Martial Arts was introduced first time in Bihar schools and it has become a big hit now as over one lakh girls are taking lessons in judo and karate in various schools across the state.

The martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices. They are practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental, physical, and spiritual development.

"The girls should learn martial arts like Judo, 

Karate and Taekwondo to attain physical strength 

and alertness for self-defence," the chief minister said.

Another key delineation of Unarmed martial arts is in the use of Power & Strength-based techniques (as found in Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate, Tae Kwan Do and so on) vs. techniques that almost exclusively use the Opponent's own energy/balance against them (as in Tai Chi Chuan, Aikido, Hapkido and Aiki Jiu Jitsu and similar). Another way to view this division is to consider the differences between arts where Power and Speed are the main keys to success vs. arts that rely to a much greater extent on correct body-mechanics and the balance of the practitioners energy with that of the opponent.

Train as many girls in martial arts as possible, not to attack their tormentors but to defend themselves from people with evil designs. The CM said this while addressing the participants of 31st Senior National Taekwondo Championship-2012 at the Patliputra Stadium
Girls should be empowered, made strong and given training of martial arts so that they could save themselves from any untoward incident. "To instill self-confidence among them, the training of martial arts was introduced in Bihar schools and it has become a big hit now as over one lakh girls are taking lessons in judo and karate in various schools across the state.

The CM further said, "When I introduced bicycle scheme for girl students, there had been widespread apprehension that they might be the victim of eve-teasing. But instead it yielded good results as no case of eve-teasing came to light in the countryside."

Presiding over the function, art and culture minister Sukhda Pandey said this is the first time that Bihar, under the banner of state taekwondo association, is hosting the senior taekwondo championship. "The government is committed to organize more national and international sports meet to instill confidence among players," she said.

Taekwondo Federation of India president Harish Kumar said 38 teams and over 750 participants from different parts of the country are taking part in the championship which will continue till December 27. "Most of the participants are champions of their respective states and those securing first, second and third place in the championship will be selected in the Indian team," he said.

Kumar said the country has over five lakh taekwondo players and the target is to take it to up to 15 lakh to compete with Korea. General secretary of Taekwondo Federation of India T Pravin Kumar, Bihar Taekwondo Association secretary Ajay Kumar and art and culture secretary Chanchal Kumar were also present on the occasion.