There are 12 players in kabaddi

Kabaddi in India

Contact sport, native to the Indian subcontinent

Kabaddi, is a contact sport, native to the Indian subcontinent.[1] It is one of the most popular sports in India, played mainly among village people.[2] India has taken part in four Asian Games in kabaddi, and won gold in all.

Four forms of kabaddi played in India are Amar, Suranjeevi, huttuttoo, and Gaminee. Amar is generally played in Punjab, Haryana, the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world, mostly by Punjabi sportsmen. Suranjeevi is the most played form of kabaddi in India and the world. This is the form used in international matches generally and played in Asian Games. Huttuttoo was played by men in Maharashtra. In Gaminee style, seven players play on each side and a player put out has to remain out until all his team members are out. The team that is successful in outing all the players of the opponent's side secures a point. The game continues until five or seven such points are secured and has no fixed time duration.

History and development


Kabaddi is

4,000 years ago, India created the team sport known as Kabaddi, which is now popular throughout South Asia. The word for "holding of hands," which is the key element of play, comes from a Tamil word. It mixes the elements of rugby and wrestling and is a team sport that calls for both strength and finesse. Originally, it was intended to help people learn how to defend themselves as well as how to react to an attack and counterattack both individually and collectively. It is a relatively easy and cheap game that doesn't call for a huge playing area or pricey equipment. Now, let’s dive in and learn more about kabaddi for kids.

Kabaddi Information for Kids

A physical team sport, kabaddi is. The goal of the game, which is played between two teams of seven players, is for a single offensive player, known as a "raider," to run into the other team's half of the court, touch out as many of their defenders as they can, and then return to their half of the court without being tackled by the defenders and all in the space of one breath.  The opposing team scores a point for halting the

The origin

The game of Kabbadi is one of the oldest games of Indian origin. More than 4000 years ago the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata describes a battle between the warrior Abhimanyu the heir of the Pandava Kings with the Cauravas inside the enemy camp. He managed to penetrate their seven tiered defense, but died because he did not know the way out. Kabaddi is basically an outdoor team game played on level and soft ground which requires both skill and power and combines the characteristics of wrestling and rugby. It was originally meant to develop self defense in addition to responses to attack and reflexes of counter attack by individuals and defense by groups or teams. It is believed that Kabaddi was invented to develop a defensive responses by an individual against group attacks and group’s responses to an individual attack. This is the only combative sport in which offence is an individual effort whereas defense is a group effort.
History also reveals that the Gautam Buddha played Kabaddi for recreation at his early ages.

Disciplines

The game consists of th

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