Schools urged to open Thang-Ta subject
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 20 2022:
Apunba Manipur Huiyen Lanlong Lup has appealed to schools in the state to include Thang-Ta subject in the syllabus of class IX and XI from the academic session-2022 .
According to a statement of the Lup, learning Thang-Ta with regular exercises like Thanglon-Taret, Cheibi, Sarit-Sarat, Chingkheirol-Sajel will not only keep a person healthy but will also help in building a good society.
This will also help students in developing discipline and aid them in becoming capable individuals in future.
Several Asian countries are preserving martial arts left by their forefathers and it would be worth discussing as to how the Japanese people put their efforts towards preserving martial arts like Samurai, Kendo and Judo as also the Chinese in preserving and promoting martial arts like Kungfu, Wushu and Tai-Chi.
It also said Japanese schools teach lifestyles to students reading in class I to VI and it is responsibility of every individual in Manipur to preserve and promote the traditional martial art form Thang-Ta.
The Lup also offered to extend material support to schools which offer Thang-Ta as a subject to students.