Shidoshi Soke Anil Kaushik

Shidoshi Soke Anil Kaushik (born 15 June 1960) is an Indian martial arts coach and sports administrator from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He began training and coaching in judo and karate in the late 1970s, spent fifteen years as a judo coach with the Delhi Police, and later pioneered the organization of crossbow shooting in India; he currently heads the Crossbow Shooting Association of India.

Early Life

Anil Kaushik was born in Meerut & his Father name is Hardwari Lal and His mother name is Chandrakanta. His formal education ended at the Intermediate (Class 12) level. He began practicing martial arts as a teenager and started coaching in 1978.

Judo

Judo was the first sport in which Anil Kaushik participated seriously. He competed in the Meerut District Judo Championship in September 1980, the 2nd Prof. Jigoro Kano Cup in Meerut in October 1981, and the 3rd All India Judo Championship in Indore that same year. In July 1983, he participated in the Sri Lanka Judo Championship in Colombo.

His First-Dan black belt was recognized by the Indian Judo Foundation (1983), the All India Judo Federation (1984), and the Judo Federation of India (1985).

In 1984, he joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) as a judo coach under the sports quota.He spent the next fifteen years, 1986 to 2001, coaching judo with the Delhi Police. During this period, from 1986 to 1989, he also served as the General Secretary of the Indian Women’s Judo Federation. In 1989, he was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Judo Federation of India and the South Asia Judo Federation. Karate and Aikido

Anil Kaushik obtained his karate grading in Uttar Pradesh. Between 1994 and 2007, he served as the Honorary General Secretary of the Karate Association of India and the Organizing Secretary of the Ghaziabad District Karate Association, helping to conduct championships across Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh. He has also been associated with the United Karate Foundation India. Alongside Judo and Karate, he also trained in Aikido.

Crossbow Shooting

From the early 2010s, Kaushik shifted his focus to crossbow shooting—a sport that was largely unorganized in India at the time. He became a member of the Asia Crossbow Confederation in May 2013 and serves as the President of the Crossbow Shooting Association of India. He has organized National Crossbow Championships, including the 2018 edition held at the Mahamaya Sports Stadium in Ghaziabad.

He is also the Organizing President of the International Games Federation (under United World), which organized the IGF World Games in Goa in May 2022 and the IGF National Games in Noida in May 2023.

Large-Scale Trophies

Shidoshi Soke Anil Kaushik has commissioned several massive trophies for the events he organized. The Limca Book of Records recognized a cup created in 2008 and a medal created in 2010 as the largest of their kind. Subsequently, a large shield was created in 2012, and in 2019, the Planet Book of World Records listed a certificate designed by him.

These include:

World's Biggest Cup (2008) – recorded in the Limca Book of Records
World's Biggest Medal (2010) – recorded in the Limca Book of Records
World's Biggest Shield (2012) – recorded in the Limca Book of Records
World's Biggest Certificate (2019) – recorded in the Planet Book of World Records

In 2008, at Mahamaya Sports Stadium, Ghaziabad, he introduced a giant ceremonial shield recognized by a record-book organization.

In 2018, during the National Crossbow Shooting Championships at Mahamaya Sports Stadium, he introduced what was described as the world's heaviest sports cup, measuring approximately 8 feet 4 inches in height and weighing about 175 kilograms. The trophy was reportedly won by the Indian Army and is stated to be preserved by the Assam Regiment

This trophy was won by the Indian Army team and retained by the Assam Regiment.

Business Career

Beyond sports, Anil Kaushik has served as the Managing Director of several private companies, including

Managing Director, True Eye Mass Media Communication Pvt. Ltd. (2003–2007)
Managing Director, View World Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Managing Director, Bullet Proof Life Saving System Pvt. Ltd. (from 2011)
Managing Director, Crossbow International Pvt. Ltd. (from 2012)

Awards and Honors

Awards and honours includes:

National Hall of Fame Award (2010)
Sports Award presented by Chetan Chauhan, Minister of State for Sports, at ITS College, Ghaziabad (2018)
Sensei/Shidoshi title in Karate

Positions Held

Shidoshi Soke Anil Kaushik has held leadership roles in several sports organizations, including:

Organising President, International Games Federation of United World (IGF)
President, Crossbow Shooting Association of India
Associated leadership role, International Federation of World Crossbow
Associated leadership role, United Karate Foundation India
Honorary General Secretary / Organising Secretary, Karate Sangh of India and Ghaziabad District Karate Association (1994–2007)

He has also been associated with organizations affiliated with international sports bodies, including the Women Judo Federation of India, where he served as General Secretary (1986–1989), and the Judo Federation of India.

References

Meerut District Judo Championship certificate, 28 September 1980
2nd Prof. Jigoro Kano Cup (India) certificate, Meerut, 24–25 October 1981
3rd All India Judo Championship certificate, Indore, 1981
YMCA Colombo letter, 11 July 1983
Sri Lanka Judo Championship certificate, Colombo, 10 July 1983
Certificate of Dan Gradation, All India Judo Federation, 19 August 1984
Certificate of Dan Gradation, Judo Federation of India, 25 September 1985
Bangladesh Judo & Karate Federation correspondence, June–August 1986
Letter from Dr. Vimla Shukla, Principal, G.D.M. Girls Degree College, Modinagar, 17 October 1987
Certificate of Honour, Judo Federation of India / South Asia Judo Federation, 1989
Certificate of Gradation, U.P. Karate Do Association, 5 March 1989
Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) judo tournament certificates, August 1990
Letter, Private Secretary to the Minister of State, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, 2 May 1992
Karate Sangh of India / Ghaziabad Distt. Karate Association championship certificates, 1994–2007
Asia Crossbow Confederation, Certificate of Membership, 11 May 2013
IGF World Games certificate, Goa, May 2022
IGF National Games certificate, Noida, May 2023