Martial arts are being added to the sports education of the fourth and fifth classes, announced the state minister
The government is going to take major initiatives to develop physical ability, self-defense skills, self-confidence and sense of discipline among primary school students. For this purpose, Minister of State for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaz announced the plan to include martial arts in the compulsory sports education curriculum of the fourth and fifth grade.
He announced this while speaking as the chief guest at the black belt awarding ceremony organized by the Bangladesh Kyokushin Karate Association at Rangos Bhavan, Vijay Sarani in the capital on Friday (July 31). In the event, the state minister himself demonstrated karate techniques by breaking a wooden plank and attracted the attention of the guests present.
Bobby Hajjaz said, martial arts is not just a technique of self-defense; It is an important means of personality development of a student. Regular practice develops confidence, patience, discipline, self-control and positive mindset in children. These qualities will be helpful in making them responsible and conscious citizens in the future.
He further said that a student who learns to trust himself can solve problems through logic, patience and human values without resorting to violence or conflict. Therefore, training like martial arts from the early stages will play an important role in the mental and physical development of children.
The state minister said that the government wants to develop the new generation as healthy, self-confident, disciplined and patriotic citizens. For that purpose, initiatives are being taken to make sports education in primary schools more modern and effective. He urged the country's karate organizations to make realistic plans to expand training programs in primary schools across the country and assured the government of the necessary support to implement this initiative.
Talking about his own experience, Bobby Hajjaz said that his journey started in 1991 with Kyokushin Karate training. Memories of that period of practice, moments spent with classmates and various breaking exhibitions still inspire him today. He also mentioned that watching the performances of the current generation of karatekas brought back memories of more than three decades ago.
He said that martial arts can play an important role in improving students' leadership qualities, self-defense skills and mental toughness. Through this, it will be possible to build a skilled, humane and confident generation for the future.
At the end of the ceremony, the state minister handed over black belts and certificates to the black belt karatekas. At this time, he congratulated them and urged them to bring the country's reputation at the national and international level in the future.
