Martial Arts: a Critical Analysis of Orissa

The book Martial ArtsA Critical Analysis of Orissa unfolds the origin, history and present status of Orissan Martial Arts with reference to militaries glories of different dynasties, fort or strongholds, and military literature of Orissa in a chronological sequence. Various weapons of Orissan Martial arts, wardress and war scene are explained with photographs. The war sculptures including infantry, cavalry and elephant force of the temple indicates the grate martial traditions of Orissa and deserve to mention in this connection. The martial arts of other states in India and different countries of the world explained. The practice of martial arts with and without weapons in the Orissan soil as found in Palika Akheda and the martial arts competition orgnised in Orissa are discussed. The book is not aimed at the skilled martial arts practitioners but will definitely help the readers to know the orgin and history of martial arts. It is by no means an indepth source for serious study, but merely a guide to the extraordinarily wide variety of martial skills practiced world over.