India: Thekaddy – Kalaripayattu Martial Art

Kalaripayattu is one of the oldest martial arts in the world, originating in Kerala in South India. It’s a combination of somewhat of a religious ritual focusing on mental discipline and various fighting technique involving hand combat, swords, knifes, daggers, shields, spears, and various blades, and so on. Kalaripayattu is really ancient “, dating to the 3rd century BC, and sometimes is called “the mother of all martial arts”. And the second part of the show was all in the dark and playing with fire – absolutely insane!