Houston actor Babu Antony to launch online martial arts lessons

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Babu Antony, who holds a Fifth Dan black belt, plans to expand online courses in India and around the world.

As resources and activity centers around the world develop their models to accommodate a large number of children who are now at home, here is another fun and useful activity to keep children active and entertained during school closings. schools.

Famous Malayalam movie star Babu Antony, a well-known artist and martial trainer, has decided to take his classes online in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought daily life to a halt in the United States and around the world. .

The Indo-American actor, who has practiced martial arts for 40 years, is a famous trainer and holder of the fifth Dan black belt in martial arts. Since 2015, he has been running the popular martial arts school Babu Antony (Basoma), which teaches karate, Thai chi and kung fu.

Antony, who introduced many martial arts in the film industry of South India, especially the Malayalam industry, was trained in various martial arts, including mixed martial arts (MMA), kung fu, taikwando, aikido, jui jitsu, judo, kick boxing and western boxing, under some of the best Indian and international coaches.

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Online tutorials from morning and evening schools would be open not only to children already enrolled in the academy but also to other interested children across America.

The star told the American Bazaar by phone from Houston that he would eventually expand online courses for kids interested in learning martial arts and other forms of physical training outside of the United States, to train children in India and other parts of the world.

Antony started his martial arts training at the age of six in Kerala, where he started practicing kalaripayattu, an Indian martial art and fighting style native to the state of southern Kerala.

After moving to Pune, Maharashtra, to do his MBA at Symbiosis International University, he continued to hone his skills there and trained with some of the city’s best known masters. Eventually, he will develop in karate and other forms of martial arts. For a time, he taught karate to missionaries in Pune.

Antony came to the United States and created his academy to pass on what he had learned over the years. This period is an important time for children to learn martial arts because it teaches holistic discipline, the actor told the American Bazaar. With many hours without activity at home, it is important that children burn essential energy while learning a new form.

Basomas online courses will be open to all age groups and will include various forms of training. The actor said the school also plans to include combat training in Bollywood.

Bollywood training in combat is unique because it is very different from what it appears, “said Antony. “You must flex the force, but not hurt your opponent. He teaches a great discipline. “

Before settling in the United States and creating a popular academy, Antony was known to have played leading roles in numerous Malayalam and other regional films from South India.

He made his film debut in 1986 with legendary Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan’s Chilampu, where played the role of the main antagonist.

So far, Antony has starred in nearly 200 films, playing the roles of protagonist, villain and action hero. His first Bollywood film was Hatya, a blockbuster in the late 80s, with Govinda and Neelam. Since then, he has made a series of commendable films in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.

He also starred in a Hollywood film, the martial arts and action film. Bullets and blood, which has not yet been published.

Antony lives in Houston, with his wife, Evgeniya, who is a pianist, and their two sons, aged 14 and 9.