Malla yuddha मल्लयुद्ध or Dwand Yuddh or Kusti
Traditional Indian method of setting scores in Akhara, between 2 Kingdoms/kings/pehelwan? without bloodshed? in sporting spirit? A Vyayam-exercise too
treatise:Malla Purana.
current states affair?
sculpture UP 5th century @LACMA

Bhima Slays Jarasandha: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
mighty ruler of Magadha, imprisoned 95 kings, because of boon from the gods, could not be harmed by weapons.
Leelapurushottam Krishna tricked & hinted Bheem, who tears Jarasandha in half.
@metmuseum 1520-40 wiki

Dwand Yuddh is not new to India. centuries it has been in practice. Malla yuddha takes place in Akharas, where training is given to Pehelwans. Hanuman is prime deity. few types of yuddh Kusti is taught.
said to be Jarasandha's Akhara at Rajgir Bihar(earlier Magadh) archeological

Jetti or jatti community, belonged to Gujarat, migrated in Mysore too. Modha Bardai Brahmin. jyestimalla? expert in Vajra Mushti under patronage of Mysore royals. first literary mention of vajra-musti comes from Manasollasa of Chalukya king Someswara III
Indian martial Arts

form of Vajra Mushti, used in fighting malla yudh? used by Jetti wrestlers
Mysore

now vajra mushti fights held annually at Mysore palace.
royal patronage kept alive many of such Indian martial arts.
a form of malla yuddh

a painting showing Malaga chetti
jetti or jatti wrestlers fighting with a chakra type of weapon, may be it is Vajra Mushti, potronaged by Mysore royals

Art of Vajra Mushti is learned under guidance of Guru. our traditional Indian martial Arts are passed down from generation to gen. now face extinction. royal houses depend on many such Arts-fighting skills. used for self defence and/or attacking enemy. Jetti community r experts

a weapon used by soldiers, now famous through Maratha Chatrapati Shiva ji maharaj. Bagh nakha- tiger claw. here is a version of that, but with a dagger. i think it is also a form of Vajra Musthi? mutli purpose weapon can i say?
Do we have any museum? on Indian Martial Arts???

i found this picture.
Vajra Mushti is here? thus it was famous Indian Martial Art among all faiths as form of self defence. Many of our marital arts have faded with time and invaders rule.

Buddhist monks?

kalaripayattu is another famous Indian martial art prevalent in Kerala & Tamil Nadu in recent years it was taken as performing art & performed on stage too. But it has great tradition spanning centuries.
rigorous training is given to students by Guru on pressure points of body .

even lathi or bamboo stick has been used since centuries in Indian martial arts as form of self defence. in South India silamban or Silambam is used.
recent training of lathi was in news? why, i dont know? it martial arts in India has long history. due to westernization it faded

Chakram or Chakkar
earlier in thread a circular Vajra mushti i shared, but it is chakra much used by Sikh warriors Nihnags, as this painting depicts. when a smaller version, it is worn in arms or held in palm. chakrani
Indian martial arts really need documentation. its heritage?

i saw Thang Ta of Manipur many times. performed on stage. though it is Indian Martial art of Manipur an excellent form for self defence used in earlier times. people know it more as stage item. actually requires training discipline. Great Ratan Thiyam ji has used it in theatre

a pic i found it reminded of Rani Jhansi Laxmibai. She had a group of women trained in Indian martial arts. this is mardani khela, somewhere in MP or Maharashtra? several weapons are used. through it she ensured women participation in state affairs-security. She was trend setter

in Manipur too i saw women-girls performing Thang Ta, requiring physical endurance. they did it with energy. there it had long history. thus i kept it here in Indian martial art thread.

lathi as i shared earlier is famous all over India, bamboo or lathi available easily thus was used as self defence also later incorporated as Indian martial art. regional form of training too started due to patronage by land lords as their instrument of enforcement of authority.

valour of sikh is known all over. few such Indian martial arts too are alive due their tradition of training in these martial arts. Khatka- talwar, lathi etc were used. Annual festivals & competitions are held-thus promote these arts

Urumi-long sword or Talwar made of flexible steel
one of most amazing weapon used in Martial arts of India. 30 years back i saw in @DDNational few films too had it.
i read in ACK Velu thampi story also

via @YouTube

Urumi as they call it, but it is long Talwar -Sword tied around waist, difficult to learn. years of training under Guru was required. Only few were able to use this weapon.
can i call it as Indian martial Art

an beautifull example of that so called Urumi- long Talwar- sword. flexible steel weapon used since centuries in India. now faded away as not much needed after Independence. no land lord requires it, rule of law is there.

jatti was added because she was daughter of a wrestler, jetti or chetti or jatti, got patronage in Mysore. she learned Music & Dance. she is credited the founder of Mysore Bani of Bharat Natyam? https://twitter.com/kamlesm/status/1160248070073769984?s=20

never thought that just a name of weapon can be title of any film?
our film makers are brilliant.
Urumi a Malyalam film, Tamil & remade in Hindi too

Paika khanda. Said to b originated from padatik or prahari. pahari-warriors were expert in this sword fight called khanda. Paika community revolted against British in 1817. Later in peace time art dwindled. Few revived as physical exercise in alhadas. Now martial art is a dance?

Paika khanda is now famous art form in Odisha. Originally a martial art & used in defence or protection of kingdoms during fights. During British rule internal fights between kingdoms vanished. Thus these martial arts too faded in popularity or professions. Pahari dhenkiya? Etc

Malla Yuddh
Dwand Yudh
कुश्ती द्वंद युद्ध
मल्लयुद्ध
James Skinner's album
company painting at @britishlibrary
few worked as professional wrestler, for nobles, zamindar, Raja etc, one caste community took it as their profession
with advent of British many sports faded

who don't know Gama Pahelwan
he used this mdugar too, since training of wrestler involves rigorous practice, training on many kinds of instruments too were imparted, what it is called in English-a club?
Indian wrestling slowly being revived

great Gama Pahelwan had no match in wrestling

titled as Emperor Shahjahan watching a wrestling contest
painting @Sothebys
sometimes such sport swere matter of Status-honour!
in few cases defeat means death?

as sometimes in gladiator like fighting opponent gets bones broken?

nobles patronized wrestling/wrestlers

beautifull painting at @V_and_A show many sports played at that time of India
mudgar gada sword bow-arrow spear etc
these were not sports but necessity for security
men were trained in warfares using various weaponry

when british came these succumbed to guns?
still few revived

Painting by Hulas Lal at Patna, ca-1830

Wrestling; Archery; Weight lifting, sword-play

these sessions kept men in uniform fit & upto date in shape?

at @V_and_A
Indian Company Painting
these paintings richly preserved India of British era

just found it
don't know it is true?
Akbar fights Man Singh?
from a copy of Akbarnama. (circa 1600-03)
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

who is 3rd person?
who is down on earth?
someone trying to stop him from thrashing other person down to earth
from wiki
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akbar_Fights_with_Raja_Man_Singh.jpg

Bheem slays Jarasandh in a dwand or Malla Yuddh
ca.1540 Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
being a mighty kingdom Magadh, doesn't mean whatever evil you will do will go unpunished?
one day will come?
Krishna hinted Bhim to use the trick
@metmuseum
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60004791?rpp=20&pg=18&ao=on&ft=india&pos=360

Mudgar मुद्गर use is not new in India
Mudgarpani ("Mace-holder") Yaksha, Art of Mathura, 100 BCE
sculpture
don't know but it can be a broken sword?

mudgar? Yaksh holding a mace?
Mathura