MUMBAI: Martial arts are disciplines developed by meditation, concentration and designed to harmonize the body. Trichy No: 1 FM station Suryan 93.5 FM felt the need to make the listeners understand the benefits of learning a martial art and in accordance with that Martial arts day was celebrated with ecstasy.
Martial arts are not considered mysterious or magical but rather a common property of every human being and that's the reason all forms of martial arts are popular with people irrespective of their origin. At suryan FM people who were exponents of different art forms like karate, silambam, kalkaripayat, Tae Kwon Do, Varma kalai and kobudo participated and demonstrated their expertise to the astonishment of listeners. Some said it can be used for healing wounds and diseases.
To a sincere learner, martial art is a form of combined physical and mental shaping from which he can learn the value of personal attributes such as kindness and sincerity."
A man knowledgeable in the techniques of any martial art through concentration and meditation is completely indifferent to physical discomfort, pain, and even death... said one of the experts.