rior ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁fe ared ▁ang am ▁war rior ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Med ieval ▁period ▁Pract ice ▁th riv ed ▁during ▁Sri ▁L anka ' s ▁medieval ▁period ▁when ▁B hu van ek ab ahu ▁VI ▁of ▁K otte ' s ▁successful ▁campaign ▁to ▁conquer ▁the ▁J aff na ▁Kingdom ▁included ▁f igh ters ▁who ▁excel led ▁in ▁this ▁art . ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁a ▁hero ine ▁named ▁Men ike ▁or ▁Dis ap ath ini ya ▁who ▁lived ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁art ▁form ' s ▁surv ival ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁centuries : ▁dressed ▁in ▁male ▁att ire , ▁she ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁defeated ▁the ▁k iller ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁inside ▁a ▁deep ▁pit ▁known ▁as ▁u ra ▁l inda ▁( p ig ' s ▁pit ), ▁during ▁a ▁historic ▁fight . ▁Ang amp ora ▁f igh ters ▁also ▁fought ▁alongside ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁May ad un ne ▁of ▁Sit aw aka ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 2 ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ull eri y awa . ▁T iki ri ▁Band a ▁a ka ▁Raj as inha ▁I ▁of ▁Sit aw aka , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁May ad un ne , ▁became ▁a ▁faithful ▁spons or ▁of ▁this ▁art . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁major ▁schools ▁of ▁ang amp ora , ▁Mar uw al li ya ▁and ▁Sud h ali ya , ▁which ▁rout in ely