![]() The single line makes the kite more reliant on the pilot’s skill with line tension to control it to dodge and cut other kite lines. Fighter kites are almost exclusively single-line kites that are flat in design.There are also manufacturers who specialize in this type of kite line, such is its popularity especially in India and Pakistan. The line is painted with glue and then coated with crushed glass. As previously mentioned, such kite lines are usually made from abrasive materials, or they are coated with abrasives. The most prominent feature of a fighter kite is its kite line.However, there are a few features that are identical or similar across the various designs: What Does A Fighter Kite Look Like?Įvery country has its own variation of the design for a fighter kite. In the Caribbean, sharp objects such as blades or shards of glass are attached to their kite tails rather than using glass-coated or abrasive kite lines. Kite fighting is popular in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Chile, Brazil, and some islands in the Caribbean. More recently, kite flying has become a popular activity on India’s Independent Day. Kite flying takes place mainly during specific festivals such as the spring festival known as Basant (or Bassant in Pakistan). In pull cutting, when lines are in contact, the kite flier or pilot quickly pulls the line in towards themself to produce a sawing motion to cut through their opponent’s kite line.Īlthough kites themselves were invented 2,500 years ago in China, the sport of kite fighting is said to have first appeared in India. ![]() In release cutting, once lines are in contact, parties will let out their lines until one is cut.There are 2 common ways of ‘cutting’ another kite line with your own – release cutting or pull cutting: In the United States, competitions are very different from these variations above competitors will instead compete through a display of skills and “line touch” contests. In Japan and Thailand, the objective of kite fighting is to knock your opponent’s kite down to the ground rather than to cut their kite line. If the cut kite is not ‘captured’, the kite belongs to no one, and “kite runners” – usually young children – will pursue the kite to claim it as theirs. In other regions, kite fighters cut their opponent’s kite line, then capture the trailing line of the cut kite with their own kite line and secure their prize – the opponent’s kite. Using kite line that is abrasive, or coated in abrasive material (like crushed glass), competitors try to cut down their opponents’ kite lines and bring the kite to the ground. Generally, 2 or more kites are flown in the competition. The objective(s) of kite fighting varies from region to region. ![]() It is an exciting sport to both participate in and spectate, but can also be dangerous. Yes! Kite fighting – not flying – is indeed a thing. ![]()
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