Akshay has already trained 10 black belt Martial Artists.
Mumbai:
'Action Kumar' Akshay is gearing up for the release of Gabbar Is Back on the big screen, hoping to beat up the bad guys all the way to the bank. Off screen however martial art specialist is fighting another battle. One that he said he is determined to win.
"I teach Martial Arts to 300 girls every week - from corporate to media to house maids, everyone. But we don't have enough space. I am going to open more classes in the next couple of months. And it will all be free of cost," said Akshay in a press interaction recently.
Akshay has already trained 10 black belt Martial Artists and wishes to expand his group of teachers.
Akshay, who is a sixth degree black belt in Karate and has earned the title of Shihan or master instructor, also wants self-defence to become compulsory in every school. Earlier, in an interview to the Times of India he said, "Do you know that when the attacks of 26/11 happened at Leopold Cafe, there were 11 foreigners at that time, but not even one of them got injured as the moment they were attacked, they lay down on the floor, whereas the Indians did not know what to do and therefore got killed. When a grenade attack happens, it is the splinters that fly from it that hit you and kill you, but if you lie down on the ground, you can get saved. That is why countries like China, Hong Kong and Singapore train you on how to deal with difficult situations like fire, floods, attacks and even earthquakes. It is my dream that one day martial arts will become compulsory in schools for every child."
Some may say that the timing for this announcement is just in time for the release of Gabbar Is Back, but as long as it's for the greater good, we're sure people won't mind.
"I teach Martial Arts to 300 girls every week - from corporate to media to house maids, everyone. But we don't have enough space. I am going to open more classes in the next couple of months. And it will all be free of cost," said Akshay in a press interaction recently.
Akshay has already trained 10 black belt Martial Artists and wishes to expand his group of teachers.
Akshay, who is a sixth degree black belt in Karate and has earned the title of Shihan or master instructor, also wants self-defence to become compulsory in every school. Earlier, in an interview to the Times of India he said, "Do you know that when the attacks of 26/11 happened at Leopold Cafe, there were 11 foreigners at that time, but not even one of them got injured as the moment they were attacked, they lay down on the floor, whereas the Indians did not know what to do and therefore got killed. When a grenade attack happens, it is the splinters that fly from it that hit you and kill you, but if you lie down on the ground, you can get saved. That is why countries like China, Hong Kong and Singapore train you on how to deal with difficult situations like fire, floods, attacks and even earthquakes. It is my dream that one day martial arts will become compulsory in schools for every child."
Some may say that the timing for this announcement is just in time for the release of Gabbar Is Back, but as long as it's for the greater good, we're sure people won't mind.
