Mortal Combat

His love for the martial arts is national news,and this time,Akshay Kumar is taking it to the next level.

Written by EXPRESS FEATURES SERVICE
June 29, 2011 12:42 AM IST

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His love for the martial arts is national news,and this time,Akshay Kumar is taking it to the next level. The actor will be taking a two month break to train in the traditional Combat Karate,a lethal form of karate for his role in Rowdy Rathore,a film that will also star Sonakshi Sinha.The action flick from UTVs stable will be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala and co-produced by designer Shabinaa Khan.

As for the original action hero,Kumar is taking time to study the traditional martial arts form that is popularly practiced in the underground sectors of South East Asia and can only be practiced by people,who have great expertise and concentration.

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Enthused and inspired,Kumar is also planning to introduce Combat Karate in his Karate Academy next year,and introduce in the Invitational National Karate Championship 2012.