Topic started by Karthik-I (@ somehost.affinity.com) on Wed May 8 13:04:39 .
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Does anyone know of classes in Kalaripayattu in California (in San Francisco/San Jose and Los Angeles area). Thanks!

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• From: ÷Å¢ý (@ ac98cc9e.ipt.aol.com) on: Thu May 9 00:41:41
  
  Try some Malayala list
  
  
• From: fridge (@ netcache6.is.co.za) on: Thu May 9 05:20:52
  
  "Kalaripayattu"
  what is that
  
  
• From: Raveen (@ h66-59-174-253.gtconnect.net) on: Thu May 9 09:43:40
  
  It is a form of indigenous martial arts that is popular mostly in Kerala now. But forms of it are used throughout India in one form or the other.
  
  
• From: Madurai Veeran (@ adsl-64-171-25-6.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net) on: Thu May 9 10:22:41
  
  http://forumhub.com/tnhistory/16626.21424.17.40.01.html
  
  This thread also discusses about Kalaripayirru.
  
  
• From: Nisala (@ ac997b4e.ipt.aol.com) on: Thu May 9 13:30:26
  
  Karthik-I,
  
  As far as I know, there is no kalarippayattu taught in San Francisco area. As for LA, about once or twice a year two fellows from the Vallabhatta Kalari in Kerala, Krishnadas & Dinesan conduct workshops. They are very knowledgeable and experienced from my non-expert point of view. Their email is: vallabhatta@yahoo.co.in.
  
  USA does not much in the realm of kalarippayattu. Britain has a few people, but you have to be careful. For example, there's a fellow named Phillipp Zarrilli who knows quite a bit and even wrote a good book, but he doesn't know the vaithari (the called commands in Malayalam). The best place to go, of course, is Kerala. I would recommend the CVN Kalari in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) as it is the best known in the capital of Kerala.
  
  
• From: Karthik-I (@ somehost.affinity.com) on: Thu May 9 13:57:05
  
  Nisala & MV,
  Thanks for the info and links to older discussion!
  
  
• From: :) (@ d150-37-43.home.cgocable.net) on: Thu May 9 21:37:50
  
  http://www.ex.ac.uk/drama/kalari/welcome.html
  
  
• From: Nisala (@ aca8aa68.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat May 11 22:14:26
  
  Yo :)
  
  Thanks for the link. I had a previous link to Zarrilli's site but it got broken. I'm glad you provided this one.
  
  
• From: Jayakumar CK Nair (@ ra-uni1-c124-nc.rrz.uni-koeln.de) on: Sun Jun 2 16:55:57
  
  There are two styles of kalari: northern and Southern. if you want to study the use of weapons, i would recommend the northern style, which you can learn from CVN kalari, Trivandrum or up north in tellicherry, and if you want to study the art of hand-to-hand combat, marma adi, verum kai, etc, then i would recommend the southern. There are no shortage for Ashans in Trivandrum district for the southern style. There is also a central kerala style, but it did nto seem very impressive to me,a dn I stopped learning it after a few months. In the west, you may find it hard to locate good Ashans. probalby, you will have to go to kerala.
  
  
• From: haneefakg (@ ) on: Fri Apr 2 05:59:11
  
  i am Haneefa. k.g, studying Yoga in diploma, and have 12 years discipleship in Kalaripayattu. I will be finishing my studies in april. i have demonstrated kalaripayattu in India as well as abroad. I am looking for an institution where i can put my caliber and creative new ideas in Kalaripayattu in order to show to the world. I will wait for the reply
  
  
• From: les clements (@ pcp09076592pcs.mkethn01.fl.comcast.net) on: Fri Apr 2 10:39:17 EST 2004
  
  To whom it may concern,I teach shaolin kung fu but I have a strong desire to learn kalaripayattu.Although I live in florida,I want to know if you sell instructional tapes on that amazing style.Could you please let me know?thankyou Sifu les clements
  
  
• From: les clements (@ pcp09076592pcs.mkethn01.fl.comcast.net) on: Fri Apr 2 10:39:23 EST 2004
  
  To whom it may concern,I teach shaolin kung fu but I have a strong desire to learn kalaripayattu.Although I live in florida,I want to know if you sell instructional tapes on that amazing style.Could you please let me know?thankyou Sifu les clements
  
  
• From: R (@ h66-59-174-253.gtconnect.net) on: Fri Apr 2 13:03:13 EST 2004
  
  Les,
  
  This is chat forum, you need to contact those who teach this get your answer
  
  
• From: ravivarman (@ 193.188.97.151) on: Sat Apr 3 13:28:25 EST 2004
  
  kalaripayattu the great martial art of nairs,read books of barbosa the 15th century travalor,kalaripayattu is the mother of all other martial arts like karate&kangfu.you need atleast 9 years to became awarrior.try this martial art and became a warrior like samurai or a nair
  
  
• From: kenneth (@ cache-mtc-aa15.proxy.aol.com) on: Sun Aug 8 20:10:08
  
  Kalaripayattu, a most sophisticated martial, is not, however, the "mother of all MAs." It is only the mother of Indian KALARIPAYATTU. It is not the "mother" of African or European MAs.
  
  
• From: Shiv Dholakia (@ c-67-169-180-107.client.comcast.net) on: Sat Aug 28 04:10:01
  
  Kenneth, Regarded as the oldest and most scientific in the world, kalaripayattu, the martial art form of Kerala, is an integral of the Malayali culture.
  
  Bodhidharama, a Buddist monk, who visited China during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Ling dynasty, is believed to have presented the world with a self-defense system; from which evolved almost all the present day martial are forms. Scholars believe that his philosophy was influenced by the ancient martial culture of malabar - kalaripayattu the mother of all martial arts.
  
  
  
  courtesy-www.ancientart.com
  
  

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