Central Kalaripayattu
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Kalaripayattu | |
|---|---|
| Indian Name | |
| Malayalam | കളരിപ്പയറ്റ |
| Devanagari | कळरिप्पयट् |
| Details | |
| Origin | Kerala, South India |
| Styles | Northern, Southern and Central |
Kalarippayatt (Malayalam: കളരിപ്പയറ്റ്) is an Indian martial art practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.[1] It incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques.[2] Some of its choreographed sparring can be applied to dance.[3]
The central style (practiced mainly in Trissur, Malappuram, Palghat and certain parts of Ernakulam districts[4] is 'a composite' from both the northern and southern styles that includes northern meippayattu preliminary exercises, southern emphasis on empty-hand techniques, and its own distinctive techniques, which are performed within floor drawings known as kalam.[5]
Most teachers of the central style are mappila muslims, following sufism.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Zarrilli, Phillip B. (1998). When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Discourses and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ Zarrilli 1998
- ^ Zarrilli 1998
- ^ Zarrilli 1998
- ^ Zarrilli 1998
- ^ Luijendijk, D.H. (2005) Kalarippayat: India's Ancient Martial Art, Paladin Press, ISBN 1-58160-480-7
[edit] See also
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||
