▁fought ▁each ▁other ▁( in ▁f ights ▁known ▁as ▁ang am - k ot ā g æ ma ), ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁The ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁Mar uw al li ya ▁Mu hand ir am ▁Nil ame ▁and ▁Sud hal aye ▁Mu hand ir am ▁Nil ame , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁h uts ▁used ▁by ▁ang amp ora ▁f igh ters ▁for ▁training ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁ang am ▁mad u , ▁and ▁were ▁built ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁concepts ▁of ▁Geb im ▁Sh as th ray a , ▁the ▁traditional ▁philosoph ical ▁system ▁of ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Modern ▁period ▁Ang am ▁techniques ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁loc als ▁in ▁their ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁island ' s ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁The ▁British , ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁whole ▁island ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁( and ▁who ▁had ▁full ▁control ▁of ▁it ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 8 ) ▁issued ▁a ▁gaz ette ▁b anning ▁the ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁with ▁har sh ▁pun ish ments ▁for ▁fl ou ters , ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁its ▁decl ine . ▁. This ▁was ▁because ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Sri ▁l ank an ▁revolution aries ▁who ▁were ▁pract ition ers ▁of ▁this ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁mart ial ▁art ▁re - sur fac ed ▁from ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Bel ig al ▁Kor ale , ▁around ▁K eg alle , ▁subsequent ▁to