India is a peace loving country, other than fighting over trifle issues and transforming them into horrifying communal riots we could be called the ardent devotees of pacifism, just fighting our own neighbor countries over a small patch of land sponsored by a major part of GDP(the wars). Okay, we might be less peace loving as we believe ourselves to be and when it comes to fighting, Indian martial arts kicks ass of all the other martial arts in the world. In fact there are bleak evidences that all forms of Chinese martial arts originated in Southern India, so here is to the fighting spirit of India.

Thang Ta and Sarit Sarak

A weapon based martial art created by the Meitei people of Manipur is one of the most lethal forms of combat , the one which just uses hand to hand combat is known as Sarit Sarak.

Silambam

Weapon based, originated in Tamil Nadu, the word Silambam itself means the staff, which is the primary weapon used.