Violence against women is prevalent everywhere in the world.
In Malaysia, domestic abuse cases have spiked during the pandemic and women have been penning harrowing letters to encourage the government to take further stern action against perpetrators who stalk, harass and assault women.
However, while we’re persistently fighting against this violence here on our soil, in India, the lack of respect towards women is even more blatant.
Thankfully, 78-year-old iron lady Meenakshi Amma has been sharing her masterful prowess in Kalari (also known as Kalaripayattu), India’s oldest martial art, with women in Kerala in order to encourage women – regardless of age – to be able to defend themselves.
Watch her spar below:
This great-grandmother does not let the burden of age weigh her down as she is still killing it…