[MR] BBC: Kalari, World's Oldest Martial Art

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Today BBC Reel is offering a video about Kalaripayattu, said to be the
oldest martial art form in the world.

Kalaripayattu is a traditional form of fighting from Kerala state on
India's west coast. It  involves long years of childhood training in bodily
poses, leaps, and strenuous moves which have a great deal in common with
traditional Indian dance forms. Then the students are taught hand-to-hand
combat, stick fighting, punch daggers, sword-and-shield, and a curious whip
sword.

You can watch the video at
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c7trtc/kalaripayattu .

There is more about Kalaripayattu at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaripayattu .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆