Korean martial arts the 1790s, as military arts had withered by that time. Despite the publication of this manual, it was never widely distributed, and there was no renaissance of martial arts in Korea. In 1895, Emperor Gojong invited 40 sword masters from Japan to begin teaching the art of the sword to his Korean Army cadets and police officers. This was decided upon due to the lack of native sword masters in Korea at the time . The teaching of the Art of the Sword continued well after the 1910 Annexation, until the art was formally named Kendo in Japan, and Kumdo
Indian martial arts foam sword is used together with a shield. Unarmed huyen lalong is called "sarit-sarak" and is used in conjunction with thang-ta when the fighter loses their weapon. The Orissan martial art traces back to the "paika" class of warriors who were particularly known for their use of the "khanda" or double-edge straight sword. During times of peace, the paika would hone their skills through martial dances, forms-training and various acrobatics. Their descendants have preserved these exercises in training halls called [[paika akhada]], and demonstrate them mainly through street performances. Their method of sword training called "pari-khanda" is still used as