Angampora, the traditional martial art of Sri Lankan Sinhalese is known to be one of the oldest fighting disciplines in the world. Angampora is a deeply spiritual form of combat that draws a lot of its philosophies from different aspects of nature and astrology and also has a strong connection to music and employ rhythmic, flowing movements. 'Angam Pora' or Angampora or Angam means 'unarmed combat'. Combat techniques wherein weapons are used are called 'Illangam'. As a part of Angampora, 'Maya Angam' is a technique which involves the use of spells and incantations to confuse or bring an opponent down. Angampora Guru, Mahantharachchige Ajantha, who is responsible for the revival of this 'Angam Maduwa' or Angampora School of War (A mud hut built specially for Angampora practice), located in Korathota village, 35 kilometers (20 miles) outside the capital Colombo, in the middle of a paddy field away from the buzz of the city, explained that there is written evidence to prove the existence of this combat form of Angampora that dates back over 5000 years and myths and folklore that goes as far as 38,000 years that speak of the art of fighting named 'Angam' or Angampora, making it one of the oldest known forms of martial arts in the world. Angam, Angampora, Illangam, අංගම්පොර, traditional, martial art, Sri Lanka, angamharamba, pora,Sri Lanka, history, ravana are the connected areas of this Angampora art
