South Asian Martial Arts

Almost all Bollywood films will show fight scenes between the hero and a bunch of gangsters.
From the 1970’s hits showing the long legs of Amitabh Bachchan kick bad guys from afar before flinging himself into mid-air to dodge bullets; to the shirt ripping and muscle flexing scenes of heroes today, delivering full knockout fist fests; these fights depict the well known ‘dishoom dishoom’ aspect of Bollywood action.
These fighting styles, however, don’t have a specific title or name.
Surprisingly there is not enough knowledge about Indian Martial Arts, or on whether they even exist at all. But did you know that South Asian, particularly Tamil culture, has inspired most of the world’s greatest martial arts?
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I would love to see several South Asian marital art schools across the UK skillfully continuing, teaching, & offering all of these lineages for all ages, with UK wide competitions. May the right people make it happen one day!