Mother-son duo win karate titles in world meet
Gitanjali J B had to wait for over 30 years to realise her childhood dream of becoming a karate exponent and she accomplished it in style.
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Chennai, July 11: Gitanjali J B had to wait for over
30 years to realise her childhood dream of becoming a karate
exponent and she accomplished it in style, combining with her
son Aryan Bhattacharjee to win in the Isshinryu Karate World
Championship held in the US.
The 36-year-old Gitanjali, an executive in a publishing
company here, won both the advanced Kata as well as Kubodu
(weapons) events after a fierce competition in the event held
in Pittsburgh from June 18 to 20.
Aryan won the trophy in the 6-8 year advanced category of
Kata competition, overcoming over 20 competitors.
He also finished third in Kubodu event in the 9-11 years
category, which he competed despite being underage, Ayyappan
Mani, Director and Instructor of BTF Isshinryu Karate
School, who trained the mother-son duo, said.
"It was my childhood dream to learn karate. I used to
watch my uncle perform karate and got attracted to the martial
art. But due to various reasons I could learn karate only two
years back when my son started learning it," Gitanjali said.
"We felt great when we won the titles in the world meet.”
There were over 600 competitors from 35 countries. We were not
expecting to win the title, but my teacher told me that we
could do it," she said.
Talking about karate, she said it was a misconception
that it was a violent sport.
"It trains one to be poised and concentrated not just in
stillness but also in action," Gitanjali said
Bureau Report
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