In his endeavour to spread awareness about Karate and Martial Arts in general, Akshay Kumar has let go of at least a few lakhs for a TV show. A special 'making' segment has been created for the Karate Championship sponsored by him. However, the actor didn't talk commercials when the channel expressed its desire to air it.

Says a source attached to the channel Colors that would be airing the program titled 'Akshay Kumar Invitational Karate Event', "This is a very special event since Akshay Kumar is sponsoring a Karate Championship for the youngsters. The purpose is to enhance their talent, showcase their skills and represent their country. This is why he didn't even charge a penny for the program. He is not looking for any money here since he feels very strongly about the relevance of Martial Arts and wants all around awareness to be spread about it."

As the actor has always maintained, through this Championship he is looking at more and more youngsters in the country to come closer to Martial Arts. Just like in Singapore where learning Martial Arts is a must for everyone, he wants India too to wake up to this fact and become an expert in self defence.

"In a country like Singapore where Martial Arts is known by one and all, the crime rate is near to zero. No, it's not because everyone fears the backlash that he may get but the very fact that Martial Arts teaches the virtue of goodness as well as immense patience and mind control. That helps in further mental and personality development of an individual", says an expert, "In a country as wide as India, it makes sense to introduce Martial Arts much more religiously. It would add quite some value to enhance human endurance."

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