India had in its southern coastal strip of Kerala, from very early period, a warfare system known as kalarippayattu. History has that the art form was taken to the east and the far east Asia by the Buddhist monk
find the "unsurpassable"; Arjuna making use of his more subtle accomplishments in single point focus or his powers acquired through meditation. Among practitioners and teachers of kalarippayattu, the martial art of Kerala,southwestern coastal India, some, like Higgins Masters of the P.B. Kalari...
The specialised martial arts of Shaolin (Shaolin Kung Fu) was developed there by another Indian buddhist monk called Bodhidharma. This is another interesting piece of history that helps trace the development of asian martial arts to its primary source : Kalaripayattu of Kerala. To know more of ...
Kalaripayattu is a martial art native to the state of Kerala in Southern India. It is believed to be one of the oldest Asian martial arts, and may in fact be the basis for many martial arts practices in Asia. Records of people practicing kalaripayattu date back to at least 1,000 BCE...