5 sports which you did not know originated in India

#3 Judo and Karate

Karate is a modified version of ancient Indian martial art form Kalaripayate

It has been claimed that the origin of Judo and Karate lie in ancient India. Ancient India claims to have been the origin of Judo and Karate. In pre-medieval India, a sport similar to karate was present and it was called kalarippayattu.

This martial arts form seems to have travelled from India to the far-east simultaneously with Buddhism. The monks journeyed barefoot and unarmed throughout the world to spread the gospels of the religion and accepted this form of self-defence. Although they made a few modifications to suffice to their philosophy of non-violence. However, unlike kalarippayattu, judo and karate do not allow the use of any weapons.

Traditionally, respect is commanded by the sensei from his students of judo or karate. This aspect could have its roots in the Guru-Shishya tradition that has been present in India since ancient times. It is quite possible that these forms of martial arts originated in the southern parts of the country and was transmitted to China, Korea and Japan by Buddhist monks.However, today the world considers Judo and Karate to be a legacy bequeathed by the countries of the far-east.