Adithada

Adithada (Tamil: அடிதட), originally known as Adithadi is the Tamil martial arts preliminary empty hand techniques of Adimurai[1] practiced in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka. The word adi means hitting and thada means to block. It is similar to Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Vale Tudo, Bokator and Karate.[2] Adithada / Adithadi incorporates both grappling and striking concepts, and a detailed study of pressure points. Practitioners are trained in using bare knuckles, feet, knees, elbows and forehead as preparation for weapons training.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ Luijendijk, D.H. (2005) Kalarippayat: India's Ancient Martial Art, Paladin Press, ISBN 1-58160-480-7
  2. ↑ Dictionnaire Encyclopédique des Arts Martiaux & Sports de Combat Archived January 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (in French)
  3. ↑ "Blended Kenpo - To make techniques found in Kenpo usable in a real self defense situation". www.blendedkenpo.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Webmaster, Sangam. "Thamizhar Martial Arts". www.sangam.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


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