Thang-Ta

Thang-Ta has recently got included in Khelo India Youth Games. It will be part of the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Haryana next year.

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Thang-Ta has recently got included in Khelo India Youth Games. It will be part of the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Haryana next year.

What is about Thang-Ta?

• This is the indigenous martial arts game of Manipur.
• The art developed from the war environment of the tiny state of Manipur in North-east India.
• Thang-Ta, which means ‘sword and spear’.
• It has been practiced by the Meiteis in Manipur for thousands of years.
• It involves an elaborate system of physical movements, breathing methods, meditations, and rituals.
• Athletes need to have physical control and soft movements that are coordinated with the rhythm of breathing.