Kisma Feature: Basic skills essential in Kabaddi

A world-class kabaddi player has an agile body, an active mind, a fearless mentality, and a sharp eye for every detail. One of the critical factors that help players overcome difficult times in Kabaddi is fitness. However, in Kabaddi, fitness alone isn't enough; players need to hone their skills and techniques as best as possible and have unique abilities to distinguish themselves from the crowd. As a true fan, you should be familiar with the essential methods of Kabaddi.

Offensive Skills

In the opponent's half, the Raiders use offensive talents to touch the defenders and score points for their squad. Toe touch, running hand touch, lion jump, back kick, sidekick, and dubki are some of the most superior attacking skills in Kabaddi.

Toe Touch: In Kabaddi, toe touch is one of the most prominent raider skills, in which the raider tries to touch the defender with his toe and score a point. The raider's ability to perform this maneuver quickly and unexpectedly before the defender anticipates it is critical to its effectiveness.

Back Kick: Back kick is a cunning kabaddi skill in which the raider fools the defense by displaying his back and attempting to kick backwards for a touch point. In other parts of the world, it's also known as a mule kick.

Hand Touch: Hand Touches are one of raiders' most essential Kabaddi assaulting skills, as they put their proactivity and reflexes to the test. The few moves that a raider in Kabaddi should master are stooping hand touch, turning hand touch, and sprinting hand touch.

Dubki: A Dubki is a technique that demands extraordinary timing and acute instincts to pull off. In a dubki, the raider avoids the chain tackle by ducking beneath the defenders' spread arms and scores a point.

Lion Jump: Lion Jump, made famous by Pawan Sehrawat in Vivo Pro Kabaddi, necessitates incredible force and thrust from the raider's legs. In a lion jump, a kabaddi raider tries to jump over the defenders and reach the midline. This is often regarded as the game's most athletic manoeuvre, and it is extremely tough to execute, much alone perfect.

Sidekick: Another mighty kabaddi move for raiders is the sidekick, in which the raider attempts to touch the defender by kicking sideways while maintaining his balance. A raider must have perfected his body balance and centre of gravity to accomplish this technique correctly through extensive practice.

Defensive Skills

In Kabaddi, defending is about more than just physical force, core strength, and courageous tackles. The defenders attempt certain kabaddi moves to capture the raiders. Kabaddi's defensive abilities such as ankle hold, thigh hold, waist hold, block, sprint, and chain tackle require good timing and strength to perform correctly.

Block: The move takes physical and mental strength to commit to this high-risk, high-reward motion. The defender waits for the raider to enter the half, then blocks his path with his entire body. Before launching the block, the defender must be in the proper position.

Ankle Hold: Legendary defenders Ravinder Pahal and Surender Nada have demonstrated how to master the ankle hold. The defender's timing and anticipation are crucial when attempting to grab the raider's ankle and prevent him from crossing the midline using an ankle hold or diving ankle hold.

Thigh Hold: As the name implies, the defender tries to grab the raider's thighs and stop him from crossing the midline in this kabaddi defensive skill. When the defender attempts to hold the raiders' thighs with both hands, precision is essential.

Dash: One of the most eye-catching kabaddi techniques is swooping a raider off the court or lobby. A defender must utilize his raw might and strength to knock the raider off the court and get the point for his team in this kabaddi maneuver. On the mat, it's mainly the Cover and Corner defenders who aim to disrupt this talent.

Chain Tackle: Chain Tackle is a kabaddi method that requires a group of defenders to prevent the raider from reaching the midline. Two or more defenders try to coordinate and then pounce on the raider to conduct a good chain tackle. To execute this move correctly, coordination and teamwork are required.

Waist Hold: Another kabaddi defensive talent that necessitates the defender's absolute power. Waist hold is a kabaddi technique in which the defender tries to raise the raider into the air by holding his waist and pinning him to the mat. Rann Singh and Sandeep Narwal are two excellent instances of kabaddi players that show off their skills from time to time.