Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Martial arts are studied for various reasons, broadly speaking, the objectives are: to defeat a person physically or to defend oneself from physical threat, they are also linked to spiritual or religious beliefs or philosophies having their own spiritual code of honour.
At Montfort, children learn ancient forms of Martial Arts like Silambam, Double Stick fight, Kusthi, Madu fight, Karate, Num jack, Triple jack, Kalari Vandanam, Samurai Sword fight, Spear fight, Surul fight, etc. While each style has unique facets that make it different from other martial arts, a common characteristic is the systemization of fighting techniques.
Through Martial Arts children learn to be alert |