Martial Arts Around the World
| January 9, 2019
Gatka – India
Having been practiced for centuries in north India and Pakistan, Gatka is a martial art that uses sticks to simulate swords. It’s performed as a ritual or as a sport where two opponents fight each other, and points are scored when the sticks make contact.
It’s also called shastar vidiyā, which means “the science of weapons” and practitioners believed it was created by the god Shiva. It has defensive and offensive elements, including tactics developed specifically for women and children.
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