Urumi sword stunt

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Kalarapayatt martial arts practitioners perform at the Wilderness Orchard in South Delhi, before an audience of the International Broadcast Center (IBF) of the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi in October 2010, and hosted here by Global Television, Australia, Shaf Broadcast and Wilderness Films India Ltd.

Performed by the master practitioners of the Nithya Chaithanya Kalari Kalarippayat school, headed by P. Murugan.

One of our viewers has pointed out that "FYI, while good sword fighting, that is not an Urumi, Urumis are a flexible sword, not a traditional stiff one." Thanks for your input!

Martial art being performed by professionals in Wilderness Orchard in South Delhi.

The video portrays Kalarippayat martial arts from Kerala, as performed by Nithya Chaithanya Kalari, New Delhi.

The clip shows the highly professional stuntman performing the dangerous stunt with sharp urumi sword.


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