A beautiful Thread on India's Martial Art

**India is the land of diverse culture and ethnicity. it is known for wide varieties of martial arts that have developed since ancient times.

**it was used for warfare . British Govt. had banned Kalaripauattu and Silambam .

lets start

SILAMBAM:-

**Its a kind of staff fencing , is a modern and scientific martial art of Tamil Nadu

**Kings who ruled Tamil Nadu including Chola, Chera, Pandya had promoted it

**The reference is found in Silappadikaram (Tamil Literature) which dates back to 2 nd century BC

Thang-Ta and Sarit Sarak:-

** created by the Meitei people of Manipur, thang-ta is an armed martial art that finds its mention in the most lethal combat forms

** Sarit sarak on the other hand is an unarmed art form that uses hand to hand combat

** history goes back to 17th AD

Cheibi Gad-Ga:-

** one of the most ancient martial arts of Manipur, it involves fighting using a sword and a shied

**it has now been modified to a stick encased in soft leather in place of a sword and a leather shield

Pari-Khanda:-

**Its created by Rajputs, is a form of martial art in Bihar. it involves fighting with sword and shield

**its steps and techniques are widely used in Chhau dance.
** in fact martial arts forms the basis of chhau dance(pic-2)

Thoda:-

** originating in the state of Himachal pradesh, Thoda is a mixture of martial art , sports and culture.

** it takes place during Baisakhi(13th and 14th april) every year

**community prayers r done to invoke blessings of Goddesses Durga and Mashoo

Gatka:-

** Gatka is a weapon based martial art form, performed by the Shiks of Punjab.

** The name "Gatka" refers to the one whose freedom belongs to grace.

** Gatka features skillful use of weapons including stick, Kripan, Talwar, Kataar

** displayed in fair and festival

** This is traditional Maharashtrian armed martial art, practiced widely in Kolhapur

** This is traditional Maharashtrian armed martial art, practised widely in Kolhapur

**it is known for use of unique Indian Pata( sword) and Vita(corded lance)

Lathi:-

** an ancient martial art form of country , Lathi also denotes one of the worlds oldest weapons used in martial arts.

** practiced widely in Punjab and Bengal.

** Indian police can be seen using Lathi

Inbun Wrestling:-

** its a native martial art of Mizoram, Inbun wrestling is belived to have its genesis in 1750 AD in Dungtlang village.

**its mainly practiced in Tamil Nadu, although its practiced in Sri Lanka and Malaysia

** it was first mentioned in Sangam literature(2nd century BC), kuttu varisai means empty hand combat.

**its mainly practised in Tamil Nadu, although its practiced in Sri Lanka and Malaysia

Musti Yuddha:-

** its originated in one of the oldest city in world , Varanasi, Musti Yuddha is an unarmed martial art form resembling Boxing.

** There are 4 category of musti yuddha as
-- Jambuvanti
-- Hanumanti
-- Bhimaseni
-- Jarasandhi
(named after Hindu Gods)

Kalaripayattu:-

** it is one of the oldest martial art in world , originated in Kerala(India) in 4th century AD.

** Kalari is a malayalam word means school/gymnasium/training hall.

** Sage Parasurama who built temples and introduced martial arts , started kalaripayattu

Paika Akhada:-

** originated in Odisha . its an combination of dance and combat.

** it was earlier used by warriors and now practiced as a performing art

Squay:-(pic-1)
**from kashmir- use swords and shields

Kathi samu:-(pic-2)
** Andhra pradesh-- were royal army of state

Bandesh:-(pic3)
**india-- unarmed at uses locks and holds(no killing)

Malla yuddha:-(pic-4)
** south India-- traditional combat wrestling

Malla Khamb:-(pic-1)
** 12th century in Maharashtra uses pole , rope

Insu Knawr:- (pic-2)
**originated in Mizoram. use round wooden rod

Kirip,Saldu:-(pic-3)
** originated in Nicobar- type of wrestling

Varma Ati:-(pic-4)
**originated in Tamil Nadu- attacks at body's vital spots

MY TAKE:-

ITS ALMOST MESMERIZING TO SEE INDIA IS SO MUCH RICH IN EVERY FIELD INCLUDING MARTIAL ART..

KALLARIPAYATTU IS BELIEVED TO BE THE MOTHER OF ALL MARTIAL ARTS IN WORLD .

ITS TIME TO RECOGNIZE INDIA'S OWN MADE IN INDIA ARTS AND CULTURE AND GLORIFY OUR RICH PAST

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