Indian martial arts

Silambam: An unlimited martial art form faces uncertain future

Silambam: An unlimited martial art form faces uncertain future

June 24, 2021

Karthik Ajay, a self-defence trainer from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, had first thought of Silambam as simply an old tradition that did not hold any value in modern times. But after going through some difficult times in his personal life and feeling lost, it suddenly came into his l...

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The Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu

The Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu

March 5, 2018

Kalaripayattu is a martial art that also practices traditional Indian methods of healing, leaving its impressions on both war and wound. In a more creative way it has also inspired some traditional performing art forms of Kerala, and even travelled east to birth the Kung Fu.

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