Martial Art Of Deadly Kalaripayattu

Martial Art Of Deadly Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu (kalari-paya-ttu) is an ancient martial art indigenous to Kerala. Kerala is a small state from the southern part of India and famous for its rich cultural heritage. Experts say it to be the mother of all modern martial arts, including the famous Kung-fu. Bodhidharma was the one who first taught this deadly fighting style to the monks at the Shaolin monastery.

Since then, kung-fu has slowly evolved to a similar but different martial art sharing its root with Kalaripayattu. Being the oldest in all martial arts today, the exact time of its origin is still unknown. However historical evidence suggests it came into existence around 5,000 BCE. It was said to be the crudest form of all existing martial arts ever known to humans.

But unfortunately, the practicing style of today is much diminished as the British were afraid of it and placed a ban during the 19th century. Then in the 20th century, the British re-allowed the practice of kalaripayattu with some restrictions attached to it. Since then, it’s been practiced only to promote and preserve the culture of Kerala. Therefore, the kalaripayattu we know today is no way near what it was in its original form as it was originally developed for actual warfare of that time

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