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he gada (Sanskrit: गदा gadā, Telugu: గద,Tamil: gadai, Malay: gedak, Old Tagalog:
batuta) is a mallet or blunt mace from the Indian subcontinent. Made either of wood or
metal, it consists essentially of a spherical head mounted on a shaft, with a spike on the
top. Outside India, the gada was also adopted in Southeast Asia, where it is still used in
silat.

The gada is the main weapon of the Hindu God Hanuman. Known for his strength,
Hanuman is traditionally worshipped by wrestlers in the Indian subcontinent and
Southeast Asia. Vishnu also carries a gada named Kaumodaki in one of his four hands.
In the Mahabharata epic, the fighters Bhima, Duryodhana, Jarasandha and others were
said to be masters of the gada.

Contents
 1 Gada-yuddha
 2 Exercise equipment
 3 See also
 4 References

Gada-yuddha

Sculpture of Hanuman carrying the Dronagiri (Sanjeevi) mountain, with a gada in his
left hand.

The martial art of wielding the gada is known as gada-yuddha. It can either be wielded
singly or in pairs, and can be handled in twenty different ways. Various gada-yuddha
techniques are mentioned in the Agni Purana and Mahabharata such as aahat (आहत),
gomutra (गोमूत्र), prabrita (प्रभत
ृ ), kamalasan (कमलासन), udarvagatra (ऊर्ध्वगत्र),
namita (नमित), vamadakshina (वामदक्षिण), aavrita (आवत्ृ त), paraavrita (परावत्ृ त),
padodrita (पदोद्धृत), avaplata (अवप्लत), hansmarga (हं समार्ग) and vibhag (विभाग).

Exercise equipment
The gada is one of the traditional pieces of training equipment in Hindu physical
culture, and is common in the akhara of north India. Maces of various weights and
heights are used depending on the strength and skill level of the practitioner. It is
believed that Lord Hanuman's gada was the largest amongst all the gadas in the world.
For training purposes, one or two wooden gada (mudgar) are swung behind the back in
several different ways and is particularly useful for building grip strength and shoulder
endurance. The Great Gama was known for excessive use of gada. Winners in a kushti
contest are often awarded with a gada.

Chi'ishi, a karate conditioning equipment and its exercise pattern was inspired by the
gada and mugdar. The war mallets were also inspired by gada.[1]

See also
 Mace (bludgeon)

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Indian martial arts

Category:Indian  Adimurai
martial arts  Adithada
 Ankathattu
 Gatka
 Guruttara
 Huyen langlon
 Inbuan wrestling
 Kabaddi
 Kalari
 Kalaripayat
 Kalarippayattu stick-fighting
 Lathi khela
 Malakhra
 Malla-yuddha
 Mallakhamba
 Mardani khel
 Mukna
 Musti-yuddha
 Paika akhada
  Pehlwani
 Puttara
 Silambam
 Sqay
 Vajra-mushti

 Ramayana
 Kurukshetra War
 Hiranyakashipu vadh
Famous
 Jarasandha vadh
examples
 Kansa vadh
 Vali vadh

 Ardha-chandra-vyūha
 Chakravyuha
 Garbha-vyūha
 Garuda Vyuh
 Mandala vyuha
Vyuha  Makara-vyuha
formations  Oormi vyuha
 Sarvatobhadra-vyūha
 Shakata-vyūha
 Suchi-vyūha
 Vajra-vyūha

 Abhimanyu
 Arjun
 Bhima
 Dara Singh
 Deva Raya II
 Guru Hargobind
 Guru Hanuman
 Hanuman
 Jarasandha
 Jatindra Charan Guho
Notable  Jasmine Simhalan
practitioners  Kittur Chennamma
 Maruthu Pandiyar
 Pandava
 Phogat sisters
 Rani of Jhansi
 Sakshi Malik
 Shivaji
 Siddhartha Gautama
 The Great Gama
 Vidyut Jamwal
Traditional and  Aara
mythological  Ankusha
weapons  Arrow of Brahma
 Aruval
 Asi
 Astra
 Ayudhapurusha
 Ayudha katti
 Bagh naka
 Barccha
 Bichuwa
 Bhuj (weapon)
 Brahmashirsha astra
 Brahmastra
 Chandrahas
 Chakram
 Chentu
 Elephant goad
 Firangi (sword)
 Gada
 Gandiva
 Kaumodaki
 Kara
 Katara
 Kayamkulam vaal
 Khanda
 Khaṭvāṅga
 Kripan
 Kukri
 Maru
 Malappuram Kathi
 Moplah (sword)
 Mudgar
 Nandaka
 Narayanastra
 Narayanastra
 Otta (weapon)
 Parashu
 Pashupatastra
 Pata
 Pesh-kabz
 Pichangatti
 Saintie
 Savuku
 Sharanga
 Sudarshana Chakra
 Shareeravadi
  Shuckra
 Talwar
 Trishula
 Vajra
 Varunastra

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