Speaking on the occasion, C. B. Goel, the chief guest, lauded the efforts of the association in training the children in martial arts and also encouraging their participation. Claiming that the martial arts originated in India, he said there was a need to systemise it. The Chief Guest also gave away mementos to the instructors - Arjun Verma, Chandrika Prasad and Jaisingh Rana, all are black belt holders. Mementos were also presented to assistant instructors - Gurdeep Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Ankur Goyal. Later, over 150 students who completed their training were given away certificates. Also present on the occasion were the chairman of the Association, Lt Col B. M. Talwar (retd), the president of the Association, Vikrant and the general secretary and chief instructor B. S. Thapa, who is a Black belt from USA.