Sarit - Sarak art is considered as an unconventional form of martial art as it is simply faultless in its evasive and offensive action in compared to many others. History says that Lainingthou Pakhangba, the dragon god - king, predestined King Mungyamba, to kill the fiend Moydana of Khagi with a spear and sword. The story then goes that God made the spear and sword during creating the world. Interestingly, the mesmerizing dances of Manipuri have also been derived from these martial arts forms.

The origin of Thang - ta and Sarit - Sarak goes as far back as the 17th century. Thang - ta is the use of sword against one or many challengers. Sarit - Sarak is the procedure of taking on armed or unarmed competitors. Manipuri kings made use of martial arts forms to take on the British. Thang - ta can be played in three ways. The first is in sync with the tantric practices, in the second there are sword and spear dances and the third way is the real fighting technique.