Combatants in Calicut demonstrate Kalaripayatta, which was developed in India in the 12th century and exported to China, where Shaolin Temple monks adapted it into Kung Fu.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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Photo size: 19.5 Mpixels (55.9 MB uncompressed) - 5405x3612 pixels (18.0x12.0 in / 45.8x30.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Calicut, India, Kalari, Kalaripayatta, Kung Fu, mother of all martial arts, page 362, page 362-363, Silk road, Zheng He book