From Marital to Martial: Bride performs martial arts in wedding attire to promote self-defense
Team Udayavani, Jul 3, 2021, 3:51 PM IST
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A video of a bride in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district performing martial arts in her wedding dress has gone viral on social media.
The bride, Nisha aged 22 has been practicing Silambattam, a weapons-based martial art, for almost three years.
“I performed the traditional martial arts before the villagers soon after the wedding to make women aware of the importance of self-defense. I have been learning this for the past three years. I want more people to learn this art,” she told ANI.
#WATCH Nisha from Thoothukudi district performed ‘Silambattam’, a form of martial art from Tamil Nadu, soon after her wedding ceremony on 28th June, to spread awareness about the importance of self-defense#TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/giLOPy1iDZ
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2021
As the video went viral, netizens were left impressed with Nisha’s performance. Here’s how a few of them reacted.
Asli naari? she looks more beautiful and powerful than many filtered, colored and babu shona material ?
— Nandini Sarma Vittala (@vittalanandini) July 1, 2021
Waah bhai, self defence, good, and appreciated
— Nawaz Ahmed (@nawazahmed094) July 1, 2021
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