Rachel Kikon of Class 5, a member of the Nagaland Pencak Silat team,won a gold in the Pre teens category(Tunggal event) in the 3rd North East Pencak Silat Championship held from February 1 – 3 at Dhekiajuli in Assam. She also won a silver in Tending (sparring) competition.
The state team was led by Deep Kumar. Mr. Deep Kumar of Faith in Action conducts taekwondo classes in the school every Tuesday and Friday.
Pencak Silat is is an umbrella term for a class of related Indonesian Martial Arts. It is a full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling and throwing.
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