{"id":287,"date":"2017-10-02T17:54:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T14:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/?p=287"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T11:24:39","slug":"kalaripayattu-the-body-as-a-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/kalaripayattu-the-body-as-a-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Kalaripayattu<\/em>, the Body as a Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-287 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in054.jpg'><img width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-992\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-992'>\n\t\t\t\tA <em>kalari<\/em> hall for the training of <em>kalaripayattu<\/em> <span>Sakari Viika<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In India there are many regional forms of martial arts. Some forms of dance and dance-theatre also employ their techniques. This is also the case with <i>kalaripayattu<\/i>, a tradition of \u201cart of war\u201d known in the regions of Taminadu and Kerala. <i>Kalari<\/i> indicates a \u201ctraining centre\u201d while <i>payattu<\/i> means \u201cpractices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>Kalaripayattu<\/i> was originally a secret method of the Nairs, the members of the warrior caste of Kerala, and it was practised only in specific <i>kalari<\/i> buildings. Martial arts have a very long history everywhere in Asia, often extending to prehistoric times. In South India literary evidence from around 200 AD exists, which indicates the existence of martial arts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pl-video vimeo ratio43\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/239084142\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"  frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen wmode=\"transparent\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Video clip: Training of <em>kalaripayattu<\/em> <strong>Veli Rosenberg<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-287 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in055.jpg'><img width=\"600\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in055.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-993\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-993'>\n\t\t\t\tTraining with sticks <span>Sakari Viika<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Kalaripayattu<\/i> technique focuses on energetic footwork, which is executed mainly with the outer edge of the soles. It consists of kicking movements and extremely high jumping. <i>Kalaripayattu<\/i> can be divided into unarmed techniques and several armed forms. The weapons include sticks, swords, a three-bladed knife, axes, spears, and other local types of weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the movement units of <i>kalaripayattu<\/i> are named after various animals and they clearly imitate animal movements. This is a common feature in many of the martial arts traditions in Asia. It seems to confirm the long roots of these traditions, extending back to pre-historical times, when contact with the animal world was intensively close.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-287 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in056.jpg'><img width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/in056.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-994\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-994'>\n\t\t\t\tTraining the flexibility of the body <span>Sakari Viika<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Through years of practice and oil massage, the body is trained to become extremely elastic, quick and powerful. Many of <i>kalaripapayattu\u2019s<\/i> elements, particularly the stamping on the outer edge of the sole and the jumping method were adopted later by the <i>kathakali<\/i> dance-drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India there are many regional forms of martial arts. Some forms of dance and dance-theatre also employ their techniques. This is also the case with kalaripayattu, a tradition of \u201cart of war\u201d known in the regions of Taminadu and Kerala. Kalari indicates a \u201ctraining centre\u201d while payattu means \u201cpractices\u201d. 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