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title: "Indian Ancient martial arts"  
description: "A brief explanation about the traditional ancient martial arts in India"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-11  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2856/indian-ancient-martial-arts  
category: "traditional"  
tags: ["traditional ancient martial arts", "general knowledge", "foods"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Indian Ancient martial arts

![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/568f05f9-4f25-4492-a427-8482d7bfeacc.jpeg) ![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/9202211d-af54-4ffd-97bd-d17896c62ad2.jpeg) Indian ancient martial arts are a fascinating and diverse array of fighting techniques that have been developed and practised for thousands of years. ![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/633fab23-571f-445f-93f8-a066cf5ea37c.jpeg) These disciplines are strongly founded in Indian culture and philosophy, and they provide a unique combination of physical and mental training. ![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/5bac604b-bd3d-4300-bb7f-b8a50ebc0a38.jpeg) Kalaripayattu, Silambam, Thang Ta, Malla-yuddha, Gatka, Sarit Sarak, Wrestling, Lathi khela, and Inbuan wrestling are some examples. ![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/3384a629-e6af-4327-b76e-b72e4bcc1286.jpeg) Furthermore, they all have the same purpose of improving self-defense and physical fitness. ![Indian Ancient martial arts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8a9e6400-4f98-43b0-90f0-5a81ccca67f4/images/09f318a0-6bc6-42a9-b9e9-8f8051fe6d24.jpeg) Hence, the traditional martial arts of India are a living tradition that is evolving and adapting to the modern world.

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