{"id":359346,"date":"2017-10-18T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?p=359346"},"modified":"2017-10-18T15:43:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:13:28","slug":"ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayesha Noor : International Karate Champion Fought Epilepsy, Poverty, Gender &#038; Racial Biases With Her Karate Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ayesha Noor<\/strong> is Kolkata\u2019s karate kid who has been making her family proud since she was 16. She was the only girl on her team to have traveled to Thailand for the <strong>Thai Pichai Youth International tournament<\/strong>, and win a gold medal. Being poor didn\u2019t matter as monetary help poured in from well-wishers and even the State Government. After winning three gold medals at the international level and two at the national level, Ayesha, now 19, is taking her karate skills to a new level. She has vowed to impart self-defense and martial arts training to 1Lakh girls every year that too, free of cost. She has grand plans to take her initiative beyond borders, with India\u2019s neighboring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh, and Thailand. What a true achiever ! Let&#8217;s know more about her in the interview below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline__subtitle\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The 19-year-old karate champion is battling epilepsy and poverty to teach self-defense to underprivileged girls and women.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359405\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"359405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories\/ayesha-noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?fit=800%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D40&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1432871802&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?fit=800%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-359405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ayesha noor karate champion interview student stories\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&#038;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&#038;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&#038;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18150839\/Ayesha-Noor-is-the-19-year-old-who-suffered-ill-health-and-poverty-and-is-the-bright-upcoming-martial-art-star-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&#038;ssl=1 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ayesha Noor flooded with appreciation and rewards from the State Government<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>In a conversation with the Karate Champion : Ayesha Noor<\/h3>\n<h2>When did you start your amazing career?<\/h2>\n<p>I started karate at the age of 6. My FATHER died when I was very young but my mother continued encouraging me after my coach <strong>MA Ali<\/strong> saw potential in me. The epileptic seizures did affect my health and in turn, studies at school, but this did not stop me from taking up the karate challenge. In fact, I found refuge in karate.\u00a0At present, 600 girls as students are under my\u00a0leadership with 11 trainers to oversee them at Ramleela grounds in Moulali area, Kolkata.<\/p>\n<h2>What made you put Karate classes free for women?<\/h2>\n<p>After the tragic Nirbhaya rape case in Delhi in 2012, I\u00a0have been teaching self-defense for free. While my dream is to make this mission a success with support from my coach. When I heard that a girl was raped in Delhi, I decided to teach girls from marginalized sections of the society to defend themselves instead of getting scared, we need to learn to fight. The UK-based Remedia Trust has also come forward to support me in this with a small grant of Rs.50,00. However, most of this money goes into buying medicines for my treatment of epileptic seizures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359348\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"359348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories\/ayesha-noor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Koen Suidgeest&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1453182308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Koen Suidgeest&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ayesha-noor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-359348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ayesha tomar karate champion student stories interview\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164709\/Ayesha-noor.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We need to fight fear and not get scared from it- Ayesha Noor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>You have also been featured in a number of documentaries around the world? Which is your favorite?<\/h2>\n<p>Adding another feather to my hat, I may soon be honored by the US Government for the grit and determination to fight all odds and inspire other girls. I have already made inroads into the US after featuring in a documentary film titled <strong>\u2018Girl Connected\u2019 in 2016&#8242;<\/strong>, which focused on five women trying to fight gender discrimination. The film was made by <strong>\u2018International Television Services<\/strong>\u2019, a US network. The documentary film, which also features four other girls from Kenya, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Peru, has been screened across the US.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has also tweeted calling Ayesha an inspiration to other women.<\/h3>\n<h2>Does your Epilepsy ever come in between your noble moto?<\/h2>\n<p>I become a <strong>S<em>herni\u00a0<\/em>(tigress)<\/strong> when I teach karate. I had epileptic attacks twice and sometimes, even three times, every month. But, my physical disability never comes in the way when I teach karate. I don&#8217;t get four meals a day, forget about competing in International events.\u00a0Sometimes people gather and manage to arrange for funds, but most of it goes in buying my medicines.<\/p>\n<h2>You have not only overcome gender biases but also racial biases? How?<\/h2>\n<p>I live with my family in a one-room house on Mofidul Islam Lane in central Kolkata\u2019s Beniapukur, a humble small dwelling clogged between two\u00a0<em>biryani<\/em>\u00a0shops where I can hardly stretch properly. Every Sunday, I teach self-defence to young girls and women. Some of them wear burkas, some come in sarees and many haven&#8217;t had any formal education. But that doesn&#8217;t stop them from &#8220;learning to fight&#8221;. I want them to become Maa Chandi (referring to the Hindu goddess epitomising Shakti, the cosmic female force that fights evil.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359349\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"359349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories\/ayesha-noor-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Koen Suidgeest&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452928136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Koen Suidgeest&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ayesha-noor-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-359349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ayesha tomar interview student stories karate champion\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/17164742\/ayesha-noor-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ayesha Noor in her one room home with her Mother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;It has been a struggle. My father died, my mother sews for a living. Food at home is short. But my parents always told me to work hard and I did. Thanks to my coach, MA Ali. Without him, nothing would have been possible&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Ayesha Noor (Real Fighter)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Also read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayesha Noor is Kolkata\u2019s karate kid who has been making her family proud since she was 16. She was the only girl on her team to have traveled to Thailand for the Thai Pichai Youth International tournament, and win a gold medal. Being poor didn\u2019t matter as monetary help poured in from well-wishers and even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":359406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[12,8],"tags":[10134,10085,10093,10133,10132,10136,10138,10090,10130,10088,10092,10137,10086,10129,10135,10131,10139,10087,10091,10089],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ayesha Noor: The International Karate Champion who defeated Epilepsy, Poverty, Gender &amp; Racial Biases with her Karate Skills !<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"She is 19 year Kolkata&#039;s Karate icon and lives with her mother in a room house. 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