The game originated in Tamil Nadu, ancient India. Modern Kabaddi is a modified form of this, which is known by many other names in different places. This world-class fame came from the Berlin Olympics in 1936. In 1938 it was included in the National Games in Calcutta.
In 1950, the All India Kabaddi Federation was formed and the rules for playing Kabaddi were fixed. This federation was reorganized in the year 1972 under the name of ‘Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India’. Its first national tournament was played in Chennai this year.
Kabaddi also got a lot of fame in Japan. There, an Indian named Sundar Ram put this game in front of everyone in 1979. Sundar Ram had gone to Japan with the knowledge of the Asian Federation of ‘Amateur Kabaddi’ at that time for this game. There he, along with the people, promoted it for two months.
In 1979, the match between India and Bangladesh was played in India itself. In 1980, the Asia Championship was started for this game, in which India defeated Bangladesh and won the tournament. Apart from these two countries, Nepal, Malaysia, and Japan were also in this tournament. This game was included in the Asian Games in 1990. During this, the game was played in Beijing with a match between many other countries.
Skills are different for every player and for their skill they receive or earn points, these points will help them to make their team a winner. Skills come from experience, technique, and rehearsal.
In this game, some points are earned in the following way
- Bonus Points: If the raider reaches the bonus line in the presence of six or more players on the defender’s court, the raider receives a bonus point.
- TouchPoint: A touchpoint is awarded when the raider has successfully returned to his court by touching one or more defender players. This touchpoint is equal to the number of defenders touched. Players touched by the defender are kicked off the court
- Tackle Points: If one or more defenders force the raider to remain on the defending court for 30 seconds, the defending team receives a point instead.
- All Out: If all the players of a team can get out of the field by completely dismissing their opponent team, then in return the winning team gets 2 bonus points.
- Empty Raid: If the raider comes back after crossing the Buckle line without touching any defender or without touching the bonus line, it will be considered as Empty Raid. No team gets a point during an empty raid.
- Do or Die Raid: If two consecutive empty raids are made by a team, then the third raid is called the ‘Do or Die’ raid. During this raid, the team must earn either a bonus or touchpoints. Failure to do so gives the defending team an extra point.
- Super Raid: The raid in which the raider scores three or more points is called a super raid. This can be a combination of a three-point bonus and a touch or can be just a touchpoint.
