They used swords, shields and sticks to demonstrate gatka, a weapons-based martial art that originated around 1600. “We don’t want to attack first,” gatka martial artist Rajvir Singh said.

Now an instructor, Sonali trains enthusiasts how to wield bamboo sticks, knives, and swords in Maharashtra, India. As part of a dedicated troupe, they perform across the state, attracting large ...

Martial Arts, Indian-StyleA nil Kumar studies the two crouching fighters as they circle each other in the small mud arena, the oil and sweat on their taut bodies darkening the waistbands of their ...

It is one of the most difficult weapons to master because one stands the risk of injuring oneself. So, it is taught last in Kalaripayattu and is a speciality of the Indian martial arts.

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”The martial arts weapons,” says Ald. Jerome Orbach (46th), chairman of the Municipal Code Revision Committee, ”have found their way into the hands of the gangs and the people who seek out ...

Its new sport, Unified Weapons Master, combines weapons-based martial arts with sensor-lined armour. The aim? To emulate the success of the mixed martial-arts Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Visakhapatnam: martial artsAs part of the ongoing India-US tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Tiger Triumph 2025 exercise, troops of the Indian Army and US Armed Forces ...

HANGZHOU, China — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts competitors stranded at home and unable to make it to the Asian Games in Hangzhou ...

Indian and US troops participated in several activities, including joint physical training, martial arts, yoga sessions and mountain warfare tasks during the Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025.

May 9, 2016 / 9:46 PM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- A man has been arrested after authorities say he tried to bring multiple martial arts weapons onto a plane at LaGuardia Airport.