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Title [Asia] Kushti

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Name Kushti
Alternative Names Pehlwani
Origin India
Main Techniques Grappling
Weapons N/A
Purpose of Practice Martial Games
Type of Origination Transmitted
Degree of Sportification National
Yes (Year:)      No
General Information Kushti is an Indian wrestling style with roots in mallyuddha.The training is hard with a strict training regime, diet and lifestyle, but kushti provides a way to escape from poverty to boys and their families (Dhillon 2019).Students are called pehlwan. (Traditional Games Federation of India, s.d.) Hindu teachers are usually called gurus, the Muslim teachers are referred to as ustad (Crudelli 2010: 39).Used weapons are the nal, a stone cylinder, the gada, a stone attached to a long bamboo stick, the gar nal, a circular stone worn around the neck for resistance training
History/Development Kushti is a direct descendant of mallyuddha, which dates from the 5th century BCE and is still the main wrestling style in southern India. In the 16th century northern India was invaded and the local mallyuddha was influenced by Iranian and Mongolian wrestling, thus creating kushti which incorporates new groundwork techniques (Traditional Games Federation of India, s.d.).
Transmission
(Policies/institutions)
Kushti is considered a national sport in India. Some wrestlers also participate in oversees wrestling contests and wrestlers from around the world have found their way to Indian wrestling schools (Crudelli 2010: 39).
Relevant Organisations - Wrestling Federation of India
http://www.wrestlingfederationofindia.com
- Traditional Games Federation of India
http://www.traditionalgamesindia.com/games-list/kushti
Additional Materials
References - Dhillon, A. (2019). “‘We worship the body’: India's kushti mud wrestlers – a photo essay”, The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/17/we-worship-the-body-indias-kushti-mud-wrestlers-a-photo-essay
- Williams, V. (2015). Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: from Buzkashi to Zorbing, p. 222-224.
- Crudelli, C. (2010). The Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts and Fighting Skills from Around the World, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 39-45
- Traditional Games Federation of India. (.s.d.)
http://www.traditionalgamesindia.com/games-list/kushti/

*see also mallyuddha