Kori Katta is a favourite sport of people living in the coastal region of Dakshina Karnataka. Its called Kori Katta in Tulu and Koli Pade in Kundapura kannada. Its a fight between Two cocks, they let their cock fight against each other.
This fight is till one cock dies in the fight or wound beyond survive.People usually grow different breeds of cocks just for the purpose of this folk sport, and many are very passionate about the game. Some of the names for the cock usually we call in Cock fight are Bolle, Maipe, Karbolle, Kemmaire, Kadle, Uriye, Kupule and Peradinge. Peradinge look like Hen instead cock, small in size and very cunning, other cock think its hen and do not start fighting. Perade means Hen in tulu.This sports is usually conducted in the vicinity of temples and still goes on albeit surreptitiously and furtively in many surrounding parts of Mangalore. There may be a religious basis for this sport as I have seen this being conducted during festival seasons.
Normally it’s for the entertainment purpose usually held after some special events such as the on Diwali night, After the Kambala etc. Jathre Katta is observed during town fairs and nithya katta takes place near arrack outlets on a full moon or Amavasye. Under the third type, “Sodthi katta”, a dual between two individuals is settled through the cock fight.
This fight is till one cock dies in the fight or wound beyond survive.People usually grow different breeds of cocks just for the purpose of this folk sport, and many are very passionate about the game. Some of the names for the cock usually we call in Cock fight are Bolle, Maipe, Karbolle, Kemmaire, Kadle, Uriye, Kupule and Peradinge. Peradinge look like Hen instead cock, small in size and very cunning, other cock think its hen and do not start fighting. Perade means Hen in tulu.This sports is usually conducted in the vicinity of temples and still goes on albeit surreptitiously and furtively in many surrounding parts of Mangalore. There may be a religious basis for this sport as I have seen this being conducted during festival seasons.
Normally it’s for the entertainment purpose usually held after some special events such as the on Diwali night, After the Kambala etc. Jathre Katta is observed during town fairs and nithya katta takes place near arrack outlets on a full moon or Amavasye. Under the third type, “Sodthi katta”, a dual between two individuals is settled through the cock fight.
