For many years, Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi, better known as Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu (M.D., Medicine), has been working as a researcher-mentor and expert coach of Ancient Indian Martial Arts. Dr. Aniruddha D. Joshi, a successful rheumatologist, has learnt different forms and types of Ancient Indian Martial Arts through his deep study of this subject and has made these open for all.

The very subject of Ancient Indian Martial Arts seems enigmatic from its name itself and has been attracting the curiosity of foreigners over the last many centuries. In India, till these Ancient Indian Martial Arts were honoured and were at their zenith, India was at its peak of glory and riches. Then, the young generation used to get the training of these Ancient Indian Martial Arts from their elders due to which India as a country was very strong and no enemy country could dare to intimidate us. However, the importance of these Ancient Indian Martial Arts started dwindling with time, and India had to bear the brunt of invasions and attacks from foreign powers.

Hence, Dr. Aniruddha D. Joshi has started the work to revive these extinct Ancient Indian Martial Arts. Dr. Aniruddha D. Joshi appointed Ravindrasinh Manjrekar as the first ‘Bal Acharya’ and taught him these Martial Arts himself. Now, under the guidance of Dr. Aniruddha Joshi and the personal coaching of Bal Acharya Ravindrasinh, the training classes of these Ancient Indian Martial Arts are conducted. These various forms and types of the Ancient Indian Martial Arts are compiled in this textbook.