{"id":16921,"date":"2014-02-26T11:49:21","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T06:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=16921"},"modified":"2014-02-26T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T06:19:21","slug":"shyam-jalaludeen-another-chronicle-of-a-forgotten-sports-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/shyam-jalaludeen-another-chronicle-of-a-forgotten-sports-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Shyam Jalaludeen: Another chronicle of a forgotten sports hero!"},"content":{"rendered":"

#EnteThiruvananthapuram:<\/strong><\/em> Shyam Jalaludeen or Shyam-Ji (as friends calls so) will be a familiar name to all Martial Arts lovers of the city. For those who don\u2019t know about him, he is a 1st<\/sup> Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo and Karate and a professional in Kick Boxing and Muay Thai. Shyam\u2019s love for martial arts started during his schooldays after getting inspired from movies of Bruce Lee, Van Damme etc. In 1990, he started training in Karate and Kick Boxing. He worked as a karate instructor during 1994-1997 before shifting his focus to Taekwondo in 1997. One of the main reasons was that the martial art was recognised by the sports council and was a part of the Olympic event.<\/p>\n

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Shyam\u2019s life really got changed after he started taking Taekwondo seriously. He was chosen to represent the Karnataka team in 2000. He was there in Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore for 4 years. He was one among the four who were sent to South Korea for 6 months training by the Indian Taekwondo Association. His career graph during these years will prove why he was considered as one of the best in India. Some achievements in Taekwondo includes SAF Games quarter-finalist (Islamabad, 2004), Gold Medalist in National Championship-2003, Gold Medal in Karnataka State Taekwondo Championship-2002, Silver Medal in Federation Cup-2002, Gold Medal in Kerala State Taekwondo Championship-2000, Indian Team member for World Championship-2003, Bronze medal in Federation Cup-2004 etc. Laurels never end here. He has won too many accolades in Karate and Kick Boxing too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Injury is the biggest threat to any athlete. Shyam\u2019s life took a back hit when his ligament got injured during the 2006 National Championship in Delhi. Even though surgeries were done, he wasn\u2019t able to get back to action. \u201cI didn\u2019t get any sort of help from the sports authorities. Small help was provided by Kerala Olympic Association. I had to look after the expense for the treatment. I should really thank my friends who stood with me during that time<\/i>\u201d, he says. Well, this is a reality in our country. Sportspersons are forgotten once they get injured or retire; else you have to be a prodigy cricketer! Now he is giving training classes at the University stadium on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The classes are attended by many youngsters, especially students and techies.<\/p>\n

He intends to pass on his knowledge and skills to the upcoming generation. \u201cTaekwondo is a demanding sport in martial arts now. You get good fame and money if a championship is won. Lot of youngsters are coming up and I see a good future for the sport and them. However, you have to really work hard to achieve great results. You should have a good mind and body, endurance etc in order to conquer this sport. A coach can only pave the platform for success; the door to success should be opened by the person\u2019s hard work and determination<\/em>\u201d, he adds. These words should be inscribed in gold as it comes from a person who is known for this sturdy willpower, solid character and great fortitude.<\/p>\n

He continues to give personal training for Kick Boxing. He is very much optimistic that the participants of Taekwondo from Kerala for the coming National Games will be among the top. He adds that if good sponsors are there, athletes of international level can be produced here. We lack the infrastructure and the equipments for it. \u201cTaekwondo will be one of the most popular sports in the coming years. Whatever I know, I\u2019m ready to pass it to the next generation<\/em>\u201d, he says. Shyam Jalaludeen is currently working as a LDC clerk in Survey Office. A person like him deserved more, right? It\u2019s a habit of our nation and the concerned authorities to forget such heroes. This really needs to change. Friends, Shyam is one among the many who\u2019s suffering from this negligence. \u201cGo for Gold<\/i><\/strong>\u201d, this is what he wants to say to everyone from Kerala who is going to participate for the coming National Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

#EnteThiruvananthapuram: Shyam Jalaludeen or Shyam-Ji (as friends calls so) will be a familiar name to all Martial Arts lovers of the city. For those who don\u2019t know about him, he is a 1st Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo and Karate and a professional in Kick Boxing and Muay Thai. Shyam\u2019s love for martial arts started […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3753,"featured_media":16922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4],"tags":[452],"class_list":["post-16921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-general","tag-trivandrum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}