Anil Kumar studies the two crouching fighters as they circle each other in the small mud arena, the oil and sweat on their taut bodies darkening the waistbands of their bunched shorts. From his corner ...

Raja Das, a commerce graduate and martial arts enthusiast, has been making waves in the traditionally Indonesian sport of Pencak Silat. Balancing his sporting aspirations with supporting his family, ...

Full film record documents a number of martial arts forms found in south India. Included are the velakali, martial dance of Kerala; the oacchirakali, mock-combat ritual enactment of Kerala; the ...