The Persian word sqay means ‘knowledge of war’. According to the legend, thousands of years ago, Kashmir’s King Dharyadev trained his fighters in this defensive art form.
The modern form of sqay was introduced in Kashmir by one Nazeer Ahmed Mir. Now sqay is practised in 20 Indian States. The swift movements and defensive steps of sqay are similar to those of kalaripayattu of Kerala.
kalaripayattuJust like in kalaripayattu, sqay employs weapons such as swords and shields. “Tora’, the sqay sword is made of bamboo with leather cover. Burgula, the shield is made of leather. Besides Sqay combines elements of Karate and Taekwondo. A wide range of combat methods such as blows, kicks, punches, locks and chops are used in sqay.
It has four kinds of competitions — Loba (fighting), Khawankay (Katta), Mathol (power breaking) and Aerosqay
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Like most people I had never heard about this martial art from Kashmir. It came as a complete surprise to me.
The info. here is from an article published in The Hindu
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….before accepting the truth of this article & everything related this…to all the readers, please go through & learn something about Thang Ta, manaipuri martial arts, the original martial art sport which was recently recognised by IOA…..& then think for yourself which is the original & which is the duplicate one…..thang ta is the martial art of meitei, since the existence of meitei kingdom since early2000BC…
Thang Ta isn't even mentioned here. Anyway, sounds interesting. IOA should organize a brick breaking contest to decide which is better. Awards will be given out by Chuck Norris and if he is busy breaking skull bones of humanity, then maybe Bruce Lee may officiate.
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