Kalari I - Kalaripayattu Weapon & Barehand Fighting

Learn our southern style of the salutation form

Practice it with poise and attention

Increase the speed as you get better

It is important to warm up the body before going into the forms and weapons

Be mindful of your own limitations

Learn to move your body in a completely new way

Explore your limits and expand your capabilites

The base of all forms and training is a proper stance

Learn these stances and perfect them

We will teach you the basic leg movements of kalaripayattu

Make sure you are warmed up before attempting this

There are hundreds of forms in kalaripayattu

Try to understand the center of gravity in all movements, especially when changing directions

Learn the basic hand movements step by step

Understand the blocks that go with the attacks

See how Kalaripayattu can be used as a self-defense

Try out these ancient locking techniques

It's good to have a partner for this one

Try these ancient throwing techniques

It's good to have a partner for this one

Pick up your first weapons and learn to handle the long staff

If you have completed the previous lesson, move on to this one and learn how to swing the long staff

In order to fight with a stick you need to make sure you can move with it

Practice this before attempting the next lesson with a partner

Long staff fighting with a partner requires space and mindfulness

Your next weapon is the short stick

Practice the handling and get used to it

Take your partner and learn to fight with a double grip on the short stick

Start slowly and increase your speed as you get better

Here you get another fighting form against an opponent

Use your short stick to move in the same way you have already learned before

When moving to sharp weapons your senses should be clear

Practice slowly and with care

The typical machete from southern India is still commonly used by farmers in India

You can also use a stick to practice these movements

The trademark weapon of Kalaripayattu

This is normally not taught in the Basic Level

Practice the basic steps and learn more here: www.kalari.de

Kalaripayattu and Kalari Chikilsa are both know for their Marma Application and Therapy

In this video you will get a glimps of what that means in terms of attacking a person

These information are not shared with most people

The details of all the Marma Points and it's application will be taught only to Senior Students

A very important skill in Kalaripayattu is to jump and use that energy to block, evade and attack

That is normally taught in the next Course (Intermediate Level)

Practice this and understand the dynamic of the movements