Xena, holding her Chakram

A list of Indian martial arts in popular culture. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 639 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1621 × 1520 pixel, file size: 834 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Shiva dansant, Inde, période Cola, Musée Guimet, Paris File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... The Indian subcontinent is home to a variety of martial arts, including Pehlwani, Kalarippayattu, Vajra Mushti and Gatka. ... Pehlwani Modern Indian wrestling, or Pehlwani (Devanagari: पहलवानी), is a synthesis of an indigenous Aryan / Hindu form of wrestling that dates back at least to the 5th century BC [1] and a Persian form of wrestling brought into South Asia by the Mughals. ... Kalarippayattu (IPA: [kaɭaɾipːajatɨ̆], Malayalam: കളരിപയറ്റ്) is an Indian martial art practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu. ... Mallayuddha (literally wrestling combat)[1] is the martial art of classical Indian wrestling. ... Vajra Mushti (or Vajra Mukti)/Diamond Fist is one of the oldest martial arts of India . ... Sikhs with chakrams, inscribed Nihang Abchal Nagar (Nihangs from Hazur Sahib), 1844 The chakram is a throwing weapon that was used by the ancient Indians; it is a flat metal ring with a sharp outer edge from 5 to 12 inches in diameter. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Gatka (Punjabi: , ) is a traditional Sikh martial art. ... This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. ... The Great Gama The Great Gama (1882-1960), also known as Rustam-e-zaman Gama Pahelvan, born Ghulam Muhammad, in Amritsar, India, was a renowned wrestler and the first inhabitant of British India to claim an international title in any sport. ... Phillip Zarrilli is a notable martial artist. ... Jasmine Simhalan (born 13th November 1970 in Chennai, India) is a notable practitioner of Indian martial arts and Classical Indian dance. ... The Jyesthimalla (literally the greatest warriors) are a clan of martial artists in India who practice the martial art of Vajra Mushti. ... Gobar Goho is a legendary Indian wrestler and a practitoner of the Indian style of Pehlwani wrestling. ... // The Art of Pehlwani Pehlwani in India and Pakistan Pehlwani (also spelled as pahlwani) is a form of wrestling native to India. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Gulam was a renowed wrestler and a practitioner of the Indian wrestling style of Pehlwani. ... Mid-nineteenth century miniature of Guru Hargobind. ... John Will is a notable martial artist from Australia. ... For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya (Hindi: , from Sanskrit: , ) is the title of the princely military order in the Vedic society. ... Statue of Shiva performing Yogic meditation Yoga (Devanagari: योग) is a Sanskrit word that has a wide range of different meanings. ... // [edit] List of Dravidian Martial Arts by state or province [edit] Kerala Kalarippayattu (ക്അലരിപ്പയത്തു) Marma Adi (മര്മ അദി) [edit] Tamil Nadu & Northeast Sri Lanka Adithada (அடிதட) Kuttu Varisai (குத்துவரிசை) Malyutham (மல்யுதம்) Varma Kalai (வர்மக்கலை) [edit] See also Tamil Martial Arts Categories: | ... Shirodhara, one of the techniques of Ayurveda Ayurveda (Devanagari: ) or Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. ... There are 2 styles of martial arts native to Sri Lanka:Cheena di and Angampora. ... Foreign influence on Chinese martial arts, or more specifically, Shaolin Kung Fu, is endorsed by the traditional Shaolin temple claims and the claims of a majority of martial arts historians. ... Xena, played by Lucy Lawless. ... Xena, played by Lucy Lawless. ... The Indian subcontinent is home to a variety of martial arts, including Pehlwani, Kalarippayattu, Vajra Mushti and Gatka. ...

• In the television series, Xena: Warrior Princess, Xena is shown carrying the "chakram of darkness". Xena also gets a new chakram in the second episode of the 5th seson called Chakram
• Dhalsim, a popular character from the Street Fighter series practices a martial form of Yoga as his fighting style.
• Pullum Purna is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX fighting game series. She is Indian by nationality.
• Celsius (comics) is the superhero alias of Arani Desai, a fictional character in the DC Comics series, Doom Patrol. In addition to the elemental control of fire and ice, Indian mysticism and monastery training have made her a martial artist.
• Virgo Shaka is a character from mangaka Masami Kurumada's hit manga and anime series, Saint Seiya. He has grown up in India and received training at the "basin of the Ganges."
• In the video game Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Gama appears as the mentor of Joachim Valentine, one of the characters who joins the player's party. Throughout the game, Joachim can challenge Gama to one-on-one matches in order to learn new wrestling moves.
• James Jensen, the protagonist from Richard Branson's Virgin Comics series The Sadhu, learns obscure Indian martial arts of the sadhus.
• In the Street Fighter EX video game series, character Darun Mister is modelled after The Great Gama.
• The epic malla-yuddha fight between Bhima and Jarasandha is shown in the popular Indian television series, Mahabharat.
• Lord Hanuman is shown in malla-yuddha combat in the animated motion picture Warrior Prince, The Legend of Prince Rama, directed and conceived by Japanese filmmaker Yugo Sako.
• The classic martial arts film Master of the Flying Guillotine depicts a silent Indian fighter using a yoga based fighting style and having an unnatural ability to extend his limbs to attack.
• In the Soul Calibur fighting video games series, the character Voldo uses a pair of Indian katars called "Manas" and "Ayus."
• Naseeruddin Shah plays Captain Nemo in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film), released in 2003. He's shown to practice the Sikh martial art of Gatka.
• A practitioner of Pehlwani is shown tossing Aamir Khan in the Bollywood motion picture, Rang De Basanti, the motion picture is India's official entry for the 2006 academy awards.
• In the Tamil film Indian, the main protagonist portrayed by Kamal Hassan is a silent old ex Indian National Army veteran trained in "Marma Shastra".
• Hadji Singh, a popular character from the animated series Jonny Quest is an expert in martial arts. He also uses methods like the Indian rope trick and yoga meditation in addition of his abilities. He is shown to display the tricks he learnt from Pasha the peddlar, his past mentor, which are further honed by one of his current mentors, Race Bannon.
• Indian motion picture Muthu, released in Japan under the name of "The Dancing Maharaja" shows actor Rajnikanth in martial arts fight sequences. French filmmaker Alain Chabat’s Prete Moi Ta Main (Lend Me Your Hand) features one of the fight sequences from the south Indian motion picture. ^{[1] [2]}
• A Katar was seen in the James Bond motion picture Octopussy wielded by one of Kamal Khan's henchmen during the New Delhi Street Chase scene.
• In Square Enix's video game, Final Fantasy VIII, the character Kiros uses katars, though the game spells it "katal" (literally meaning murder in Hindustani language) due to poor romanization of its Japanese language form.
• The Myth (Chinese: 神话; pinyin: Shenhua) is a 2005 film starring Jackie Chan, which depicts Indian martial arts. Mallika Sherawat plays Mallika, whose father is a master of Indian martial arts.
• Films on Kalarippayattu
• The symbol of the Fremen tribes in the computer game Emperor: Battle for Dune is shown as the crysknife, which in the game is depicted as a katar.
• The katar and a number of variations on the weapon's basic design, such as the Jamdhar, served as the class-specific weapons for the Assassin class of Blizzard North's computer role-playing game, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, and may also used to perform a number of martial arts attacks as well.
• The Protoss Zealots in Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft wielded psychic energy blades similar to hooded katars.
• In Square Enix's video game, Final Fantasy VIII, the character Kiros uses katars, though the game spells it "katal" due to poor romanization of its Japanese language form.
• In Eidos Interactive's EOE: Eve of Extiction, the main protagonist Josh Callaway procures a pair of futuristic katars imbued with the power of water after defeating the boss character that wielded them.
• In the Soul Calibur series of fighting games, the blind and acrobatic Voldo wields two Jamadhar katars called Manas and Ayus as his signature weapons. He can also use similar weapons from a mini-guillotine, to a pair of large drills, and even to giant scissors.
• The DC Comics character Hawkman utilized katars, as well as many other types of Terran and extraterrestrial weapons.
• In the manga Berserk, the character Silat uses katars.
• Possibly the earliest use of a katar in comic books came in the 1970s Manhunter miniseries from DC Comics, and was written by Archie Goodwin and drawn by Walt Simonson.
• A Katar was also seen in the James Bond movie Octopussy wielded by one of Kamal Khan's henchmen during the New Delhi Street Chase scene.
• Followers of Kali Ma pull out katars as they capture Indiana Jones in the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
• In the GrimJack comic book series, one of GrimJack's arch-enemies was Katar, who wielded a pair of the weapon of the same name with the hands covered with cloth bindings.
• Edward Elric, the Full Metal Alchemist, turns his mechanical hand into a katar to fight. Given the length of the blade, however, it could be considered a pata.
• The Covenant Elite's energy blade in Bungie's Halo videogame franchise has a katar-based design.
• The Assassin class in popular Gravity Corp's MMORPG game Ragnarok Online, uses Katars, Jurs and Jamadhars as a class-specific weapons. Another game published by Gravity Corp, ROSE Online, also features these as weapons for the Hawker class.
• A katar is seen being wielded by Sora in .hack//sign
• The MMORPG Lineage II features a large number of Indian weapons used by the Orc Tyrant class, such as Patas, Jamadhars, Chakrams and Bich'hwas.

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