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Malla-yuddha

Malla-yuddha
5th-century terracotta sculpture of wrestlers from Uttar Pradesh
5th-century terracotta sculpture of wrestlers from Uttar Pradesh
Focus Grappling
Country of origin India India
Pakistan Pakistan
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Nepal Nepal
Famous practitioners Siddhartha Gautama
Narasimhavarman
Krishna Deva Raya
Deva Raya II
Descendant arts Pehlwani
Naban
Olympic sport No
Meaning Grappling-combat

Malla-yuddha (Devanagari: मल्लयुद्ध,Bengali: মল্লযুদ্ধ, Odia: ମଲ୍ଲ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ, Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲಯುದ್ಧ, Telugu: మల్ల యుద్ధం malla-yuddhaṁ, Tamil: மல்யுத்தம் malyutham, Thai: มัลละยุทธ์ mạllayutṭh̒) is the traditional South Asian form of combat-wrestling created in what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is closely related to Southeast Asian wrestling styles such as naban and is the ancestor of kusti.

Malla-yuddha incorporates grappling, joint-breaking, punching, biting, choking and pressure point striking. Matches were traditionally codified into four types which progressed from purely sportive contests of strength to actual full-contact fights known as yuddha. Due to the extreme violence, this final form is generally no longer practised. The second form, wherein the wrestlers attempt to lift each other off the ground for three seconds, still exists in south India. Additionally, malla-yuddha is divided into four styles, each named after Hindu gods and legendary fighters: Hanumanti concentrates on technical superiority, Jambuvanti uses locks and holds to force the opponent into submission, Jarasandhi concentrates on breaking the limbs and joints while Bhimaseni focuses on sheer strength.


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