HISTORY OF MARTRIAL ART

Shastar Vidiya is a part of the vast Vedic tradition which dates back nearly ten thousand years. Shastar Vidiya is the complete science of war from hand to hand combat to battlefield strategy. It was exported to the oriental along with Buddhism and became the foundation for the Chinese and Japanese martial art tradition.

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p>The word “Shastar” means traditional arms and "Vidiya" means scientific discipline. Shastar Vidyaa the Science of combat, is a living science and can be applied to everyday life by every people. The qualities of a noble warrior were seen as a necessity for a successful life.

There is no author or acknowledged teacher who originally developed this martial art. Although through its long history there have been many great masters.

The history of martial arts reveals that they developed independently from one another.There is no association historically between Kalaripayattu and Shaolin Kung Fu or any other martial arts. Zarilli's book and almost all other books on Kalaripayattu references that the earliest suggested birth of Kalaripayattu is around 11th-13th century A.D. and that the earliest proof of Kalaripayattu was from Portuguese records in the 16th century A.D. No credible records of Kalaripayattu exist before this.

There is physical and written evidence in China that martial arts as practiced by the Shaolin monks predate the 6th century A.D. and that most martial arts in most countries developed to some degree independently of each other. The extensive records of the Taiping era record that, prior to Bodhidharma's arrival in China, monks practiced wrestling for recreation.

There is physical and written evidence in China that martial arts as practiced by the Shaolin monks predate the 6th century A.D. and that most martial arts in most countries developed to some degree independently of each other. The extensive records of the Taiping era record that, prior to Bodhidharma's arrival in China, monks practiced wrestling for recreation.

Shaolin monastery records state that two of its very first monks, Hui Guang and Seng Chou, were experts in the martial arts years before the arrival of Bodhidharma.

Gatka is similar to Capoira and Aikido, both of which you use the body's motion. In China Taji or Tai Chi is a form of fencing. The Portuguese Jogu Du Pau, also a stick-fighting form, is a remnant from of renaissance Longsword fencing or the ancient German tradition of Dussack fighting.

Though the origin of Gatka is not definitely known, yet some evidences shows that it existed in India in ancient times.

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