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 The Kerala culture realm encompasses within its warm embrace, age-old martial arts traditions such as the Kalaripayattu.
Kerala India Vacations offers online vacation booking for culture
vacations that will reveal to you a seasoned world of martial arts and
the art of self-defense. The term 'Kalari' means the arena for fighters
and 'Payattu' literally means practice.
Kalaripayattu, an ancient Kerala martial art form was practiced by the
armies of the local Kerala kings, though today this has turned into
more of a display of the fighting prowess of the combatants. This
interesting Kerala martial art form is closely linked with ayurveda and
yoga, discipline, mental concentration and a regular food regime. The
training a Kalaripayattu student consists of four main stages, the
Meythari, Kolthari, Ankathari and Verumaki.
A Kalaripayattu student is thoroughly trained in the art of
self-preservation and is trained to treat his own wounds with herbal
concoctions.
Quite a few Kerala classical dancers prefer to be adept at the art of
practicing Kalaripayattu as it helps maintain the agility and
flexibility of ones body and helps to keep the body joints supple and
strong at the same time. This Kerala martial art is very popular as it
instills a state of constant alertness in the practioners of this
traditional Kerala art form.
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