Sixty-three-year old Shihan Percy Bahmani, who is a 7th degree black belt holder in karate, was recently awarded 4th degree black belt in kudo, the first person in India to be so awarded, informs Rustom Jasoomoney in an email to Parsiana.
Kudo is a full contact martial art that "combines elements of karate, judo and aiki-jujitsu,” he states. The presentation took place at an event organized by Kudo International Federation India (KIFI) in Surat. The award was presented by Shihan Akshay Kumar, chairman of KIFI. Bahmani becomes the "senior most kudoka-kudo practitioner in the history of the sport in India,”......