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 18th to 20th 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: 18th to 20th 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 19th and 20th 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: 10th April 2014
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.
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