:dateline:To preserve the�traditional martial art of Gatka, International Sikh Martial Art Academy (ISMAA) is organising its 14th Virsa Sambhal Gatka competition at village Gurm on April 10 on the eve of Baisakhi.
ISMAA chairman Harjeet Singh Grewal and senior vice chairman Jaswant Singh Chhapa said this competition is being organised in association with District Gatka Association Ludhiana in which various men and women Gatka teams would exhibit combating skills in Gatka fights and weapon demonstrations.
“Sikh Martial Art Academy has chalked out a comprehensive plan to organise traditional Gatka tournaments in the country to perpetuate the rich legacy of the age-old martial art Gatka amongst the future generations on one hand, and to revive this dying art on the other,” they said.
He said that earlier Gatka was only performed by men, but now�women�have been outperforming the men. “ISMAA has determined to promote [Gatka]�amongst young girls and household women so that they could protect themselves,� said Grewal.
