the schoold of kalaripayattu - Shaji Kalari, Chennai, India

[gimmered100]

BG music is too good, may I know the album name?

[doks76]

Shaji Asan is a living example of Sanskrit phrase - "Vidya Dadati Vinayam". One is forced to remeber 2 exemplary individuals in this regard whose footsteps he is following - Shri Vasudeva gurukkal & Pannikar asan both his proud teachers. I pray to Almighty to grant him a long & prosperous life to carry on his invaluable work of spreading this ancient art

[KuKulzA28]

Very interesting. Question: If a US citizen was interested in learning Kalaripayattu from the Shaji Kalari, how would such a person have to go about it? Travel and live in Chennai for a few years? The physical conditioning and kattara dueling are very intriguing. Thanks.

[talktovrmanoj]

Shaji master is perhaps one of the rarest of the modern martial arts teachers who have mastered the nuances of communicating the distilled essence of tradition,spirituality to the novice student who has been entangled in modernity.

I have had the fortune of being his student long enough to let the philosophy of Kalarippayyattu touch me in every aspect of my day to day life. It has given me self respect and a raw sense of awareness which cannot be described unless experienced directly.