Members of the Public Council at the RA Defense Ministry, President of the Kickboxing Federation of Armenia Garnik Hayrapetyan and military psychologist Dadid Jamalyan, think that the young men who are trained both psychologically and physically better adapt in the armed forces.

“In 2008, there were 35 kickboxers serving in the army; this year the number will reach 75,” Hayrapetyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “We will organize a championship of armed forces in March.”

He also informed that Armenia may host Kickboxing World Cup in late June

According to Jamalyan, sport and specifically kickboxing can help train perfect personnel. “Recently, a kickboxer could easily rebuff an Azeri offender at the border,” he said.