* Sanatan Shastarvidiya Seminar

SANATAN SHASTARVIDIYA SEMINAR The next Shastarvidiya Seminar will be taking place on 5th and 6th November at the Naamdhari Gurdwara in Birmingham. The two days intensive training will offer 20 hours worth of training across the various aspects of Shastarvidiya. Saturday: 10:00 – 20:00 … Sunday: 09:00 – 19:00 This camp is open for all Sanatan Shastarvidiya Students within the UK, however outsiders or practitioners of other combat arts may also attend. Please email nihang@facebook.com to confirm prior to attending. SANATAN SHASTARVIDIYA YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Shastarvidiya Youtube Channel has had many videos uploaded to it and regular updates will continue. Please visit and Subscribe. www.youtube.com/shastarvidiya THE LAST SIKH WARRIOR In addition to the Camp, Nihang Niddar Singh will be featuring on a BBC World Service Radio Documentary titled “The Last Sikh Warrior” with Hardeep Singh Kohli, to be broadcast as part of the Heart & Soul series on the BBC World Service at 1230 (GMT) on Saturday October 29th 2011 (Repeated on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st). It ranks alongside Kung Fu or the Samurai Bushido, yet the ancient Indian martial art of Shastar Vidiya is nearly forgotten ? not least because the British swiftly banned it after the Anglo-Sikh wars. After centuries of practising its fearsome techniques, Sikh fighters in Punjab were shot on sight for simply carrying a sword. Now the last known master of the art, Nidar Singh Nihang, is searching for a successor to carry the tradition forward. Ironically, he grew up in Britain, in the English Midlands town of Wolverhampton. As a teenager, he went to Punjab, where a chance meeting with an ageing warrior changed his life. The Sikh warrior could trace his lineage back to the time of the Sikh Gurus. He introduced young Nidar to the secrets of Shastar Vidiya, or the science of weapons, thus passing on the tradition to the next generation. In this programme, Hardeep Singh Kohli tells the extraordinary story of one Sikh master keeping an ancient martial tradition alive. For further information please contact : Kay Breeze Publicist , BBC World Service Email: kay.breeze@bbc.co.uk Or visit http://www.beyondexposure.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/09/nihang/