Bollywood
actor
Akshay
Kumar
is
all
set
to
launch
a
martial
arts
school
to
give
self-defence
training
to
women
in
suburban
Mumbai
by
May
this
year.
Akshay
has
joined
hands
with
Yuva
Sena
Chief
Aditya
Thackeray
for
the
social
initiative
and
by
May,
they
will
inaugurate
a
martial
arts
training
institute
for
women
in
Mumbai.
"I
am
thankful
to
Aditya
Thackeray
for
coming
up
with
the
idea
and
also
lending
his
complete
support.
This
initiative
is
very
close
to
my
heart," Akshay
said.
The
first
one
should
be
operational
by
the
end
of
May
at
Andheri
sports
complex
in
suburban
Mumbai.
It's
a
training
school
for
self
defence
for
women.
It
will
be
a
three
month
long
course
and
will
be
free
of
cost,
he
said.
Back
in
the
1980s,
after
Akshay
got
a
black
belt
in
Taekwondo
in
India,
he
travelled
to
Bangkok
to
further
study
the
martial
arts.
After
learning
Muay
Thai
combat
sport
in
Thailand,
he
returned
to
Mumbai
and
became
a
martial
arts
trainer.
Almost
all
of
Akshay
Kumar's
films
have
done
well
at
the
box
office.
He
has
ruled
Bollywood
for
more
than
a
decade.
Akki
has
also
hosted
quite
a
few
Television
shows
which
includes
Fear
Factor:
Khatron
Ke
Khiladi
and
Master
Chef
India.