Martial Arts: A Critical Analysis of Orissa
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The book Martial Arts: A Critical Analysis of Orissa unfolds the origin, history and present status of Orissan Martial Arts with reference to militaries glories of different dynasties, fort or strongholds, and military literature of Orissa in a chronological sequence. Various weapons of Orissan martial arts, war-dress and war scene are explained with photographs. The war sculptures including infantry, cavalry and elephant force of the temple indicates the grate martial tradition of Orissa and deserve to mention in this connection. The martial arts of other states in India and different countries of the world explained. The practice of martial arts with and without weapons in the Orissan soil as found in Paika Akheda and the martial arts competition organized in Orissa are discussed. The book is not aimed at the skilled martial arts practitioners but will definitely help the reader to know the origin and history of martial arts. It is by no means as in-depth source for serious study, but merely a guide to the extraordinarily wide variety of martial skills practised world over.
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