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Martial arts were an outcome of the folk art and their traditions are associates with the society’s religious and social activities. Martial Arts stand testimony to the analysis of the martial qualities of the people of a specific region. Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a variety of reasons: self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, entertainment, as well as mental and spiritual development. ‘Martial Arts’, as the name suggests, are popular art forms that give training in different kinds and dimensions of fighting or fighting with a spear or a sword, physical combat, resisting cavalry attack, single combat or combat with many. As such, the martial arts apart from being sources of popular entertainment also provide training in skills required by professionals, including soldiers. India has an ancient tradition in diverse martial arts.