What is the martial art used by the gurkas?
my grandfather was an army pt instructor who trained the gurkas during ww2 and learnt many styles of martial arts. he died when my dad was a kid so i never met him. i know he learnt a particular martial art from the gurkas and another one that is used in malaya. does anyone have any idea what they might have been?
Answers:
The answer you are looking for is Thamizhar Martial Arts which consist of several diciplines such as Adithada which is very similar to Muay Thai and Malyutham which is a style of wrestling. The kickboxing variation uses the science of 8 limbs concept including strikes with the forehead, I assume that Malyutham complemented this technique by enabling a fighter to be better prepared when going to ground. There are also other style to take note of, there was a highly lethal hand-to-hand style that focussed on pressure points. Kind of like an indian equivilent of the Chinese Dim Muk style.
There is also a style that involves wooden staffs when fighting called Silambam. Aparently the art originated in South India but later spread to Malaysia.
All of the above would were known to be used by the Gurkas in hand to hand combat against the Japanese on the Indo-Burma border during WWII.
There is a lot more on this topic, just look up the generalised term for the arts listed above and see what you can find, hope this has answered your question.
It's mainly a taekwon-do based martial art. But it more had2hand combat and self-defence. As used by the regular army and other armed forces. I'm a black belt in both free-sytle kickboxing and taekwon-do. And i have taught the armed forces such techiques. Doe's this help.
Its a martial art originating from Nepal called Budokai-do.
soldiery!.
it`s called "I GOTTA BIG KNIFE"
They learn the art of sumo wrestling.
dont know the name for sure.but i know one thing about Gurkha's.the ones that serve in the British army are rightly very proud of what they do for Britain..they fight like no other my late step father was caught and injured by mortar fire in ww2 and while it was still coming down a Gurkha ran out and saved him..i think any Gurkha who serves in the British army should have a legal right to reside in Britain if they wish,and with their families..i was in the Falklands during the war and they were very bitter at not being able to get at the argies..the local population had told them they were coming,and if they got hold of any enemy they would cut ears off and boil and eat their heads..(not true of course but it scared the hell out of the argie conscripts!!)if they had been let loose on the islands..the war would have finished in a couple of days..they deserve better treatment from the mod.they have long been Britain's mercenary army.and deserve all the accolades we can give them..they are great if not the best infantry we have..use them right and give them homes here if they want them..oh and while I'm here can i dispel a myth? NO they don't have to cut themselves every time they get their KUKRI(knife) out.(.they use them for everything from weeding round barracks to chopping wood,to slicing meat for food..there would be a massive need for plasters and or blood donors if the above were true)yes definitely treat them better,i would gladly serve with them again .even though im pushing 50!!may the gods protect them wherever they go.oh and learn how to spell..its GURKHA..
Adithata kickboxing, similar to Muay Thai, and a Burmese Bando derivative they call Lethwi were taught during the British Raj. You'll enjoy the article below.
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Answers:
The answer you are looking for is Thamizhar Martial Arts which consist of several diciplines such as Adithada which is very similar to Muay Thai and Malyutham which is a style of wrestling. The kickboxing variation uses the science of 8 limbs concept including strikes with the forehead, I assume that Malyutham complemented this technique by enabling a fighter to be better prepared when going to ground. There are also other style to take note of, there was a highly lethal hand-to-hand style that focussed on pressure points. Kind of like an indian equivilent of the Chinese Dim Muk style.
There is also a style that involves wooden staffs when fighting called Silambam. Aparently the art originated in South India but later spread to Malaysia.
All of the above would were known to be used by the Gurkas in hand to hand combat against the Japanese on the Indo-Burma border during WWII.
There is a lot more on this topic, just look up the generalised term for the arts listed above and see what you can find, hope this has answered your question.
It's mainly a taekwon-do based martial art. But it more had2hand combat and self-defence. As used by the regular army and other armed forces. I'm a black belt in both free-sytle kickboxing and taekwon-do. And i have taught the armed forces such techiques. Doe's this help.
Its a martial art originating from Nepal called Budokai-do.
soldiery!.
it`s called "I GOTTA BIG KNIFE"
They learn the art of sumo wrestling.
dont know the name for sure.but i know one thing about Gurkha's.the ones that serve in the British army are rightly very proud of what they do for Britain..they fight like no other my late step father was caught and injured by mortar fire in ww2 and while it was still coming down a Gurkha ran out and saved him..i think any Gurkha who serves in the British army should have a legal right to reside in Britain if they wish,and with their families..i was in the Falklands during the war and they were very bitter at not being able to get at the argies..the local population had told them they were coming,and if they got hold of any enemy they would cut ears off and boil and eat their heads..(not true of course but it scared the hell out of the argie conscripts!!)if they had been let loose on the islands..the war would have finished in a couple of days..they deserve better treatment from the mod.they have long been Britain's mercenary army.and deserve all the accolades we can give them..they are great if not the best infantry we have..use them right and give them homes here if they want them..oh and while I'm here can i dispel a myth? NO they don't have to cut themselves every time they get their KUKRI(knife) out.(.they use them for everything from weeding round barracks to chopping wood,to slicing meat for food..there would be a massive need for plasters and or blood donors if the above were true)yes definitely treat them better,i would gladly serve with them again .even though im pushing 50!!may the gods protect them wherever they go.oh and learn how to spell..its GURKHA..
Adithata kickboxing, similar to Muay Thai, and a Burmese Bando derivative they call Lethwi were taught during the British Raj. You'll enjoy the article below.
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