A Journey Through Martial Arts Mastery

During his learning period, from 1984 to 1991, he has been in other traditional martial arts. He is first degree Black Belt in Karate, Tae-kwon Do and 1st rank in Kung Fu. He has been the student of Grandmaster Choi while being in Choi Kwang Do and was trained directly under him.

He is the 1st Indian to be awarded 4th Degree Black Belt in Atlanta, USA under Grandmaster Choi - Founder of Choi Kwang Do on 26th May, 2005. He is the only person in India who got 6th Degree Black Belt in Choi Kwang Do by Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi. He started practicing and teaching Choi Kwang Do since 1991.

Key Positions & Achievements in Choi Kwang Do

• Chief Instructor - Choi Kwang Do Martial Art India (since 2004)
• International Examiner – Choi Kwang Do Martial Art India (2004 - 2018)
• Ambassador of Choi Kwang Do Martial Art of India (since 2006)
• General Secretary – Choi Kwang Do Federation of India (CFI)

A Legacy of Training and Social Impact

He has spreaded his roots across all over India. It was only his effort due to which Choi Kwang Do got inclusion in the calendar of School Games Federation of India in 2009. He has trained more than 125,000 girls in self-defense in Govt. Schools and Colleges of Haryana. He has been associated with Chandigarh Police, Punjab University, and corporate sectors like Infosys. He is also figured in India Book of Records due to his prodigious work in martial arts and has been awarded the National Martial Arts Award 2022 and National Martial Art Pride Award in 2023.

He has imparted Shastrang training for Self Defense, Stress Management and Wellness to more than 300,000 people in India. More than 2000 students have become Black Belt under his training.

The Genesis of Shastrang: A Modern Indian Martial Art

After a long span of career in martial arts, he was in the process of thinking to improvise the level of training. Martial art has been originated from India only. He took an initiative for the development of the culture by integrating Yoga for fitness. He put Yoga Asanas in warm-up and cool-down exercises to show an imprint of our culture.

To improvise the level of technique, he developed more advanced techniques which he was lacking in other martial arts. The techniques are more practical for improving self-defense skills and memorization for children. He developed “Shastrang” as a new form of holistic martial art. The word has been derived from Sanskrit: ‘Shastra’ means ‘Weapon’ and ‘Ang means ‘Body’ which means ‘body as a weapon’. The concept is modern but by taking our culture along with. So, it is an Indian modern martial art for health and fitness. The basic commands are also in Sanskrit.

The Mission and Vision

He is on the mission to improve the standard of martial arts education. He wants to make the world disease free and keep them physically fit. He wants to promote practical self-defense for women and children. His motivational theories about martial art refresh the young blood those who fall in bad company. His lectures molt everybody to put the life on right track.