Context
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.
