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'''Kiran Uniyal''' (born July 24, 1973) is an Indian [[martial artist]] living in [[Delhi]], India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=Special |date=6 March 2019 |title=Kiran Uniyal sets another world record |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kiran-uniyal-sets-another-world-record/article26450480.ece |access-date=19 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She is native of [[Uttarakhand]].
'''Kiran Uniyal''' is an Indian [[martial artist]], educator, and author.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At 45, Kiran Uniyal is teaching people how to defend themselves with some killer moves |url=https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/apr/06/at-45-kiran-uniyal-is-teaching-people-how-to-defend-themselves-with-some-killer-moves-5671.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Edex Live |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Uniyal first got involved with [[Taekwondo]] when she was a teenager, and then picked it up again as an adult.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ch Sushil Rao |first= |date=7 March 2019 |title=Women's Day: Army officer's wife in Secunderabad creates Guinness World Record in martial arts [Hyderabad] |work=The Times of India; New Delhi [New Delhi] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
She is the first Indian woman to set 34 [[martial arts]] speed records for [[Elbow (strike)|elbow strikes]] and kicks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Sukanya |date=7 March 2021 |title=In pictures: 11 women who were the 'firsts' in their field in 2021 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/in-pictures-11-women-who-were-the-firsts-in-their-field-in-2021-121030700698_1.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en}}</ref> She is also the female record holder for most full contact punch strikes in one hour, at 28,234 strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bissell |first=Tim |date=9 March 2021 |title=47-year-old Indian woman breaks world record by landing 258 elbow strikes in just one minute |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/3/9/22320999/kiran-deoli-uniyal-indian-woman-breaks-world-record-by-landing-258-elbow-strikes-in-just-one-minute |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Bloody Elbow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Manga |first=Dhiren |date=10 March 2021 |title=Indian Martial Artist breaks 12th World Record |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/indian-martial-artist-breaks-12th-world-record |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=DESIblitz |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most full contact punch strikes in one minute holding 1 kg weights (female) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/606375-most-full-contact-punch-strikes-in-one-minute-holding-1-kg-weights-female |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most full contact elbow strikes in three minutes (one elbow) (female) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/530566-most-full-contact-elbow-strikes-in-three-minutes-one-elbow-female |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO ACHIEVE MOST NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS IN MARTIAL ARTS – High Range World Records |url=https://www.highrangeworldrecords.com/first-woman-to-achieve-most-number-of-world-records-in-martial-arts/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Earlier Uniyal has set records in the women's category for most full contact knee strikes in one minute with 120 strikes<ref>{{Cite news |title=1 EME Centre awarded |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070319/hyderabad-army-wife-sets-guinness-record.html}}</ref> and full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) with 263 strikes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hyderabad: Army wife sets Guinness record |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070319/hyderabad-army-wife-sets-guinness-record.html}}</ref> She holds the Guinness World Record for the most full-contact elbow strikes in ones hand in three minutes, with 466 strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 7 Famous Women In India (2022): Women Achievers Who Defied The Odds |url=https://www.hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/achievers/famous-women-achievers-in-india-1927.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.hercircle.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MEDIA |first=WORLDWIDE WORLD RECORDS |date=2022-09-01 |title=MAXIMUM FULL CONTACT PUNCHES WITH WEIGHT IN ONE MINUTE (FEMALE) - World Record by Kiran Deoli Uniyal |url=https://www.worldwideworldrecords.com/post/maximum-full-contact-punches-with-weight-in-one-minute-female-world-record-by-kiran-deoli-uniyal |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Worldwide Records |language=en}}</ref>
She is the first Indian woman to set 34 [[martial arts]] speed records for [[Elbow (strike)|elbow strikes]] and kicks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Sukanya |date=7 March 2021 |title=In pictures: 11 women who were the 'firsts' in their field in 2021 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/in-pictures-11-women-who-were-the-firsts-in-their-field-in-2021-121030700698_1.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en}}</ref> She is also the female record holder for most full contact punch strikes in one hour, at 28,234 strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bissell |first=Tim |date=9 March 2021 |title=47-year-old Indian woman breaks world record by landing 258 elbow strikes in just one minute |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/3/9/22320999/kiran-deoli-uniyal-indian-woman-breaks-world-record-by-landing-258-elbow-strikes-in-just-one-minute |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Bloody Elbow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Manga |first=Dhiren |date=10 March 2021 |title=Indian Martial Artist breaks 12th World Record |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/indian-martial-artist-breaks-12th-world-record |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=DESIblitz |language=en}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most full contact punch strikes in one minute holding 1 kg weights (female) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/606375-most-full-contact-punch-strikes-in-one-minute-holding-1-kg-weights-female |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most full contact elbow strikes in three minutes (one elbow) (female) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/530566-most-full-contact-elbow-strikes-in-three-minutes-one-elbow-female |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO ACHIEVE MOST NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS IN MARTIAL ARTS – High Range World Records |url=https://www.highrangeworldrecords.com/first-woman-to-achieve-most-number-of-world-records-in-martial-arts/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Earlier Uniyal has set records in the women's category for most full contact knee strikes in one minute with 120 strikes<ref>{{Cite news |title=1 EME Centre awarded |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070319/hyderabad-army-wife-sets-guinness-record.html}}</ref> and full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) with 263 strikes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hyderabad: Army wife sets Guinness record |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070319/hyderabad-army-wife-sets-guinness-record.html}}</ref> She holds the Guinness World Record for the most full-contact elbow strikes in ones hand in three minutes,<ref>{{Cite news |title=news |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/interesting/news/colonel-s-wife-kiran-uniyal-broke-her-own-twoguinness-records-01666739.html}}</ref> with 466 strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 7 Famous Women In India (2022): Women Achievers Who Defied The Odds |url=https://www.hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/achievers/famous-women-achievers-in-india-1927.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.hercircle.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MEDIA |first=WORLDWIDE WORLD RECORDS |date=2022-09-01 |title=MAXIMUM FULL CONTACT PUNCHES WITH WEIGHT IN ONE MINUTE (FEMALE) - World Record by Kiran Deoli Uniyal |url=https://www.worldwideworldrecords.com/post/maximum-full-contact-punches-with-weight-in-one-minute-female-world-record-by-kiran-deoli-uniyal |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Worldwide Records |language=en}}</ref>
On [[Army Day (India)|Army Day 2017]] , Uniyal took part the organizing of a blood donation camp that collected 3,704 blood units.<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=1 EME Centre awarded |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/1-eme-centre-awarded/article22354335.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=दून की किरण ने मार्शल आर्ट में बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड |url=http://epaper.livehindustan.com/Home/MShareArticle?OrgId=1211495969be |url-status=live |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=livehindustan}}</ref>


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.''<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराधों के कारण सीखना चाहिए मार्शल आर्ट, आत्मरक्षा के हुनर से लैस होना जरूरी |pages= |url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/general/due-to-increasing-crimes-against-women-martial-arts-should-be-learned-it-is-necessary-to-be-equipped-with-self-defense-skills-71425}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook Hindi |url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/general/due-to-increasing-crimes-against-women-martial-arts-should-be-learned-it-is-necessary-to-be-equipped-with-self-defense-sk |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=The Asian |date=2022-10-27 |title=First Woman to set highest World Record in Martial Arts in India |url=http://theasianchronicle.com/first-woman-to-set-highest-world-record-in-martial-arts-in-india/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=The Asian Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Most Beautiful Women In India |url=https://www.idiva.com/50-most-beautiful-women-in-india |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=iDiva |language=en-IN}}</ref>
On [[Army Day (India)|Army Day 2017]], Uniyal took part the organising of a blood donation camp that collected 3,704 blood units.<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=1 EME Centre awarded |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/1-eme-centre-awarded/article22354335.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=दून की किरण ने मार्शल आर्ट में बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड |url=http://epaper.livehindustan.com/Home/MShareArticle?OrgId=1211495969be |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=livehindustan}}</ref>
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.''<ref>{{Cite news |title='महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराधों के कारण सीखना चाहिए मार्शल आर्ट, आत्मरक्षा के हुनर से लैस होना जरूरी |pages= |url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/general/due-to-increasing-crimes-against-women-martial-arts-should-be-learned-it-is-necessary-to-be-equipped-with-self-defense-skills-71425}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook Hindi |url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/general/due-to-increasing-crimes-against-women-martial-arts-should-be-learned-it-is-necessary-to-be-equipped-with-self-defense-sk }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=The Asian |date=2022-10-27 |title=First Woman to set highest World Record in Martial Arts in India |url=http://theasianchronicle.com/first-woman-to-set-highest-world-record-in-martial-arts-in-india/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=The Asian Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Family life ==
== Family life ==
Uniyal is a married mother of two children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Harmeet |date=7 March 2020 |title=Kiran Uniyal, an Army Wife , makes India and Indian Army proud with Guinness Book of World Records for Martial Arts |url=https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/kiran-uniyal-an-army-wife-makes-india-and-indian-army-proud-with-guinness-book-of-world-records-for-martial-arts/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=ADU |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At 45, Kiran Uniyal is teaching people how to defend themselves with some killer moves |url=https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/apr/06/at-45-kiran-uniyal-is-teaching-people-how-to-defend-themselves-with-some-killer-moves-5671.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Edex Live |language=en}}</ref>
Uniyal is a married mother of two children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Harmeet |date=7 March 2020 |title=Kiran Uniyal, an Army Wife , makes India and Indian Army proud with Guinness Book of World Records for Martial Arts |url=https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/kiran-uniyal-an-army-wife-makes-india-and-indian-army-proud-with-guinness-book-of-world-records-for-martial-arts/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=ADU |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 12:56, 21 March 2024

Kiran Uniyal
Other namesKiran Deoli Uniyal
Known forMartial Arts
Notable workKnow Your Martyrs Families (campaign)
Empowering Divyangjan (book)
SpouseSunil Uniyal
Children2
AwardsGuinness World Record (various)

Kiran Uniyal is an Indian martial artist, educator, and author.[1]

Early life

Uniyal first got involved with Taekwondo when she was a teenager, and then picked it up again as an adult.[2]

Career

She 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

Uniyal is a married mother of two children.[19]

References

  1. ^ "At 45, Kiran Uniyal is teaching people how to defend themselves with some killer moves". Edex Live. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Manga, Dhiren (10 March 2021). "Indian Martial Artist breaks 12th World Record". DESIblitz. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Most full contact punch strikes in one minute holding 1 kg weights (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Most full contact elbow strikes in three minutes (one elbow) (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO ACHIEVE MOST NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS IN MARTIAL ARTS – High Range World Records". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "1 EME Centre awarded". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Hyderabad: Army wife sets Guinness record".
  11. ^ "news".
  12. ^ "Top 7 Famous Women In India (2022): Women Achievers Who Defied The Odds". www.hercircle.in. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "1 EME Centre awarded".
  15. ^ "दून की किरण ने मार्शल आर्ट में बनाया वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड". livehindustan. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ "'महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराधों के कारण सीखना चाहिए मार्शल आर्ट, आत्मरक्षा के हुनर से लैस होना जरूरी".
  17. ^ "Outlook Hindi".[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
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