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term lathials, derived from the art form, is commonly used as a word to describe men for hire who will fight Cheap Denver Nuggets Jerseys , settle scores, and restore honor among farmers who feel slighted.

It was the British, during the colonial rule of India, who introduced the lathi as a weapon to be used in crowd control and during riots. In present day India, the lathi is us as a weapon by the national police for similar purposes.

Bandesh

Bandesh was thought to have originated several hundred years ago, bandesh is a system of grappling Cheap Dallas Mavericks Jerseys , locking, choking, disarming, and forced submission techniques, commonly used against an armed assault. It is a martial art that stresses non lethal use of force; practitioners are encouraged to reduce the risk of injury to their attacker. While practice matches can involve hand to hand combat, they generally include weapons?the winner is deemed to be the practitioner who successfully disarms his opponent.

But Marma Atti

But Marma Atti follows the principle that attacking and opponent must take on a two pronged approach. The first prong consisting of the physical side and the other prong being the mental or spiritual aspect. Practitioners first aim to erode their opponent s will to fight by psychological means?reasoning with them and discouraging them? before striking Cheap Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys , kicking, knifing, or clubbing them, or attacking with any other improvised weapon. Humiliation of the opponent during the fighting process is also of primary importance and it is believed that this can help effect a swift victory.

Taught and practiced widely in rural south India, but marma atti is a holistic and practical method of self defense rather than a sporting art. Practitioners are taught to maintain an impeccable character of high moral standing to cultivate inner strength and an understanding of one s own ego. This in turn engender an attitude of avoiding aggressive individuals. But marma atti is, in essence Cheap Chicago Bulls Jerseys , an evolution of natural defensive mind and body practices.

Nata

Nata is a martial art form in which finger movements, taken from an ancient Indian dance, are used alongside yogic movements. Although little is known about the art today, it is quite likely that it included finger and wrist locking maneuvers and weapons disarms based on joint locks and pain compliance techniques.

The practitioners of ancient Indian dance possessed a good understanding of the physiological make up of the joints, in particular the arms, hands Cheap Charlotte Hornets Jerseys , and fingers, as these types of movements were stressed in ancient Indian dance. It