Rahul Gandhi shows off his martial arts moves
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New Delhi: After two Bharat Jodo Yatras, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said a 'Bharat Dojo Yatra' is on the anvil as he shared a video on martial arts sessions held at campsites of his east to west Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra earlier this year. Dojo refers to a training hall or school for martial arts.
Sharing the video in which he is seen with young people practising martial arts in yatra camps, he said, "during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, as we journeyed across thousands of kilometres, we had a daily routine of practising jiu-jitsu every evening at our campsite. What began as a simple way to stay fit quickly evolved into a community activity, bringing together fellow yatris and young martial arts students from the towns where we stayed."
"Our goal was to introduce these young minds to the beauty of the 'Gentle Art', a harmonious blend of meditation, Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, and non-violent conflict resolution techniques. We aimed to instil in them the value of transforming violence into gentleness, giving them the tools to build a more compassionate and safer society," he said on 'X' on the occasion of National Sports Day.
In the video, Rahul is seen holding sessions on martial arts techniques with children and telling them that he is a black belt in Aikido and a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
He said he wants to share his experience with the people, "hoping to inspire some of them to take up the practice of the gentle art. "P.S.: Bharat Dojo Yatra is coming soon," Gandhi added.
Rahul had undertaken two yatras -- Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir Bharat JodoYarta from September 2022 to January 2023 and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Manipur to Mumbai between January and March.