India's oldest martial art meets breakdance | Desibels EP 3

What if India's oldest martial art and hip-hop's most explosive dance form shared a common ground. Kalaripayattu meets B-boying , and nothing will ever look the same. In Episode 3 of Desibels, we dive into the third pillar of hip hop: Breaking. A Kalaripayattu master and a B-boy come face to face, and what unfolds is one of the most jaw-dropping fusions you'll ever see. Footwork, freezes, low combat stances, explosive jumps : the moves are different, but the language is identical. KALARIPAYATTU : THE WARRIOR'S ART One of the oldest martial arts systems in the world, Kalaripayattu was born in Kerala, India over 3,000 years ago. Built on rhythm, extreme flexibility, and fluid combat sequences, it's the root system of movement that practitioners believe influenced martial arts across Asia. When you place its movements next to hip hop dance and B-boying, the parallels are impossible to ignore. THE FUSION This episode is where Indian martial arts culture collides with hip-hop culture : in body, in rhythm, and in the spirit of the warrior and the dancer as one. This is Breaking, but make it ancient India. This is Desibels , a first-of-its-kind series exploring the 5 pillars of hip hop through Indian cultural parallels. Each episode proves that desi roots and global hip-hop culture have always spoken the same language. Which move surprised you the most ,Kalaripayattu or B-boying? Drop it in the comments 👇 Subscribe and turn on notifications, the next pillar drops soon. Timestamps: 0:00 - 0:43 : Episode Intro 0:44-0:53 : Elements of Hip Hop 0:54-1:40 : Artforms Introduction 1:40-2:28 : BBoy Supershawn 2:23 - 3:39 : Fundamentals of Breaking 3:40-4:06 : Kalari Artist Intro 4:06-5:26 : Guru Shishya Parampara 5:27-6:21 : Breaking & Martial Arts 6:22-7:10 :Evolution of Kalari 7:11-9:09 : Mental game in Kalari/Breaking 9:10-10:07 : Beyond Breaking 10:07-10:51 : Secrets of Kalari 10:51-11:20 : Artform Overlap 11:20 - 12:08 : Kalari x Breaking 12:09-12:17 : Ep 4 sneak peek Artists: Kalari Artists: Aashish Preksha Pandey BBoy: BBoy Supershawn | Shawn Mendes Concept, Written & Directed by: Sundaresh Kaushik Executive producer: Vivekanand Kilari Creative Producer: Sohail Karwar Showrunner : Sundaresh Kaushik Production Manager: Arpita Ganguly DOP: Amey Patil Mehul Pramod Viddhi Nair Editor / Visual Direction: Binil Krishna Sound design: Mohak Jagtap BGM Soundscore : DJ Mana /Shamant Location 1: The School Of Raya Location 2 : Break Brahma #Kalaripayattu #Bboying #IndianHipHop #Breakdance #Desibels Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scoopwhoop/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/scoopwhoop Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scoopwhoop/ To read more, log on to https://mygl.in/7en ScoopWhoop’s new Non-fiction destination is here: ScoopWhoop Unscripted. Check out the new videos and subscribe for some cool stuff here - https://youtube.com/@Scoopwhoop?si=pj0kx37BOkowNBKe For some crazy fun challenges, do check out and subscribe to our latest channel on YouTube - OK Tested - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lmZqhJeTzeQQkqNvfmjqw