Four Unknown But Powerful Styles of Martial Arts
Lathi
Lathi is a martial art and is also the name given to a bamboo pole, 6-8 ft (1.8-2.8 m) long, with a metal tip at the end, which is wielded like a sword. Lathi is thought to have originated from an ancient and peaceful yogic practice in which practitioners try to release "kundalini" (coiled-up energy) through the body via circular and figure-eight movements. It later became a martial art and was initially popular in eastern and southern India.
The stick was originally used to help keep buffalo in order-in fact, a common Hindi saying goes "jiski lathi, uski bhains," meaning, "he who wields the lathi gets to keep the buffalo." Farmers skilled with the stick were often called to become militia and settle disputes on behalf of regional warlords and landowners. The art later evolved into a sport and duels, in which practitioners could show their prowess and possibly gain employment or enhanced status among the men of their village, were common.
Today, the term "lathials," derived from the art form, is commonly used as a word to describe men for hire who will fight, settle scores, and restore honor among farmers who feel slighted.
It was the British, during the colonial rule of India, who introduced the lathi as a weapon to be used in crowd control and during riots. In present day India, the lathi is us as a weapon by the national police for similar purposes.
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