that they can learn to manage their own performance and create their optimal level of mental readiness. Strategies such as goal setting, imagery, thought management, and emotional control were scientifically taught through practical exercises during the daily practice sessions. Based on the practice outcomes, the routines were refined during the pre-competition phase prior to the “big event”. Their diets were carefully designed and monitored. All the long hours of training have paid off!”
Began in the year 2003 at Bangalore The Indus International School started with 135 students subsequently grown to sustain and ensure the students of their excellent learning experience, The School is one of the largest school in bengalore with over 1200 students from many countries and majority are residing on campus.
