Films on Kalarippayattu

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Kalarippayattu (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 , martial dance, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques.[2]

[edit] Films on Kalarippayattu

Kalaripayattu
Indian Name
Malayalam  
കളരിപ്പയറ്റ
 
Devanagari  
कळरिप्पयट्
 
Details
Origin Kerala, South India
Styles Northern, Southern and Central


[edit] See also


[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Zarrilli 1998