Kiran Uniyal is an Indian martial artist, educator, and author.[1]
Kiran Uniyal | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Kiran Deoli Uniyal |
| Known for | Martial Arts |
| Notable work | Know Your Martyrs Families (campaign) Empowering Divyangjan (book) |
| Spouse | Sunil Uniyal |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Guinness World Record (various) |
Early life
editUniyal first got involved with Taekwondo when she was a teenager, and then picked it up again as an adult.[2]
Career
editShe is the first Indian woman to set 34 martial arts speed records for elbow strikes and kicks.[3] She is also the female record holder for most full contact punch strikes in one hour, at 28,234 strikes.[4][5]
According to Guinness World Records, on 9 April 2022, she made 590 full contact punch strike with 1 kilogram weights in one minute, and also on April 23, 2022 she made 579 full contact elbow strikes (single elbow) in three minutes.[6][7][8] Earlier Uniyal has set records in the women's category for most full contact knee strikes in one minute with 120 strikes[9] and full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) with 263 strikes.[10] She holds the Guinness World Record for the most full-contact elbow strikes in ones hand in three minutes,[11] with 466 strikes.[12][13]
On Army Day 2017, Uniyal took part the organising of a blood donation camp that collected 3,704 blood units.[14][15]
Uniyal has started the Know Your Martyrs Families campaign to increase awareness of the families of martyrs. She is the co-author of the book Empowering Divyangjan: A Compendium of Benefits and Facilities for the Differently Abled Children of the Armed Forces.[16][17][18]
Family life
editUniyal is a married mother of two children.[19]
References
edit- ^ "At 45, Kiran Uniyal is teaching people how to defend themselves with some killer moves". Edex Live. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Ch Sushil Rao (7 March 2019). "Women's Day: Army officer's wife in Secunderabad creates Guinness World Record in martial arts [Hyderabad]". The Times of India; New Delhi [New Delhi] – via ProQuest.
- ^ Roy, Sukanya (7 March 2021). "In pictures: 11 women who were the 'firsts' in their field in 2021". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Bissell, Tim (9 March 2021). "47-year-old Indian woman breaks world record by landing 258 elbow strikes in just one minute". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Manga, Dhiren (10 March 2021). "Indian Martial Artist breaks 12th World Record". DESIblitz. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Most full contact punch strikes in one minute holding 1 kg weights (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Most full contact elbow strikes in three minutes (one elbow) (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO ACHIEVE MOST NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS IN MARTIAL ARTS – High Range World Records". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1 EME Centre awarded". The Hindu.
- ^ "Hyderabad: Army wife sets Guinness record".
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- ^ "Top 7 Famous Women In India (2022): Women Achievers Who Defied The Odds". www.hercircle.in. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ MEDIA, WORLDWIDE WORLD RECORDS (1 September 2022). "MAXIMUM FULL CONTACT PUNCHES WITH WEIGHT IN ONE MINUTE (FEMALE) - World Record by Kiran Deoli Uniyal". Worldwide Records. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1 EME Centre awarded".
- ^ "दून की किरण ने मार्शल आर्ट में बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड". livehindustan. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "'महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराधों के कारण सीखना चाहिए मार्शल आर्ट, आत्मरक्षा के हुनर से लैस होना जरूरी".
- ^ "Outlook Hindi".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chronicle, The Asian (27 October 2022). "First Woman to set highest World Record in Martial Arts in India". The Asian Chronicle. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Singh, Harmeet (7 March 2020). "Kiran Uniyal, an Army Wife , makes India and Indian Army proud with Guinness Book of World Records for Martial Arts". ADU. Retrieved 20 September 2022.