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HOLD YOUR BREATH: KABADDI

It is a team sport, which requires both skill and power, and combines the characteristics of wrestling and rugby. It was originally meant to develop self-defense, in addition to responses to attack and reflexes of counter attack by individuals.
Kabaddi (sometimes written Kabbadi or Kabadi) is a team sport originally from the Indian subcontinent. Though kabaddi is primarily an Indian game, it has become popular throughout South Asia, and has also spread to Southeast Asia, Japan and Iran.

It is a team sport, which requires both skill and power, and combines the characteristics of wrestling and rugby. It was originally meant to develop self-defense, in addition to responses to attack and reflexes of counter attack by individuals.


Kabaddi (sometimes written Kabbadi or Kabadi) is a team sport originally from the Indian subcontinent. Though kabaddi is primarily an Indian game, it has become popular throughout South Asia, and has also spread to Southeast Asia, Japan and Iran.


Two teams occupy opposite halves of a field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win points by tagging or wrestling members of the opposing team; the raider then tries to return to his own half, holding his breath during the whole raid.It is a rather simple and inexpensive game, and neither requires a massive playing area, nor any expensive equipment. This explains the popularity of the game in rural India.


A Team Sport


Though there are slight variations from county to country, there are general rules about this sport. In Kabaddi, two teams compete with each other for higher scores, by touching or capturing the players of the opponent team. Each team consists of 12 players, of which seven are on court at a time, and five in reserve. The two teams fight for higher scores, alternating defense and offense. The court is as large as that for a dodge ball game. The game consists of two 20-minute halves, with a break of five minutes for change of sides. The kabaddi playing area is 12.50m x 10m, divided by a line into two halves. The side winning the toss sends a ?raider?, who enters the opponents? court chanting, ?kabaddi-kabaddi?.


Hold Me, Hold Breath


The raider?s aim is to touch any or all players on the opposing side, and return to his court in one breath. The person, whom the raider touches, will then be out. The aim of the opposing team will be to hold the raider, and stop him from returning to his own court, until he takes another breath. If the raider cannot return to his court in the same breath while chanting ?kabaddi?, he will be declared out. Each team alternates in sending a player into the opponents? court. If a player goes out of the boundary line during the course of the play, or if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary, he will be out, except during a struggle.


The History


The first World Kabaddi Championship in the history of the game, was organized in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where the teams from India, Pakistan, Canada, England, and the United States competed.


In kabaddi dominated countries such as India and Canada, it is played on a professional basis with top players earning $25,000 and more for a 2 month season. The player who has made most out of the game is Balwinder Phiddu, who started playing in 1975 and only recently retired after the 1997 World Cup.


The game is also played in the tournaments by the Indian community in Norway. They officialy held a tournament in Oslo in 2008.


Sources: Official web site of International Kabaddi Federation, Wikipedia, www. kabatti.org

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	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Molde	29	17	7	5	53	36	58
2	Tromsø	29	14	8	7	50	33	50
3	Odd Grenland	29	14	6	9	42	41	48
4	Brann	29	14	6	9	50	46	48
5	Rosenborg	29	13	7	9	66	42	46
6	Strømsgodset	29	12	9	8	43	39	45
7	Haugesund	29	13	5	11	50	42	44
8	Vålerenga	29	13	5	11	40	33	44
9	Aalesund	29	11	7	11	33	37	40
10	Stabæk	29	11	6	12	44	48	39
11	Viking	29	9	10	10	31	37	37
12	Fredrikstad	29	10	5	14	38	41	35
13	Lillestrøm	29	9	6	14	46	52	33
14	Sogndal	29	7	10	12	22	30	31
15	Start	29	7	5	17	39	55	26
16	Sarpsborg 08	29	4	6	19	28	63	18

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-20	18:00	Strømsgodset	2 : 1	Vålerenga
2011-11-20	18:00	Tromsø	3 : 1	Rosenborg
2011-11-20	18:00	Fredrikstad	3 : 1	Aalesund
2011-11-20	18:00	Brann	2 : 0	Lillestrøm
2011-11-20	18:00	Odd Grenland	1 : 0	Sogndal
2011-11-20	18:00	Molde	3 : 1	Sarpsborg 08
2011-11-20	18:00	Viking	1 : 1	Start
2011-11-20	18:00	Stabæk	1 : 2	Haugesund

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-27	18:00	Sogndal	- : -	Molde
2011-11-27	18:00	Haugesund	- : -	Strømsgodset
2011-11-27	18:00	Aalesund	- : -	Brann
2011-11-27	18:00	Rosenborg	- : -	Viking
2011-11-27	18:00	Start	- : -	Tromsø
2011-11-27	18:00	Sarpsborg 08	- : -	Odd Grenland
2011-11-27	18:00	Vålerenga	- : -	Stabæk
2011-11-27	18:00	Lillestrøm	- : -	Fredrikstad

	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Hønefoss	30	16	9	5	61	28	57
2	Sandnes Ulf	30	18	2	10	58	32	56
3	Sandefjord Fotball	30	16	5	9	61	38	53
4	Bodø/Glimt	30	15	7	8	52	38	52
5	Ranheim	30	15	7	8	61	39	52
6	HamKam	30	14	9	7	52	40	51
7	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	50	36	49
8	Hødd	30	13	7	10	54	42	46
9	Bryne	30	11	11	8	47	38	44
10	Mjøndalen	30	10	10	10	42	51	40
11	Alta	30	10	9	11	45	51	39
12	Asker	30	9	7	14	38	56	34
13	Strømmen	30	9	7	14	43	58	34
14	Nybergsund	30	6	5	19	42	72	23
15	Randaberg	30	4	5	21	39	87	17
16	Løv-Ham	30	4	5	21	32	71	17

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-23	15:00	Bryne	2 : 2	Nybergsund
2011-10-23	15:00	Sandnes Ulf	6 : 0	Løv-Ham
2011-10-23	15:00	Hønefoss	3 : 0	Mjøndalen
2011-10-23	15:00	Ranheim	3 : 0	Randaberg
2011-10-23	15:00	Kongsvinger	2 : 0	Bodø/Glimt
2011-10-23	15:00	HamKam	1 : 4	Sandefjord Fotball
2011-10-23	15:00	Strømmen	1 : 2	Alta
2011-10-23	15:00	Asker	0 : 3	Hødd

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-30	13:00	Mjøndalen	1 : 2	Ranheim
2011-10-30	13:00	Løv-Ham	2 : 5	Hønefoss
2011-10-30	13:00	Nybergsund	2 : 6	Strømmen
2011-10-30	13:00	Sandefjord Fotball	5 : 1	Asker
2011-10-30	13:00	Alta	0 : 0	Bryne
2011-10-30	13:00	Hødd	3 : 1	HamKam
2011-10-30	13:00	Bodø/Glimt	3 : 1	Sandnes Ulf
2011-10-30	13:00	Randaberg	0 : 4	Kongsvinger

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