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| Article Name : | | | KABBADI SPORTS IN INDIA: A STUDY | | Author Name : | | | Ajit Kalgonda Patil | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-397 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Kabaddi is essentially an Indian game, which commands huge popularity in the India as well as its hinterland. In India, kabaddi is popular in different names. In the southern parts of India, the game is referred to as Chedugudu or Hu-Tu-Tu. In eastern India, it is fondly called Hadudu (for men) and Kit-Kit (for women). The game is known as Kabaddi in northern India. Breath control, raid, dodging and movement of hand and feet are the basic skills that one has to acquire, in order to play kabaddi. The player has to acquire power and learn both offensive and defensive skills to excel in the game, which combines the characteristics of rugby and wrestling. In the modern times, kabaddi was given the national status of a game in India in 1918. | | Keywords : | | - popularity
- offensive and defensive
- upbringing
- international recognition etc.
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