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Kabaddi, in Punjabi, is a popular team sport across parts of Asia—including Japan and Iran—but is particularly widespread in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab. It is in the latter that we will focus. The word “kabaddi,” often chanted during matches, means “to hold one’s breath” in Hindi, an essential action in the sport itself.
Two teams of seven players occupy halves of a playing field roughly 12.5 by 10 meters. Each team has five additional players in reserve. Matches are played in two twenty-minute halves (fifteen minutes for women), with a five-minute break in between to switch sides. Games are organized according to the players’ age and weight.
Kushti, also called Pelwani or Pahlavani, is a traditional form of Indian wrestling in which competitors cover their bodies in mud. Once a highly renowned sport in India, it is now gradually disappearing. However, some continue to fight to preserve their traditions. Wrestlers follow a disciplined lifestyle and a strict diet based on milk, ghee, eggs, and chapattis.
Two teams of seven players occupy halves of a playing field roughly 12.5 by 10 meters. Each team has five additional players in reserve. Matches are played in two twenty-minute halves (fifteen minutes for women), with a five-minute break in between to switch sides. Games are organized according to the players’ age and weight.
Kushti, also called Pelwani or Pahlavani, is a traditional form of Indian wrestling in which competitors cover their bodies in mud. Once a highly renowned sport in India, it is now gradually disappearing. However, some continue to fight to preserve their traditions. Wrestlers follow a disciplined lifestyle and a strict diet based on milk, ghee, eggs, and chapattis.
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00:00Satsang with Mooji
02:48running back and neck.
02:49Many of these exercises are performed, as in the past, probably in order to respect the
02:53traditions of the sports.
02:56Kushti wrestlers are really proud of their country. Sometimes they are even compared to
03:00the great Indian sportsmen.
03:04The tradition of wrestling that we practice was born in the state of Maharashtra in 1916.
03:12and it is from this state that comes our wrestling.
03:24The wrestlers revere the monkey god Hanuman and pray regularly.
03:32Originally, we were practicing fighting on the ground in the village
03:35and the villagers used to give us money.
03:39We did not receive any help from the state.
03:42To practice the fighting here, it takes a lot to train and maintain a proper diet.
03:48That is what is the most difficult.
03:53The best fighters come from the state of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
04:05Tuesday is our day off.
04:08We reserve that day to pray Hanuman.
04:11The rest of the week, we wake up at 5 a.m., and after a brief warm-up,
04:24we run for one hour, stretch, and begin exercises on the ground.
04:29It is especially in the villages that the fighting is practiced.
04:46There are very few practitioners in the cities
04:49because the people in the villages are stronger,
04:52they eat well, and are more comfortable in the fighting.
04:55The village people love very much the kabadi, the kushti.
05:05These practices are greatly appreciated by the villagers.
05:07All parents should send their children to practice sports.
05:18Not necessarily fighting sports, but a sport.
05:26Urban children are not unlike children from villages.
05:29All champions are originally from villages.
05:32But since this wrestling is represented in the Olympics,
05:36wrestlers won some medals, and the sport has become more famous.
05:39Previously, everyone was interested in cricket.
05:55The wrestlers then began to receive state aid.
05:58The wrestlers won some medals.
06:09The wrestlers so much.
06:17The wrestlers won the medals.
07:22In all the places of Kushti training, you will find a temple dedicated to Hanuman, a temple where arriving wrestlers will drop incense and worship, touching the ground with one hand and then their foreheads.
07:38Then do the same thing in the other direction at the end of the workout.
08:43We're in Amrstar, the hometown of Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh community.
09:05The name Amrstar is composed of Punjabi words Amrit, which can be translated as nectar, and Saar, which can result in pond or lake.
09:15We are at the Akal Thakt, the Sikh temporal seat.
09:23The Akal Thakt was founded in 1606 by the sixth guru, Hargobain Sahib, to compete with the Mughals who had their seat of power in Delhi.
09:34Later, the Guru created a throne and gathered a congregation that brought horses and weapons.
09:42He began practicing the Sikh martial art.
10:10Guru Hargobain Sahib, Guru Hargobain Sahib, said the Akal Thakt would be greater.
10:15With the help of Baba Buddha and Bai Gurdas, the Guru Hargobain Sahib, erected the seat of Akal Thakt.
10:22In the 16th century, work turned this place into an important city.
10:36The land was purchased from the village of Tun by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Dass, for 700 rupee.
10:43It began in 1573 by digging the sacred pool, which gave its name to the city.
10:49Then, in 1601, the Golden Temple was completed, and three years later, the Sikh holy book, also considered the last guru, the Adi Granth, was installed by the successor of Guru Ram Dass, the Guru Arjan.
11:06Many Sikhs come here to listen to broadcast prayers.
11:13The temple is a place of pilgrimage open to everyone, regardless of race or religion.
11:19For Sikhs, the water around the temple, called Saharovar Basin, will cure all the ills of those who bathe.
11:26Sikhism, a monotheistic religion, is the fifth world religion with over 20 million followers.
11:37The word Sikh means disciple, he who believes in one god and in the teachings of the ten gurus collected in Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred book of the Sikhs.
11:49Men and women should receive Amrit, the Sikh baptism.
11:54Sikhs are recognized around the world as great warriors.
11:59The practice of Getka, whose appeal has never waned with Sikhs in India and in the diaspora.
12:08This form of combat is based on the handling of weapons and mental concentration, which is allied in physical struggle.
12:16Every year in March, a great religious festival takes place at Andhanpur Sahib, 200 kilometers east of Amritsar.
12:26The art of Getka was initiated by Guru Hargobind to teach us to fight the enemy.
12:38These weapons were not designed to cause or suffer injustice.
12:43Their function is to protect the weak and poor people.
12:47Five different weapons are mentioned in the Gurbani, the holy scripture.
13:00One can find his weapons in all Sikh temples.
13:06Guru Hargobind has united strength and faith to create the concept of the saint soldier.
13:20Guru Hargobind has united strength and faith to create the concept of the saint soldier.
13:25A soldier can wield his sword and be unfair.
13:43A saint cannot wield with the sword.
13:46A saint soldier will follow the path of God and brandish his sword only to fight injustice.
13:53Do not sacrifice your hair.
13:58The cut amounts to uproot Anishan Sahib, the Sikh flag.
14:03Understand the importance of this.
14:05Many sacrifice their lives to not cut their hair.
14:09My humble request to all Sikhs is to be baptized, to follow the path of our father, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
14:25The practicants of Gatka often demonstrate during the holidays.
14:29He is accompanied by poems and songs praising the courage and achievement of Sikh warriors.
14:35His name is Tsai Boat.
14:36Anishan Sahib, the Supreme, Producer of the Indigenous app,
14:37the Jewish people, who are part of their family as a poor fellow.
14:38And he is accompanied by shaping the soul of Sikh Muslims and Christians in the Russian.
14:39The Tools to break down the entire history with his family,
14:40and his family and friends are part of their family.
14:41The protesters in the Jewish people, who are their families.
14:42Theytschaft and their families and their families.
14:43The Jewish people, who are the slaves and children who are the slaves while their daughters.
14:44The Jewish people are the slaves and interns.
14:45And the Jewish people are the slaves in their generation of Reinhold.
14:46They are the slaves and the people who are the slaves.
14:47And the Jewish people are the slaves and the young people and the slaves.
14:48The Jewish people are the victims of the homeless.
14:50The second church of the Muslim man.
15:21Raja Karayga Khalsa
15:31Akhi Rahe Na Koi
15:47O, jadokad evi zulmu hoya, bedooshe lokaazde
15:57Shinga vairi changye ne tira diyan lokaazde
16:07Shinga vairi changye ne tira diyan lokaazde
16:25Punjab is located in the northwest of India and has an area of 50,362 square meters.
16:43It is bordered on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir in the northeast
16:49by Himashal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan.
17:03Much of Punjab occupies a fertile alluvial plain crossed by many rivers.
17:09Northeast of the state are a range of hills that form the foothills of the Himalayas.
17:17Punjab is a rich agricultural land, fertile land this is, the granary of India.
17:47More than a sport, kushti is above all a way of life from a tradition of centuries.
18:05The wrestlers are subjected to extremely strict rules.
18:08They practice the kushti almost every day of the year, even in summer, when the temperature
18:14can reach 45 degrees Celsius.
18:18They observe a special diet, mainly consisting of almonds, milk, ghee, or clarified butter,
18:25and shapatis, the traditional bread.
18:36The wrestlers are supposed to abstain from sex because it seems that sex empties the body
18:42of its male hormones which are essential to the combat.
18:46The young touch the feet of the elders.
18:49These are signs of respect and encouragement.
19:06Each of these techniques have a specific purpose to the different muscular developments of the
19:11athlete.
19:21The wrestlers who practice kushti come from different backgrounds.
19:25Some are messengers, other boatmen, dairy, electricians, priests, and students.
19:32They are all welcome.
19:36The fight develops strength.
19:38And in India, force is a cultural value that implies a duty, dedication, and moral impeccability.
19:46It manifests itself more in the eyes that sparkle than in its arms.
20:03The kabaddi is a team sport, probably the favorite sport of Indians after cricket.
20:30It is also very popular in Pakistan and Bangladesh, where it's the national sport, as well as,
20:36to a lesser extent, in many Asian countries, such as Japan and Thailand.
20:42Its name is often chanted during games, and comes from a Hindi word meaning hold his breath,
20:49significant actions to position itself.
20:53In 1936, it was a field demonstration at the Olympic Games in Berlin.
20:594,000 years old, the kabaddi has evolved into its modern form all along the 20th century.
21:12The
22:44The kibari is practiced in the villages of Punjab.
22:59The Punjab has seen many battles, a lot of attackers who invaded villagers.
23:06Our ancestors used the kibari to defend themselves and to keep fit and extend it to all men.
23:19There are 12 players per team, three or four attackers, four to five defenders, and two substitutes.
23:38The pitch is divided into two circles.
23:43The radius is approximately 20 feet.
23:52The team that wins the toss sends a striker in the other half of the field muttering, kabari, kabari, in one breath.
24:02His goal is to reach one or more opposing players and return to his half without losing his breath in 30 seconds.
24:12Those affected by the attacker are eliminated.
24:19The goal of the opposing team is to contain the attacker and prevent them from returning to his side until he takes another breath.
24:27Each team, in turn, sends a player in the opposing half.
24:34If a player goes out of bounds or touches the ground out of bounds, he is eliminated, except in cases of fighting.
24:44The game is composed of half-time of 20 minutes with a five-minute break.
25:03Every ten minutes, the players have the right to a dead time of 30 seconds to get a drink of water.
25:09In kabari, players must be quick, strong, and strategic.
25:18There are several categories in the schools, under 14, under 17, and after that, the national level.
25:38That's the best option.
25:42I'm the best option for my state.
25:45Come on, come on.
25:48Come on, come on.
25:59Come on!
26:04Let's get to Delhi.
26:14Let's go.
26:16Let's go.
26:18Let's go.
26:26In India, the railway is the mode of transport for long distances.
26:31It is provided by the public company of Indian railways throughout the country.
26:42The network across the country and down extends over 63,140 kilometers of lines.
26:49This is one of the biggest and most crowded railway networks in the world,
26:54carrying more than five billion passengers and 350 million tons of cargo per year.
27:03This network covers the 28 states and three of the seven territories in the country
27:09and is connected to the networks of Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
27:15The railroad appeared in 1853 in India and in 1947, the year of independence,
27:26there were no less than 42 networks.
27:29These networks were nationalized and merged in 1951 to become one of the largest networks in the world.
27:39Taking the train in India is an experience.
27:42The total length of track used by Indian railways is about 108,706 kilometers.
28:12If there is a difference in airal here in 1921, you can wear an island throughout the country.
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33:33There are also numerous stalls, well known for their traditional food.
33:40While they may seem outdated, they are the pride of their owner, especially since many personalities from the political and media world are moving to eat in the stalls for some who have existed for over 70 years.
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