Expeditions

Sponsored and led by TIF’s Explorer-in-Residence, Mahipal Lunia, the Immersion Expeditions are undertaken by specially selected teams of researchers and martial art practitioners in order to study and archive regional arts, many of which are rare and kept alive by their last keepers. Members of the Expedition team are directly involved in hands-on exploration of the arts rather than simply being spectators. The arts are meticulously recorded in high quality with state-of-the-art recording equipment and made available to the public whenever possible.

TIF has led 7 major Expeditions to date, archiving over 400+ hours of footage for 15+ arts, some of which had never been filmed publicly before.