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Uploaded by on Apr 26, 2009

Martial arts have been in existence on the Indian sub-continent for thousands of years. Long ago, animal fighting styles were imitated by pre-historic man which was a system for survival. Kalaripayattu is one such martial art, Crafted in ancient South India and draws inspiration from the raw power, majestic strength and instinctive fighting techniques of animals like lion, tiger, elephant, wild boar, crocodile etc.

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  • Man... is it just me or is this technique is for targeting male's weak spot?

    I mean come on...

    1) Elbow to the crotch

    2) Double fist smack to the crotch

    3) I got your balls now claw; followed up with the ripping action (ouch),

    4) Headbutt to the crotch

    5) A thousand years of pain to the crotch

    6) Back kick to the crotch

    7) Another elbow to the crotch

    8) Followed with a thrust kick to the crotch that ends with an elbow to the chest or throat

  • Thanks.Eversince British Company started ruling Our contry .This Beautiful martial Arts were prohibited to practice .All Kalari tradition we almost lost at its Original Form. Thanks for the Ashatavadivu demo. To chalenge the modern martial arts We have NOKKU VRMAM ETC. Beside this wehave to find out The art Of Caturing A Ferocious Tiger with the help of Cane rings witch are put around Hunters boady .. Similar to Pulikkali of TURISSUR,May all GURUKKAL jointly do a reserch Namaste

  • THINK SHE IS GREAT . WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CONTACT EMAIL OR SOME SORT OF ADDRESS.

    ROBERT KARDER USA EMAIL rjkarder@yahoo.com

  • good

  • @sighland :)

  • Grace movement and slient meditation. Keep it up and post more video. Ashtavadivu is a kind of martial art? I know ashtavadivu literally means eight kind of postures. I am eagar to know. Thanks,

  • Very beautiful woman & so graceful.

  • @karatye it is Bodhi Dharma.. cheers..

  • i am just syntesising a good treatment for sciatica using kalari.........i am a western trained indian pharmacist

  • search about bodhadharma

    

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