#angampora

Angampora is a Sri Lankan martial art that is a combination of combat techniques, self-defence, sport, exercise and meditation. According to folklore, angampora is thousands of years old and is said to have been founded by nine hermits.

Just watched this video on an ancient martial art that time almost erased. It goes into how it survived centuries and why it matters. Worth your time.

According to oral tradition, the British colonial government banned their martial art — burning practice huts and shooting practitioners in the knees to ensure they could never train again. No formal gazette confirming this exact decree has been found in contemporary British records. What is documented: in 1818, the British abolished the court-recognized positions of the Angampora champions, effectively dismantling the art's institutional structure.

Some Sakka & Muniya action in Sri Lankan Angampora style #sakkaimuniyai #angampora #srilankamartialarts #srilankanmanga #fanart #au #fighters_au #instaart #instagram #martialarts_au https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_MxylH1GL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16l2j311t3ruh

#angampora #form of the #sri_lankan #art #martial #in #srilanka #combine #with #technique , #selfdefense ,#sport ,#excercise and #meditation This #amazing #wood #works can #see #embekke #devalaya #kandy (at Central Province, Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtD3KGblY7_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=171vxbsemdpjg

Encyclopedia of Badassery- Entry #567: Observe the use of the urumi (or the ethunu kaduwa, depending where you are), a flexible ‘sword-whip’ made of single or multiple razor-sharp steel strips up to 16ft long. Used by warriors in the Kalaripattayu and Angampora martial arts of India and Sri Lanka, respectively, urumi are fearsome melee weapons, capable of cutting multiple assailants - including mounted cavalry - to ribbons. For obvious reasons, mastery requires years of *very* careful training - and users have been known to display that mastery by wrapping their blades around their waists as belts when not in use. #encyclopediaofbadassery #urumisword #ethunukaduwa #angampora #kalaripattayu #iwillcutmultiplebitches