She’s only 13, but she can kick and box like the World Champion she is. Meet Tajamul Islam. She’s teaching the children of north Kashmir the tough art of self-defence. And last week, she grabbed the gold at the World Championships in Egypt.
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00:00My name is Vijomil Islam, World Kickboxing Champion from Bangalore, North Kashmir.
00:30I said, wow, this is such an interesting game. What do they wear on their hands? I want to
00:40wear this too.
00:51I was hidden at home. I said, I want to play too. They hid me because I was very small.
00:56They used to tell me, if you get injured, what will you do? You are very small, don't
01:01play. So I talked to my mom. My mom supported me since childhood. My mom convinced my dad
01:06and my dad always supports me.
01:17They always used to say, you have to do it, you have to do it, you have to do it. No
01:21matter how big the problem is, you have to do it.
01:27My first trophy was my best fighter cup in Jammu. I think I was 7 years old when I won
01:36my best fighter cup in Jammu. That year I went to the national league and that year I
01:43went to the world championship. I was selected in Delhi and went to the military. I was very
01:51happy and I was very small. I got a medal, I got a trophy. When was the best fighter
01:57given at such a young age? I am a best fighter, seriously. So I was very happy that no, I
02:02should do more.
02:05In Bandipur, self-defense is very important for girls. It is important and there is self-defense
02:10after every girl.
02:17My aim is that I have been interested in kickboxing since childhood. When I was small, my cousins
02:22used to tell me that I should do it. So I did it.
02:34When I was a child, my parents used to tell me that we have to do this, we have to be
02:38doctors. Then I used to think that I also want to be a doctor. So there were many poor individuals
02:42in the hospitals. They never had money for treatment. They used to wander here and there.
02:48So I want to treat them. The main reason is that if I break someone's bone in a fight,
02:54if the doctor was not available, then I am a doctor, I am the best. So I will break his
02:59bones and join them.
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