Chitah Yajnesh Shetty (President of Chitah JKD Global Sports Federation & Empty Hand Combat India and instructor to over 200 Bollywood and Hollywood stars),

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    India’s largest Martial Arts Fest to be held at Lavasa

Martial art practitioners from 6 countries and 14 Indian states to display their exemplary skills

Mumbai, April 3, 2014: Lavasa, the planned hill city will play host to India’s largest Martial Arts fest from 18^th to 20^th April 2014. Leading Indian and international exponents of various martial art forms like Chitah Yajnesh Shetty (President of Chitah JKD Global Sports Federation & Empty Hand Combat India and instructor to over 200 Bollywood and Hollywood stars), Sifu Cosmo Zimik ((Director of  Empty Hand Warrior – Juveniles Mentor Program, USA and Coach For Olympic Games, renowned trainer of Law Enforcement agencies, Military personnel etc) will lead a team of martial art instructors from 6 countries and 14 Indian states.

Lavasa is staging the 3-day fest-cum-workshop in partnership with Chitah JKD Global Sports Federation which operates 31 centers across 22 states in India. The objective of the festival is to promote Lavasa as a sporting destination. A number of academies catering to rowing, hockey, tennis, badminton and golf are slated to open at Lavasa over the next few years.     

The core idea of the martial arts fest is to gather discerning groups (who are into martial arts and who have an aspiration to learn the art) and conduct workshops, exhibits for them at Lavasa. The fest is three dimensional with –

·         Martial Arts festivity, which will entail décor, graphical tours, walk-through, exhibition and skill showcasing for martial arts enthusiasts

·         Professional Seminars and workshops which will entail professional shows experts, program on self defense etc. like Kick boxing, Karate, Jeet Kune Do and Kalaripayattu to name a few of them

·         Children’s camp for learners

More than 125 participants have already registered to attend the fest where practitioners will showcase their skills in various martial art forms. The festival will cater to Martial art practitioners offering a platform for talent showcasing. It will also have Workshop and Seminars for the beginners and enthusiasts who are keen to know more about martial art as well as participate in brief sessions. Participants will get certification on successful completion of workshops and seminars.

Details of the Programme:

·         Date: 18^th to 20^th April 2014

·         3 day 2 night residential program with certification – Rs. 8000 per participant (Includes Certification fee, Kits, Travel, Lodging and Boarding as per standard package)

·         Open sessions (1 hour X 4 sessions) on 19^th and 20^th April for everyone - Rs. 500 per participant

·         Age Group:

o   Young Guns- 10 to 17 years

o   Adults- 18 to 50 years  

·         Venue: Lavasa Promenade, Dasvino Town & Country Club, Lavasa International Convention Centre

·         Last date of registration: 10^th April 2014

·         For registration visit: www.chitahatlavasa.com

·         For more information call +91 22 28732220 / +91 9867587924 or email at candidcoms@gmail.com/ chitahlavasa@gmail.com

About Chitah Yajnesh Shetty:

President of Chitah JKD, Chtiah Yajnesh Shetty, President of Empty Hand Combat India and ambassador

to South East Asia. Affiliated by 'International Jeet Kune Do Federation' and 'International Martial Art & Boxing Academy Torrance, USA. He has trained more than 180 Indian film stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, Ajay Devgan, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra and others. He worked with International stars like Ben Kingsley (Oscar awardee 'Gandhi'), Roger Moore (Octopussy), Jacky Chan (The Myth), Suraj Sharma and Ayush Tondon (Oscar awardee 'Life of Pie') etc. He has been promoting Martial Art under his organization Chitah JKD Global Sports Federation (www.chitahjkd.com) and operational in 31 centers across 22 states in India.

About Lavasa

Lavasa is India’s first planned hill city where people can live, work, learn and play in harmony with nature. Lavasa, is an inclusive city being developed by Lavasa Corporation Limited. Spread over 10,000 hectares, is based on the principles of New Urbanism. It takes three hours from Mumbai and one hour from Pune to reach Lavasa by road. Lavasa will host a multitude of global leaders in hospitality, tourism, education, health care, business research and industry. The hill city provides a combination of contemporary and timeless architectural designs, with multiple options for housing including rental housing, apartments and villas. With state-of-the-art infrastructure and amenities, the city enables people to live life in full.