Mukti yuddha
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Musti-yuddha is an unarmed martial art from Varanasi
(Benares) in north India
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Similar to Southeast Asian kickboxing styles it makes use of punches, kicks, knees and elbow strikes although punches tend to dominate.
Matches were once held regularly in Varanasi
but were eventually banned because of the fights which often broke out among the boxers' supporters. Illegal bouts continued but became rare by the 1960s
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
(Benares) in north India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
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Similar to Southeast Asian kickboxing styles it makes use of punches, kicks, knees and elbow strikes although punches tend to dominate.
Matches were once held regularly in Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
but were eventually banned because of the fights which often broke out among the boxers' supporters. Illegal bouts continued but became rare by the 1960s