Ishan Wafi, a fourth-standard student of La Martiniere for Boys took up karate after a significant incident when he was a second-standard student. He was beaten by a schoolmate and since then the child started realizing about 'self-defense'. 

Ishan learns football. He has potential in dancing also. But martial arts became his passion since then. The fourth standard student wants to become a professional martial arts player in the future.

Ishan Wafi today is one of Hansi Premjit Sen’s seven promising students who acquired a bronze medal in the 11th Commonwealth Karate Championship, held in Durban from 27th November to 1st December. 

The participants from Bengal grabbed four gold medals two silver medals and three bronze medals in the competition. 

Out of seven participants, Bipasha Paul won two gold medals and a silver medal. Diya Roy won a gold medal and a silver medal. Sree Das also won a gold medal while Ishan Wafi, Debangshu Bose, and Labhyan Chajer acquired one bronze medal each. 

Premjit Sen, Referee and Judge Asian Karate Federation and World Karate Federation, Chairman RC
Karate India Organization, and a referee and one of the judges of the World Karate Federation (WKF) is not only happy with the medals of his students. He revealed that in his almost last 45 years of association with karate, his many students have won medals in national and international competitions. 

But now, at the age of 52 Premjit cherishes his initiatives for introducing martial arts to those underprivileged girls and boys who had no other alternatives than battling against the dire financial distress. “We have training centers in such places like Jangal Mahal, Purulia, the remotest village in Jalpaiguri and Sundarban area. Both the girls and boys are coming up from those areas, demonstrating impressive performance at the state and national levels." 

"At one point of time, after acquiring the needed level many among them are becoming coaches, and instructors and earning bread and butter and the martial arts. This is my satisfaction," explained Sen.

Sen who is honored with the 8th Dan Black Belt from WKF feels he has another key contribution to society through karate. “I am the first martial arts coach to have introduced veteran's martial arts competitions in the city where the participants older than 50, and 60 years play the game.”

"Not only that, I have several students whose parents also learn martial arts," added Premjit who is now running nearly 500 coaching centers across the state. 

When asked whether the percentage of female students is gaining especially after the incident at RG Kar hospital Premjit stated, “Exactly not so. The girls and women have been learning martial arts for a long time to gain self-defense.”

"But I dream of that day when you will often see in the newspapers that 'accused persons who tried to rape a girl had to run away after being solidly defended by the respective girl!"