
Explore kalarippayattu, the mother of all martial arts, with roots dating back 3000 years to the Vedas and Kerala, linked to Parasurama and Lord Shiva.
Explore kalari, the school for kalarippayattu training, led by a gurukkal. Learn the six kalari types—Kuzhi kalari, Kurum kalari, Cheru kalari, Kodum kalari, Thotum kalari, and Anka kalari.
Meet kalarippayattu experts from northern Kerala, Sandeep Gurukkal of Sadgamaya Kalari and John Gurukkal of Kshetra Kalari, trained under master E P Vasudevan at C.V.N. Kalari.
Explore Kalari yoga basics through seven breath techniques and seven chakras, including Soorya Namaskara, Bandha traya breathing, and Hatha asanas, for a 15–20 minute practice promoting heart, lungs, and digestion.
Explore the Ayudhameduppu traditional ceremony of Kalaripayattu, where wooden and metal weapon training unfolds with flowers, lights, traditional sweets, and blessings from the guru.
Demonstrate stick work techniques used in Kalaripayattu, illustrating proper grip, stance, and strikes to develop precision and coordination.
Witness a muchan demonstration in Kalaripayattu, highlighting core movements, form, and practical techniques for martial training.
Explore the fundamentals of Kalaripayattu through a sword and shield demonstration, showcasing essential moves, stances, and defensive techniques.
Demonstrate Otta within Kalaripayattu, offering a concise demonstration for practitioners and newcomers to observe the Otta demonstration.
Observe a Urumi demonstration in the Kalaripayattu course, focusing on the Urumi weapon and its role within the course.
We are proud to inform you that, we have a very precious treasure called Kalarippayattu, which is called the mother of all martial arts. Its history can be traced back over 3000 years to the Vedas (which are a large body of knowledge texts from the ancient Indian subcontinent).
Kalarippayattu is the oldest martial art invented in the south Indian province Kerala.
In this course, we are explaining what is kalarippayattu and its influence on Indian Arts culture and how to follow this system's traditional values of India.
Here we are focusing on the northern Kalarippayattu style called the " Arappukai system".
We hope it will be the most precious gift for all martial art fans and historians who wish to be aware of the mother of all martial arts, Kalaripayattu.
After this course, if you wish to train Kalaripayattu, we had a set of published courses such as Kalariyoga Holistic Body-Mind Training, Kalarippayattu warm-up exercises Part I, and some other courses will post here soon. Kalari yoga is a unique course for maintaining health and curing many lifestyle diseases.
Kalarippayattu warm-up exercises Part I and upcoming part II consist of many traditional Kalari exercises.
Kalarippayattu practitioners gain the flexibility and strength of the body through these series of a variety of warm-up exercises. These exercises can transform our bodies like the Kalari warrior's body. Here we focus on the northern Kalarippayattu style called " Arappukai system".
These intense exercises help to keep us from fatigue and fatigue during weapon training and during real combat.