Tuesday, June 06, 2006

GEORGIAN MARTIAL ARTS

The young men in traditionell uniforms we invited last year in Germany.

It was exciting for us to see the live performances .

Here you can find more information:

http://qskh.wmsite.ru/index.html

Inform you that in Georgia exists Organization of Georgian Martial Arts (union "Georgian Martial Arts"), that has collected great materials for years and has systematized it.
Georgia, that presents the cross-road of Western and Eastern civilizations, is a country of culture and along with other branches, she is known with its great traditions of martial arts.
Georgian martial arts was enriched and sophisticated in battles against Persian, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Turks and Mongols and is remarkable with its originality. Among them are Georgian wrestling, different kinds of town boxing "khevsurian" fencing deserving a great attention. Also are specific hit skill using various "thimbles", weapon talking tricks with the aid of a hat, "khintkiria" blind fold dagger fighting, Megrelian "Morkia" and etc.
It's obvious that among the variety of the world combat skill, Georgian fighting's art is the most interesting, with its traditions diversity and efficiency. It's the part not only Caucasian but also world cultural inheritance.

German Link: http://kartulisuli.blogspot.com

Siehe auch Programm-Zeitung: S.1 bis 13 >>> / S.14 bis 24 >>> (PDF-Dateien)

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