The President of Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria (KBFN), Mykel Eneduwa has revealed how he and members of the governing body have stepped up their efforts towards promoting moral values in the country.
Sports247 reports that Eneduwa is leading a charge to dispel wrong long-held views that kickboxing is all about fighting, as he pointed out how it helps in developing ethics among the youth.
The KBFN boss also revealed that his tenure at the helm of affairs in running the martial arts sport that allows the use of fists and legs during bouts has also criss-crossed various categories of the Nigerian sporting scene.
Eneduwa revealed at length, “We’ve done a lot in the past one year. We brought kickboxing into school sports, and we brought kickboxing into NUGA.
“We were at the Junior National Sports Festival … that’s the National Youth Games. We brought kickboxing in there.”
He further pointed out that the KBFN has been able to take the sport into the Nigerian academic sector because they have a vibrant grassroots and youth development strategy in place.
Eneduwa stated, “This is because we have a grassroots programme for kickboxing, which we are aggressively implementing, if I may use that word.
“That grassroots programme is currently developing very well. But, most importantly, we are promoting kickboxing from an angle of respect, indomitable spirit, integrity and discipline.
“Those are values which we need for us to build leaders of tomorrow. So, our focus in kickboxing is to promote values, not just to fight and hit each other in the ring.”
He continued by unfolding details of what he referred to as the social angle attached to the sporting qualities of kickboxing, tops of which is an effort towards making all its athletes think of how to become better people in life.
He theorised further, “We are promoting kickboxing from an angle of morals, because we believe that most kickboxers can add value to life in Nigeria.
“They can also be responsible people and future leaders of tomorrow. So, it’s not just teaching them how to fight in the ring, but also how to make progress outside the ring as well.”
Eneduwa rounded off by admitting that the social angle to kickboxing is not an easy approach to follow, but assured that he and other members of the executive committee are determined to continue on the path they have outlined for themselves and get to a remarkable end.
“I can’t say we are there yet, but it’s a continuous journey. Every day, we come up with programmes … we try to articulate programmes that will actually take us where we are going.
“We are honestly working hard for the progress of kickboxing in Nigeria,” Eneduwa concluded with an enthusiastic scorecard for his administration.
, Mykel Eneduwa has revealed how he and members of the governing body){kind=link}