North India and South India Martial Arts North India - Martial Arts of India 1) Gatka is a weapon- based style used by Punjabi people adapted from Shastra Vidya. 2) Lathi is a style of cane fighting originally practiced by village herdmen. 3) Mardani Khel is an armed method created by the Marathas of Maharashtra.
4) Musti Yuddha is a style of Kickboxing,popular in the Middle Ages but now confined to Varanasi.
5) Pari-Khanda is a style of Sword and shield fighting from Bihar. 6) Thang - ta or huyen lalong is an armed system created by the Meitei of Manipur.
South India - Martial Arts of India 1) Kalaripayat has its roots in the combat training hall (payattu kalari) of Tamilakam's traditional educational system. 2) Paika akhada was a weapon-based system formerly practiced by the Warriors of Orissa. 3) Silambam is a weapon- based style from Tamil Nadu which focuses on the bamboo staff. 4) Kuttu Varisai is the unarmed component of Silambam, a Dravidan martial art from Tamil Nadu in South India but also practised by the Tamil people of Malaysia and northeast Sri Lanka.
5) Marma Ati is a component of Adi Murai "law hittting."Varma Ati teaches
methods of attack pressure points of human body.This is a part of the art of healing and harming Varma Kalai.