With a growing interest in Karate, Tanvi from MDS Senior Secondary School joined a martial arts academy and has been practicing and participating in different competitions since then. She says that she is specially getting trained in Shotokan Karate and aspires to participate in national level championships and earn a name in the field.

The Initiation

Tanvi Gurjar developed an interest in Martial Arts after the COVID-19 outbreak. As the schools were closed and classes were suspended during the pandemic, Tanvi’s mother enrolled her in Shotokan Karate at RCKK Academy of Martial Arts. Thereafter, she started developing interest in Karate and has been practicing since then.

Gurus & Role Models

Tanvi learns Karate from Pankaj Chaudhary at RCKK (Ramesh Chaudhary Karate Kendra) Academy of Martial Arts. Just like any other kid, Tanvi’s parents are her role models.

The Talent

Briefing about her art, Tanvi says that martial arts (Karate) is about learning self defense. The player needs to speak the word “Khyaa” during the fight, she says. Basically, Karate has four styles namely, Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu; and Shotokan is the most difficult among all the four.

Achievements

Tanvi received a silver medal in the 2nd and 3rd District KickBoxing Championship, a bronze medal in the Maharana Pratap Cup Open National Karate Championship, another bronze medal in the Bhagat Singh Cup All India Karate Championship, a gold medal in the Inter Karate Championship, and another bronze Medal in the 1st Udaipur Martial Arts Open State Karate Championship.

A Bit More

Tanvi says that she is going to participate in the National Level Championship of both Karate and KickBoxing. Apart from Karate, Tanvi also loves playing Badminton and Dancing. To the youngsters, Tanvi advises them to enroll in Karate as it will help them in self defense and will also fetch for them a lot of appreciation. The quote “Determination and Hard Work are the key to success” motivates her the most.