Mysore :
V. Anandaraju, an employee of city-based N. Ranga Rao & Sons, has won gold medal in 60 kg Black Belt Category (Loba) at the Squay Martial Art National Championship 2013 held at Goa between Nov. 14 and 16. He represented Karnataka in the championship.
Anandaraju, 24, has been practicing Squay Martial Art since three years at the Mysore Association for Squay Martial Art under the guidance of his coach Malatesh. He has also practiced Karate for about 11 years.
A BBM graduate from Maharaja’s college, Mysore, he hails from an agrarian family from H.D.Kote in Mysore district.
About Squay Martial Art : The Persian word Squay means ‘knowledge of war’. According to the legend, thousands of years ago, Kashmir’s King Dharyadev trained his fighters in this defensive art form. The modern form of squay was introduced in Kashmir by one Nazeer Ahmed Mir. Now squay is practiced in 20 Indian States.
The swift movements and defensive steps of squay are similar to those of Kalaripayattu of Kerala. Just like in Kalaripayattu, squay employs weapons such as swords and shields.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / November 22nd, 2013