Kalari Payattu

[bustr]

I've seen all of the good websites on this art. Does anyone here train in it? If so can you tell us a little about it?

[adrenline]

i think its spelled kalari priyat.

 

its an indian martial art from the southern part. They start off learning weapons, THEN learn empty handed techniques.

[GhOsCeLL]

Wow, training with weapons first?! Never heard of it. And I wouldn't trust this style. Also, on the street you will not have any weapons, therefore you should learn how to use your bare hands first.

[ramymensa]

It's Kalaripayattu. They learn empty handed techniques, then wooden weapons, then metal ones. It takes years to get to the next stage.

 

I've seen a documentary on National Geographic about this style. Very interesting, still very far from what I desire in an MA world.

 

Can't help but admire the stylists involved there, but I wouldn't practice it. Looks like Kung Fu and Wushu in the acrobatics.

 

It's a very old style. It was transmitted by Bodhidarma and it's thought it inspired Karate and Kung Fu (especially this style with the animal stances). It was banned by the British colonists in the last part of the 18th century. Still gurukus (their senseis) could run some secret kalaris (dojos ) and keep it going.

 

It's practiced now even in temples and the religious side is very important.

 

In the "modern" part of the world this style would be hard to teach. I guess there would be great chances of frauds

 

Kalaripayattu belongs to its country ... and the practitioner must be endowed with a lot of knowledge, belief and PATIENCE.