As the Kabaddi festival is all set to begin on October 7, 2022, teams are ready with their unique strategies to make their way to the finals.
Kabaddi is all about showcasing technical skills to the opponent for winning the game. While it’s a high-pressure situation for all of the raiders to perform up to the mark, there are no chances of errors being made in high-voltage games.
The raiders are on the rise with their innovative techniques to get defenders on their toes and collect all the bonus touchpoints.
Here are some of the impactful moves which can leave you spellbound with defenders having no answers to them.
Skillful Pirates
Undoubtedly, Sachin is one of the best players on the team, and we cannot forget his skills & strategic moves which work in the team’s favor most of the time. Shadlou is another such player who has ankle hold as well as excellent dive tactics.
As we saw in the last season, his Running hand touch as well as Dubki have created a super impact on the opponent team.
During the game, Sachin used this weapon multiple times and these moves proved to be excellent weapons by giving strong defeats to the opponent team. Coming to the defender’s department, we should not forget about their Kabaddi moves that play a vital role in getting a trophy for the team.
Popular Impactful Raiding Moves
Frog Jump
- It is one of the most stunning as well as physically challenging moves which requires tremendous stamina to execute well.
- It involves jumping onto the incoming defender and using their hands while in the air to safely cross himself off the defender’s back.
- Deciding which will be the safest pathway is the key point to be noted as it gets more confusing for the defender to predict in a certain direction.
- Most of the pirate raiders are well-versed in this move and recorded some of the eye-catching moments in previous seasons.
Scorpion Kick
- These moves require more flexibility in the body along with the addition of some extra surprising elements.
- For proper execution of this move, the raider has to push himself away from the defender for facing the half line. Just at the moment when the defender is expecting the foot to come down, the raider has to curl his legs upwards for pushing the crouching defender. This actually follows the sting trajectory of the scorpion.
Dubki
- This move helps the raiders to easily tackle the incoming defenders by going underneath them and reaching the half line. It involves muscular strength along with total flexibility of the body.
- Strength is the important parameter to execute this move well as squatting down and waiting for the right to drag your body to the half line is very challenging.
- This is the only way when defenders from all sides surround the raider during the game.
Running Hand Touch
- This can be regarded as one of the most used hand touches by the raiders. It is often known as the “bread and butter” touch.
- It requires good reflexes as you must touch the defender and back off as fast as possible.
Ankle Hold
- This is the best move for pinning down the raider instantly by the defender by hindering his movements. Here foot movements are taken into account.
- This move requires good judgment to predict the next movement of the raider.
Dive
- Dive is the tactic to touch the line by the raider when chased by opponent team members.
Block Move
- This move is a very highly rewarding one that requires special attention as well as mental strength to execute.
- The defender has to wait for the raider to go inside the half in order to create a blockage with his whole body in use.