Inclusion of Thang-Ta Sports in Inter-University Tournament - An Analytical Study

Abstract

Thang-Ta is an indigenous martial art of Manipur, a tiny state in the north-eastern part of India. It is also traditionally known as Huyen Langlon; Huyen means War Langlon means Knowledge of Art. It’s mainly used to protect their motherland in times of war and also used to keep bodily fit and strengthen our morals and spirituality. From time to time, Thang-Ta martial arts come into sports competitions and spread in many states across India and the world under the leadership of respected Grandmaster Huidrom Premkumar Singh and, under his leadership, held many state, national, and international championships. Thang-Ta has been recognized by the School Games Federation of Indiaand Khelo India Youth Games.

Since 2014, the inter-college Thang-Ta competition has been held under the Manipur University Sports Committee. Many players participated in inter-college, but they didn't have a chance to participate in inter-university competitions due to being unrecognized by the Association of Indian Universities. So, the researcher wants to study the development of Thang-Ta and learn about the thoughts of inter-college players on the inclusion of Thang-Ta in inter-university competitions. The researcher selected 20 inter-college Thang-Ta players to collect data for this study. The researcher will construct a self-made questionnaire for this study.