Traditional martial art from Kerala, India, combining combat techniques, weapons training, and healing practices. Includes animal-based fighting forms, flexibility exercises, and knowledge of vital points (marma). One of the world's oldest fighting systems, often considered a precursor to many Asian martial arts.
Kalari
The wild boar never retreats. It charges with tusks aimed at your most vulnerable spots, transforming from stillness to explosive fury in a heartbeat. These ancient combat secrets will teach you to fight with the same unstoppable ferocity. Are you ready to unleash your inner beast?
Kalari
The wild boar never retreats. It charges with tusks aimed at your most vulnerable spots, transforming from stillness to explosive fury in a heartbeat. These ancient combat secrets will teach you to fight with the same unstoppable ferocity. Are you ready to unleash your inner beast?
Kalari
The eight basic postures in Kalaripayattu mimic the unique strengths and behaviours of various animals, boosting versatility, strength, and agility. These are the foundations for any other form and sequence in Kalari.
Kalari
Inspired by creatures of earth and sky, these eight postures pulse with life, opening our marma points and bridging our raw strength with agile grace. Memory and motion converge—a river of stances, once separate, now surge as one - the full Ashtavadivu sequence.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are inspired by the distinct strengths and movements of various creatures. These postures activate the marma points, enhancing flexibility, strength, and agility. This session highlights the horse posture – Aswa Vadivu – अश्व वदिवु – അശ്വ വദിവു.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are inspired by the distinct strengths and movements of various creatures. These postures activate the marma points, enhancing flexibility, strength, and agility. This session highlights the rooster posture – Mayura Vadivu – मयूर वदिवु – മയൂര വദിവു.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are inspired by the distinct strengths and movements of various creatures. These postures activate the marma points, enhancing flexibility, strength, and agility. This session highlights the rooster posture – Kukkuda Vadivu – कुकुट वदिवु – കുകുട്ട വദിവു.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are inspired by the distinct strengths and movements of various animals. These postures activate the marma points, enhancing flexibility, strength, and agility. This session highlights the snake posture - sarpa vadivu - सर्प वदिवु - സർപ്പ വദിവു.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are designed to emulate the unique strengths and behaviors of various animals. These postures help open up our marma points, improving versatility, strength, and agility. This lecture focuses on the lion posture - simha vadivu - सिंह वदिवु - സിംഹ വദിവു.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are designed to mimic various animals' unique strengths and behaviours, they open up our marma points, enhancing our versatility, strength, and agility. This lecture covers the cat posture - marjara vadivu - പൂച്ച വടിവ്.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are designed to mimic various animals' unique strengths and behaviours, they open up our marma points, enhancing our versatility, strength, and agility. This lecture covers the elephant posture - gaja vadivu - ഗജ വടിവ്.
Kalari
The eight animal postures in Kalaripayattu are designed to mimic various animals' unique strengths and behaviours, they open up our marma points, enhancing our versatility, strength, and agility. This lecture covers the wild boar posture - varaha vadivu - വർഹാ വടിവ്.