Parashurama and the Saptarishi Agastya are regarded as the founders of Kalaripayattu, the oldest martial art in the world. Parashurama was a master of shastravidya, or the art of weaponry, as taught to him by Lord Shiv himself. As such, he developed northern kalaripayattu, or vadakkan kalari, with more emphasis on weapons than striking and grappling. Southern kalaripayattu was developed by Agastya, and focuses more on weaponless combat. Kalaripayattu is known as the 'mother of all martial arts'.[19]
Shri Bodhidharm, the founder of Zen Buddhism, also practiced kalaripayattu. When he traveled to China to spread Buddhism, he brought the martial art with him, which in turn was adapted to become the basis of Shaolin Kung fu.
Koti Koti Pranam to our rishi munis who gave us so much that we can never repay their debt and till today we are enhjoying the fruit of their dharm and karm and above all their tapasya and their sacrifice to save this beautiful creation of Adi Shakti and Mahadev 👏😊
Har Har Mahadev Jai Ma adi Shakti
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