{"id":11032,"date":"2022-02-19T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T02:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=11032"},"modified":"2022-08-06T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T08:22:40","slug":"teen-kickboxer-tajamul-islam-brings-the-winds-of-positivity-to-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/teen-kickboxer-tajamul-islam-brings-the-winds-of-positivity-to-the-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Kashmir: Teen kickboxer Tajamul Islam brings the winds of positivity to the valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(February 19, 2022)<\/strong> If ever under attack, Tajamul Islam can defend herself confidently. The 14-year-old gold-winning kickboxer lands powerful punches, delivers deadly kicks, and knee strikes to take down adversaries. With nerves of steel, her long and short range striking techniques, replete with offensive and defensive movements, stun onlookers. The Kashmiri teen kickboxer\u2019s combat skills are incredible. In short, Tajamul is a born fighter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>People used to tell me that girls have to get married, their only place is in the kitchen and not in sports like kickboxing. I felt they were (being) stupid.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211; Tajamul Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kickboxing her way into winning tournament after tournament, Tajamul made India proud after winning the Under-14 World Kickboxing Championship in Cairo in 2021. This was the second time she&#8217;d won a gold. \u201cI am now training hard to win gold at the Olympics. I am just 14 now, and will be participating in world championships for the next few years,\u201d smiles Tajamul, speaking exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a>. Children from all over Kashmir have taken to kickboxing because of her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11038\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11038\" class=\"wp-image-11038 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tajamul-egypt.jpg\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"696\" height=\"481\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/481;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11038\" class=\"wp-image-11038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tajamul-egypt.jpg\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"696\" height=\"481\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-11038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tajamul after her win in Egypt<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>The first Kashmiri girl kickboxer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As the first Kashmiri girl to have represented India and won a gold in 2021, she competed with players from 90 countries. She played four bouts then \u2014 two against players from the host country, while her third and fourth were with opponents from France and Argentina, respectively. \u201cMy rival was quick in her moves, but I kept my cool, and that led me to victory,\u201d informs the two-time gold medallist, who wore the national flag on her shoulders after winning the championship in Egypt. It was a proud moment for India. As many as 30 players from India participated in various age\/weight categories in the mega event.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Tarkpora, a remote village in North Kashmir\u2019s Bandipora district in December 2008, Tajamul was just five when she took a shine to kickboxing. Her first introduction to the sport was when a kickboxing match was organised at school. Thereafter, she watched a few matches on TV, this propelled her interest. One day, while walking back home, she spotted a few youngsters practicing boxing at a local academy and that was the beginning of her kickboxing tryst. \u201cI was instantly drawn to the sport. Like all other sports personalities, I too dreamt of appearing on TV one day. Eventually, I did,\u201d giggles the cartoon-loving teen kickboxer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How a 12-Year-Old Kashmiri Girl Became India&#039;s First Sub-Junior Kickboxing Gold Medalist | The Wire\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jSjdZpus2Vw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Initially, her father Ghulam Mohammed Lone did not give in to his daughter\u2019s kickboxing plea as she was just five. \u201cI pleaded, and even asked my mother to convince him. Finally, he gave me the go-ahead,\u201d recounts the recipient of the Young Achievers Award, 2021. The third of five siblings, her father is a businessman.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Staying on course, despite ridicule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Being a girl, and trying kickboxing was tough. A highly conservative society meant many played spoilsport. Yet Tajamul dedicatedly followed her heart into kickboxing at Ali Sports Academy in Bandipora, under Faisal Ali Dar, a Kashmiri martial arts coach. \u201cPeople used to tell me that girls have to get married, their only place is in the kitchen and not in sports like kickboxing,\u201d recounts the eighth grader from Army Goodwill School in Bandipora. \u201cI felt they were (being) stupid,\u201d quips the champ. A firm believer in the girls-can-do-better-than-boys <em>mantra<\/em>, she threw all negativity to the winds. Today, she has silenced her critics aptly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11039\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11039\" class=\"wp-image-11039 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tajamul2.png\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"453\" height=\"572\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 453px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 453\/572;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11039\" class=\" wp-image-11039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tajamul2.png\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"453\" height=\"572\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-11039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tajamul with Major General Sanjiv Singh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grit and hard work saw the teen kickboxer bag her first gold at a state level kickboxing championship (sub-junior category) in Jammu (2015). The same year, she won another gold in the national kickboxing championship (sub-junior category) in New Delhi. In 2016, she won gold at the World Kickboxing championship in Italy. \u201cI have worked hard to reach where I am today. I am flooded with requests from parents, including those who used to ridicule me, to train their daughters,\u201d smiles the teenager, who is also the brand ambassador of <em>Beti Bachao Beti Padhao<\/em> &#8212; a Government of India campaign.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Giving the valley hope<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Growing up in the picturesque Kashmir valley, Tajamul\u2019s entire focus is on kickboxing. The valley, which often witnesses violent protests, terror attacks, and border skirmishes, has not dampened her dreams. \u201cIf I ever come under attack, I can fight and take down at least five people,\u201d laughs the champ. She credits her coaches Faisal Ali, a Padma Shri awardee and VS Rawat, a kickboxing coach of the Indian team, for training her, and aiding her victories.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>When practice makes perfect<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A stickler for routine, this teen kickboxer&#8217;s practice begins at 5 am. Two hours later, its school, and then by evening, she is ready for another couple of hours of practice. She also finds time to coach and mentor budding kickboxers at the academy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11040 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/taja2.png\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"488\" height=\"614\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 488px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 488\/614;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11040 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/taja2.png\" alt=\"Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar\" width=\"488\" height=\"614\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany girls ask me how I manage the tough routine. I just tell them to focus on the game, put in the hard work and set goals,\u201d advises the teenager.<\/p>\n<p>The kickboxing sensation from Kashmir is undoubtedly an inspiration for many girls in the valley. Having launched Haider Sports Academy along with her father in 2019, hundreds of children aspire to become Tajamul Islam. \u201cThey saw what I could achieve, now parents want their children to make a career in sports,\u201d she says proudly.<\/p>\n<p>She laments that Bandipora does not have an indoor stadium, saying, \u201cKashmir can produce great sportspersons as there is great talent here but the government has to provide facilities.\u201d Tajamul was also congratulated by Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha, J&amp;K, on her win last year. Adding sports infrastructure will help Kashmiris be physically and mentally fit, thus overcoming the negativities plaguing the valley, including drug addiction, she believes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11042 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tajamul.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/201;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tajamul.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Break bones, and heal them too<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Kickboxing apart, she wants to eventually become an orthopaedic surgeon. \u201cI will continue kickboxing but also work towards becoming a doctor. I want to ensure that when I break my opponents&#8217; bones, I can heal them as well,\u201d she giggles. A huge fan of boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain, she loves reading, music, and travelling. \u201cI want to represent India and win a gold in the Olympics,\u201d says the kickboxing sensation, who strengthens her core with a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Follow Tajamul Islam on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tajamul_islamofficial\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 19, 2022) If ever under attack, Tajamul Islam can defend herself confidently. The 14-year-old gold-winning kickboxer lands powerful punches, delivers deadly kicks, and knee strikes to take down adversaries. With nerves of steel, her long and short range striking techniques, replete with offensive and defensive movements, stun onlookers. The Kashmiri teen kickboxer\u2019s combat skills are incredible. In short, Tajamul is a born fighter. People used to tell me that girls have to get married, their only place is in the kitchen and not in sports like kickboxing. I felt they were (being) stupid. &#8211; Tajamul Islam Kickboxing her way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":11088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2527,2770],"story-tag":[2778,2779,14,2593,2773,2772,2774,2775,2771,2777,2776,2780],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Teen Kickboxer | Tajamul Islam | Global Indian Sportstar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teen kickboxer Tajamul Islam from Kashmir has been smashing her way to success with her kickboxing prowess and incredible winning streak\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/teen-kickboxer-tajamul-islam-brings-the-winds-of-positivity-to-the-valley\/\" \/>\n<meta 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