In Kashmir,<\/span> a maulvi stepped in to save thang-ta by <\/span>drawing youngsters to the fascinating sport of thang-ta in Jammu & Kashmir.<\/span><\/p>\n Thang-Ta is a traditional martial art form from Manipur.<\/span><\/p>\n Thang-Ta literally means \u2018sword and spear\u2019. It is one aspect of Huyen Langlon (art of war or method of safeguarding). Its other aspect is Sarit Sarak that involves unarmed combat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Silambam is an ancient martial art form of Tamil Nadu.<\/span>This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature.<\/span><\/p>\n The word \u2018<\/span>Silam<\/span><\/i>\u2018 (in Tamil) stands for hills and \u2018<\/span>Mambam<\/span><\/i>\u2018 stands for bamboo from the hills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kalaripayattu: Kerala<\/b><\/p>\n Kalaripayattu is a famous Indian martial art from Kerala. It is one of the oldest fighting systems. It is practised in most of the parts of south India.<\/span><\/p>\n The place where this martial art is practiced is called a ‘Kalari’. <\/span>It includes strikes, kicks and some weapon-based practised<\/span><\/p>\n Footwork patterns are the most important key in this art form<\/span><\/p>\n It is basically an unarmed technique of fighting. This technique of the martial art basically belongs to the city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n In this martial art, the use of punches, kicks, knees and elbows are very prominent. It teaches how to protect oneself without the use of arms and ammunition.<\/span><\/p>\n Gatka is a traditional martial art form associated with the Sikh gurus. It imbibes sword and stick fighting skills and self-control.<\/span><\/p>\n It is believed to have originated when the 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind adopted \u2018Kirpan\u2019 for self-defence during the Mughal era.<\/span><\/p>\n Kathi Samu is an ancient and historical martial art which originated in Andhra Pradesh. Kathi basically means sword and Kathi Samu is a martial art which is fighting with swords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Garidi’ is the name given to the location where Kathi Samu is performed.<\/span><\/p>\n In Kathi Samu, the stick fight known as ‘vairi’ plays a significant part as a precursor to the real sword fight.<\/span><\/p>\n Other essential components of sword skills include ‘Gareja,’ in which a person holds four swords, two in each hand.<\/span><\/p>\n Sqay is a martial art that belongs to Kashmir. It is a kind of sword-fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n A curved single-edged sword and a shield are used by armed sqay.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200b\u200bMardani khel is an armed martial art from Maharashtra. It is particularly known for its use of the uniquely Indian patta (sword) and <\/span>vita<\/span><\/i> (corded lance).<\/span><\/p>\n Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>Martial Artforms in India: How a maulvi in Kashmir came to the rescue of thang-ta<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> PIB <\/b>on 7th June 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is the News? In Kashmir, a maulvi stepped in to save thang-ta by drawing youngsters to the fascinating sport of thang-ta in Jammu & Kashmir. What are the various Martial Artforms in India? Thang-Ta: Manipur Thang-Ta is a traditional martial art form from Manipur. Thang-Ta literally means \u2018sword and spear\u2019. It is one aspect… Continue reading Martial Artforms in India: How a maulvi in Kashmir came to the rescue of thang-ta<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,7965,9],"tags":[3590],"class_list":["post-190426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What are the various Martial Artforms in India?<\/b><\/h5>\n
Thang-Ta: Manipur<\/b><\/h6>\n
Silambam: Tamil Nadu<\/b><\/h6>\n
Musti Yuddha: Varanasi<\/b><\/h6>\n
Gatka: Punjab<\/b><\/h6>\n
Kathi Samu: Andhra Pradesh<\/b><\/h6>\n
Sqay: Kashmir<\/b><\/h6>\n
Mardani khel: Maharashtra<\/b><\/h5>\n