Vidyut Jammwal vs Tony jaa | Kalaripayattu vs Muay Thai

Before You Watch The Video Below, First A little Background About Vidyut Jammwal, Tony Jaa And Their Fighting Style:

Vidyut Jammwal

Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal (born 10 December 1980) is an Indian actor, martial artist and film producer who predominantly works in Hindi films. He is also a practitioner of Kalaripayattu. He is best known for his roles in Commando film series, and is recipient of several awards including one Filmfare Award. He traveled to many countries training with martial artists in various forms, some of which find their base in Kalaripayattu. Jammwal travelled to over 25 countries, where he performed in live action shows. In 2018, he was declared as “Top 6 Martial Artists Around The World”.

Kalaripayattu:

Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art that originated in present-day Kerala, a state on the southwestern coast of India. knowledge of art should be used to achieve worthy goals, and not to advance one’s own selfish interests. Kalaripayattu is a martial art developed for the ancient battlefield (Kalari means “battlefield”), with weapons and fighting techniques unique to Kerala. Kalaripayattu differs from many other systems of martial arts in the world in that techniques with weapons are taught first and bare-handed techniques are taught last. Kalaripayattu includes strikes, kicks, grabs, preset forms, weapons, and healing techniques. Warriors trained in Kalaripayattu used very light and simple armor, as it was difficult to maintain flexibility and mobility in heavy armor.

Tony Jaa:

Tony Jaa, born February 5, 1976, is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stunt performer, director and tracer. Jaa started practicing Muay Thai at his local temple at the age of 10. By the age of 15, he was the protégé of stuntman and action director Panna Rittikrai. Jaa was commissioned by Panna to attend the Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education in Maha Sarakham Province, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree. Jaa originally worked as a stuntman for Muay Thai Stunt for 14 years, appearing in many Rittikrai films. It doubled for Sammo Hung when the martial arts film actor filmed an energy drink commercial in which he had to grab an elephant’s tusks and roll onto the elephant’s back.

Muay Thai

Muay Thai, also known as the Art of Eight Limbs, is a traditional martial art that originated in Thailand as early as the 18th century. Many people commonly refer to it as Muay Thai. Muay Thai is called the “Art of Eight Limbs” or “The Science of Eight Limbs” because it uses punches, kicks, elbows and knees, thus using eight “points of contact”. This, of course, is in contrast to the “two points” (fists) in boxing and the “four points” (arms and legs) used in other more regimented martial arts such as kickboxing. A practitioner of Thai boxing is known as nak muay. Now Thai boxing is a sport in which two participants hit each other with their hands, elbows, legs and knees.