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Kalaripayattu literally means ‘training for battle’: ‘Kalari’ (Battlefield) and ‘Payattu’ (Training in the art of combat).
Kalaripayattu literally means ‘training for battle’: ‘Kalari’ (Battlefield) and ‘Payattu’ (Training in the art of combat). Traditionally practised by the Nair warrior caste of Kerala, it is a fierce and powerful martial art and has its roots firmly in Indian spirituality and myth. Mythology credits Saint Parasurama as being the father of Kalaripayattu having learned it from God Shiva himself. Kalaripayattu is also known as the mother of all martial arts. In ancient South India, the Kalari (yard for practising Kalaripayattu) was a place of learning for subjects such as medicine, philosophy, astrology, architecture, and geometry, in addition to combat art.
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K. F. Thomas Gurukkal is the current Chief Master trainer and proprietor of Kadathanadan Kalari Sangam. He was trained by M. A. Vijayan Gurukkal, the founder of the Sangam. He furthered his knowledge and skills with respected masters Sri V. Sreenivasan Gurukkal, V. P. Rakhavan Gurukkal Vadakara, Manoj Gurukkal Vadakara and Sajeevan Gurukkal.
He is also very proficient in Kalari marma massage therapy, gathering and preparing the Ayurvedic medicinal herbs himself from which the oil for this treatment is made.
