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7 minutes of some amazing Martial Arts by my friends in Kerala, South India. It's from a very, very rough video - remember those? filmed by one camera at a time, so picture quality is rough. But you should be able to geta feel for the martial art form itself. タグ:martialartskeralafightingswords 投稿日: March 22, 2006, 4:57 am 閲覧数: 548193 投票: 4.30(５点満点) 437 人の平均
kalari payattu, martial arts - india
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Kalari is a very tiny and surviving fragment of ancient Indian martial art called 'Varma Kalai'. Varma is the mother of all martial arts which spread across Asia through Hinduism and Buddhism.
Proof:
1) Similarities could be found in Chinese, Tibetan, Sri Lankan, etc. dance, music, martial arts with Indian arts. E.g. Therukootthu, Kathakali (flamboyant facial make-ups), Kerala Chenda drums, the rhythm all are adopted in China, Tibet, Japan and other south-eastern countries in the form of Lion, Dragon dances' flamboyant decorations, drums, rhythm, etc.
2) Similarities could be found between martial arts and Mudras (symbolic gestures) of yoga & Indian classical dances, and their movements. Probably dance, martial arts and yoga all might have evolved at the same time along with music, meditation, etc. They share the common property of being melodic.
There are several categories in Varma: NOkku (vision) Varmam, Thattu Varmam (deals with treatments and defense based on vital points), Chandra (moon) Varmam, Surya (sun) Varmam, usage of weapons on vital points, Varma treatments for animals, etc. In local tongue often Varma is called as "Marma", which may not be correct. The word "Varma" doesn't have a Sanskrit origin as in "Varn(m)a - color". Varumam in Tamil means vital points (there are other meanings too).
These techniques are extensively developed by Siddhas (well known for their Ayurvedic and alchemy works), who dwelt in mountains of South India, especially Tamil Nadu. Even today, there are legends around Courtralam, Suruli, Pazhani and Nilgiri hills, which speak about surviving Siddhas till date, who have eventually achieved longevity through their knowledge in Ayurveda, alchemy, meditation, etc.
Sadly, many of these techniques are lost due to the Guru's fear of misuse on co-species (as we humans are notorious for turning any scientific works, bar none, into weapons of destruction), and thus they refused to transfer the knowledge to others, including to their own descendants. This happened particularly, when Buddhism turned into political movement and the Buddhists started to learn these arts for their political gains.
However tiny fragments of Varma survived in the form of literature, mainly Tamil & Malayalam, and got the attention of Gurus in Kerala, a small state in south India, arround ~15-17th centuries, and became Kalarippayattu. This famous traditional training of Kalari of Kerala, is always done inside the Kalari (literally, threshing floor or battlefield), which is a specially constructed practice area. Payattu means 'exercise in arms or practice'.
A few centuries back in Kerala, quarrels between local kings were resolved by fixing an Ankam (war), a duel to the death, between two Ankachekavars (kalari fighters), each ruler being represented by one Ankachekavar. The ruler represented by the surviving Ankachekavar was considered the winner. タグ:incredibleindiapayattumartialarts 投稿日: October 22, 2006, 9:16 am 閲覧数: 97465 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 127 人の平均
kalaripayattu performance
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Kalaripayattu performance; town hall bangalore, India. 19.01.2207 タグ:kalaripayattuperformancemartialart 投稿日: January 29, 2007, 6:27 pm 閲覧数: 23417 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 37 人の平均
way of warrior - kalari, indian way [1/4]
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Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode showcases both the Southern and Norther styles of Kalaripayit, an ancient form of martial arts from India and is probably the mother form of all martial arts. Part 1 of 4. タグ:kalaripayitmartialartswaywarrior 投稿日: April 14, 2007, 11:30 am 閲覧数: 20407 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 50 人の平均
kalari vilaku
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malayalam song タグ:malayalam 投稿日: October 10, 2006, 11:37 am 閲覧数: 26595 投票: 4.90(５点満点) 14 人の平均
5 pakar tempur dunia (kalari payat malaysia)
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Prelude Mahaguru Series
A clip from 5 Pakar Tempur Dunia (5 World Combat Expert) video about Kalari Payat Malaysia which is still lead by Ustaz Hamzah.
The women in this clip are students from International Islamic University of Malaysia (UIA). タグ:mahaguruustazhamzahmalaysiasword 投稿日: October 19, 2006, 4:45 pm 閲覧数: 13142 投票: 3.80(５点満点) 12 人の平均
way of warrior - kalari, indian way [3/4]
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Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode showcases both the Southern and Norther styles of Kalaripayit, an ancient form of martial arts from India and is probably the mother form of all martial arts. Part 3 of 4. タグ:kalaripayitmartialartswaywarrior 投稿日: April 14, 2007, 12:06 pm 閲覧数: 11346 投票: 4.70(５点満点) 30 人の平均
way of warrior - kalari, indian way [4/4]
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Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode showcases both the Southern and Norther styles of Kalaripayit, an ancient form of martial arts from India and is probably the mother form of all martial arts. This one cuts off at the very very end, but I can assure you it literally ends two seconds before it cuts off! Part 1 of 4. タグ:kalaripayitmartialartswaywarrior 投稿日: April 14, 2007, 12:25 pm 閲覧数: 16142 投票: 4.80(５点満点) 40 人の平均
discovery channel パート 1 (kalaripayattu / kalari)
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A documentary shot by the Discovery Channel in the 90s. It shows Guru Balachandran Nair's Kalari, his Kalaripayattu students, and his school in Trivandrum, Kerala. タグ:kalaripayattukalaripayattmartialartsindia 投稿日: May 6, 2007, 2:42 am 閲覧数: 17669 投票: 4.90(５点満点) 27 人の平均
way of warrior - kalari, indian way [2/4]
9:59
Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode showcases both the Southern and Norther styles of Kalaripayit, an ancient form of martial arts from India and is probably the mother form of all martial arts. Part 2 of 4. タグ:kalaripayitmartialartswaywarrior 投稿日: April 14, 2007, 11:34 am 閲覧数: 9106 投票: 4.80(５点満点) 26 人の平均
