Phillip Zarrilli, a professor at the University of Exeter and one of the few Western authorities on kalari payat, estimates that the art dates back to at least the 12th century CE. The historian Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai attributes the birth of kalari payat to an extended period of warfare between the Cheras and the Cholas in the 11th century CE.
In Sangam, Kalari was not used as a martial act according to Dick Luijendijk, a researcher at the university of Nijmegen. "Kalari" is a centre of learning in Kerala. they taught language, math etc. later on, there were fight schools, thats what "payattu kalari" means.
if u want to see real kalari fight go type Larimar hotel kalaripayatt....u can get some real glimses of kalari payat.....u can feel the real speed and flexibility of kalari payat......
hi dudes....kalari is a sofisticated martial art style used to defend and kill enemeys in old times....all de weapons were using before.....now its only a martial art..nobody is intended to kill anybody....now its only 4 an entertnmnt nd keeping de legacy...more dan dat it contains a gud form of medicinal values related to ayurveda...it s de former of all martial arts....it has taken from india by bodhi dharma to china...he tot it der...all eastern martl art derived from der....
this fucking europians going everycorner in this world try to copiying things like Kalari;Ayurveda, Yoga etc.. n a short time and they showin to world that theres own things.. bastars..
@tutu1234-I'm not muslim myself, but sir, you are a dumbASS, was not started by a pedophile, and his tribe disowned him, because the society at that point beleived in an animistic religion, and vastly more tribalistic, and perverse than what Islam is. Instead of telling other people what history is, understand it yourself buddy....
Islam was a religion started by a pedophile and a demented man to rule arabia, this so called prophet was disowned by his tribe and his own guardians (btw mother was a prostitute)
Read all the fact from quran verse by verse and the history and secret teachings of islam on History of Jihad (Goggle IT) u will find the site !! Harvard historian plus other intellectuals on this subject hv assimilated their knowledge on this site ! Eye-opener
Karthik should try and fight one of these guys. Missed the point of the training he did....Kalari is the mother of martial arts. As for MMA, he should go look at the Kushti fights in northern india. Its MMA done in Mud and for a whole lot longer than an MMA fight.
Like with all formalized martial arts, its not about fighting...at least he provided entertainment.
No Kushti is wrestling not MMA. Besides its not the art its the fighter that wins a fight. You could do any martial arts, but unless you know how to fight, you will never win a fight.
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This is one fag style of fighting... its has no use in any MMA fights.. none of these fags ever do any blood letting they just pose talk nicely and go home.. no broken noses or sprained shoulders..
Yesterday in the beach i saw some guys doing Karate class all the time they where there they wher just doing horse stands..lol. i wonder if Indians will ever go beyond it and really fight and spar.. pathetic i felt like kicking all of them there..
you fuckin idiot. youve never seen a real kalari fight. go to some hindu festivals in india and you will see what i mean.. and they dont really care if spectators surround them, they tend to get hurt as well. this form of fight is deadly.. more than any other form Ive seen, so shut your trap before you spew.
Question on some of the what appears to be sparring/bouting sessions, are they actually tring to hit each other? It dosn't really look like they are actually trying to strike their opponent, correct me if I'm wrong.
The bouts you see here are between a senior student and a junior student. So, they are not really sparring as equals, but the senior is helping the junior student practice certain forms. It has the same purpose as the 2 person katas in some Japanese martial arts.
i hope the west doesnt come and commercialand make superficial this rich part of dravidian southern indian culture like it does it tends to do with everything else of substance they find
Yeah a character called "Zafina" or something like that will fight using the Kalari style and technique. However, just look at the positive side, people will be able to know about this beautiful fighting technique.
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Phillip Zarrilli, a professor at the University of Exeter and one of the few Western authorities on kalari payat, estimates that the art dates back to at least the 12th century CE. The historian Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai attributes the birth of kalari payat to an extended period of warfare between the Cheras and the Cholas in the 11th century CE.
angryaznman 3 months ago
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Kalari TRUTH:
In Sangam, Kalari was not used as a martial act according to Dick Luijendijk, a researcher at the university of Nijmegen. "Kalari" is a centre of learning in Kerala. they taught language, math etc. later on, there were fight schools, thats what "payattu kalari" means.
angryaznman 3 months ago
if u want to see real kalari fight go type Larimar hotel kalaripayatt....u can get some real glimses of kalari payat.....u can feel the real speed and flexibility of kalari payat......
manugopal333 8 months ago
hi dudes....kalari is a sofisticated martial art style used to defend and kill enemeys in old times....all de weapons were using before.....now its only a martial art..nobody is intended to kill anybody....now its only 4 an entertnmnt nd keeping de legacy...more dan dat it contains a gud form of medicinal values related to ayurveda...it s de former of all martial arts....it has taken from india by bodhi dharma to china...he tot it der...all eastern martl art derived from der....
manugopal333 8 months ago
not enough action!!
iMiNdIeDeAdOnArRiVaL 1 year ago
wing chun owns this!! have a nice day!
fredsta786 1 year ago
this fucking europians going everycorner in this world try to copiying things like Kalari;Ayurveda, Yoga etc.. n a short time and they showin to world that theres own things.. bastars..
Demuni73 2 years ago
@tutu1234-I'm not muslim myself, but sir, you are a dumbASS, was not started by a pedophile, and his tribe disowned him, because the society at that point beleived in an animistic religion, and vastly more tribalistic, and perverse than what Islam is. Instead of telling other people what history is, understand it yourself buddy....
P.S Jihad
AdmiralKumar 2 years ago
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Islam was a religion started by a pedophile and a demented man to rule arabia, this so called prophet was disowned by his tribe and his own guardians (btw mother was a prostitute)
Read all the fact from quran verse by verse and the history and secret teachings of islam on History of Jihad (Goggle IT) u will find the site !! Harvard historian plus other intellectuals on this subject hv assimilated their knowledge on this site ! Eye-opener
Google History of Jihad
tutu1234 2 years ago 2
wow...interessante e affascinante!
Gatamorgana 3 years ago
interesante
patriconde 3 years ago
this is actually one of the deadliest martial arts.. thats why they have to be careful while training.. cos you dont want to kill your buddy..
GuitarmasterSK 3 years ago 2
Karthik should try and fight one of these guys. Missed the point of the training he did....Kalari is the mother of martial arts. As for MMA, he should go look at the Kushti fights in northern india. Its MMA done in Mud and for a whole lot longer than an MMA fight.
Like with all formalized martial arts, its not about fighting...at least he provided entertainment.
captainblood44 3 years ago
No Kushti is wrestling not MMA. Besides its not the art its the fighter that wins a fight. You could do any martial arts, but unless you know how to fight, you will never win a fight.
starswitch 2 years ago 4
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This is one fag style of fighting... its has no use in any MMA fights.. none of these fags ever do any blood letting they just pose talk nicely and go home.. no broken noses or sprained shoulders..
Yesterday in the beach i saw some guys doing Karate class all the time they where there they wher just doing horse stands..lol. i wonder if Indians will ever go beyond it and really fight and spar.. pathetic i felt like kicking all of them there..
KarthikSoun 3 years ago
i agree u r mentaly retarded
vipsvarma 3 years ago
you fuckin idiot. youve never seen a real kalari fight. go to some hindu festivals in india and you will see what i mean.. and they dont really care if spectators surround them, they tend to get hurt as well. this form of fight is deadly.. more than any other form Ive seen, so shut your trap before you spew.
buckwilliee 3 years ago 7
@buckwilliee it is soo dangerous need huge training..
superstarprithviraj 1 year ago
im doin kalaripayat.. Yeehaw..!and it's great..it's as deadly as deadly gets..
only1me666 4 years ago
Question on some of the what appears to be sparring/bouting sessions, are they actually tring to hit each other? It dosn't really look like they are actually trying to strike their opponent, correct me if I'm wrong.
Zwerchhau 4 years ago
The bouts you see here are between a senior student and a junior student. So, they are not really sparring as equals, but the senior is helping the junior student practice certain forms. It has the same purpose as the 2 person katas in some Japanese martial arts.
xmtz 4 years ago
Yeah, but.... do they fight for real sometime?
DIEGOKEN242 3 years ago
@DIEGOKEN242 its handy in street fights lol they got lots of locks and throws
znaidnindianz 1 year ago
hi hoveian cant get them to play unfortuantly gary
jongazus 4 years ago
are girls allowed to take classes?
Leinepein 4 years ago
of course
cray0308 4 years ago
Does anyone know of any Kalari Payattu teachers in the US?
xmtz 4 years ago
Interesting..
DragonRain1990 4 years ago
Its great
cochingunda 5 years ago
Really cool! The music makes it almost impossible to hear what anyone's saying though... hopefully it's not that way in the full movie :(
pfoxsounds 5 years ago
Very nice vid. thanx for sharing. wish you succes with getting your work across.
010man 5 years ago
'Inside the CVN Kalari' would be the right title as it's not the only style of Kalaripayattu.
viking077 5 years ago
kalari
viking077 5 years ago
i hope the west doesnt come and commercialand make superficial this rich part of dravidian southern indian culture like it does it tends to do with everything else of substance they find
mavinga 4 years ago 3
they will, Tekken already has a character using this style coming in the sixth game.
kinokid 4 years ago
Yeah a character called "Zafina" or something like that will fight using the Kalari style and technique. However, just look at the positive side, people will be able to know about this beautiful fighting technique.
WhiskeyyWoman 4 years ago