Tarush, youngest Indian black belt holder in Aikido

Tarush, who is pursuing 11th grade at the KC High International School here, took to the Japanese martial art at the tender age of eight and was a member of the Chennai team at the World Aikido seminar, which was hosted in Varanasi last year.

“Tarush has a good sense of balance and self-awareness, which are important in this Samurai martial art,” said Ela, a senior sensei. Ela is a third-degree black belt holder and has been employed as an instructor at the Aikido world headquarters in the Japanese capital of Tokyo.