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Part 4
Kalari salutation, vandhana chuvadu
Chuvadu( in literal sense stance) forms the foundation of balance and builds the stability in the physiological system. We take them through a series of drills to learn and understand Vandhana chuvadu.
#balance #stability #agility #flexibility #martialarts

Wait for some fun in the end 😃
Kavya received her “Katchai” (long cloth belt) after almost 8 months since she started her practice.

Glimpse from our Kalarigurukulam - Kalaripayattu academy sessions.
#sweat #tears #pain #funny

Upasana - A film about resilience
Starring @tarunkumar.km
Film by yours truly 😊
Thank you for all the support throughout the process @greydonut

From raw metal to sacred tradition. 🗡️✨
Crafting the Kadara—the traditional dagger used in the advanced Ankathari stage of Kalaripayattu. In our practice, weapons are extensions of the body, and the process of making them is an extension of our devotion to the art.
Honoring the ancient roots and the timeless craft behind the movement, though its much less time consuming today because of modern equipments.
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: Educational content. This video demonstrates the traditional restoration/craftsmanship of historical martial arts training gear for cultural awareness. Absolutely no weapons are for sale.

#Kalaripayattu #angathaari #craftmanship

Can Kalari help over come fear?
Help you distance between the body and the mind?

Kalaripayattu offered in its most authentic way from Kalari Gurukulam Kalaripayattu academy.
DM for more details.

#kalaripayattu #body #mindset #fitness #sadhguru

An amazing parai workshop was conductedby @buddharkalaikuzhu
#folk #parai #tamil #traditional

I am ever grateful to this beautiful city @bengaluru
Recently when I drove from HSR towards ragigudda, I took this newly constructed flyover, the time was around 2:00pm , it only took us only a few minutes to cover this 5kms flyover. Thanks to the people that havemade it happen.
Travel safely 🙏
#bengaluru #infrastructure #grateful #drivesafe

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

What you seek is seeking you. Three years in, the journey with Kalari has been incredible.

What started as a tool to heal from spinal injuries, led to a journey that involved showing up, falling out of rhythm, healing, returning again, learning slowly through all the ups and downs to what it is today. The more you learn, you also realise that it’s not about how many new things you learn, as much as it is about how much you imbibe what already is.

This journey rekindled the deep love for martial arts. A little girl’s dream came true, a sign of homecoming. I am grateful that it found me at the right time.

And my teacher was the only reason I stuck to the practice in the initial days(even now that’s a major reason).

Sometimes a person’s belief in you is the reason you continue to stay when you don’t have any of your own. As adults a more holistic approach is the way through, and having a teacher like @tarunkumar.km made the journey incredible and fun. The integrity with which the practices are offered makes it even more sacred.

Certain things resonate with you because something in you was already moving toward them. Don’t let age be a reason to not pursue something you love. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s not impossible too. Whatever it takes!

I still don’t understand what the weight of the words ‘Meyyu Kannakanam’ carries, and neither have any idea about how to fully arrive there. Just a faint idea.

PoV : Moments from a self-practice. And some journal reflections that followed.

#kalaripayattu #kalarigirls #martialartstraining #martialartgirls

No matter where you are in the world, you can master the fundamentals. Join our course ONLINE , no prerequisites needed.

Comment “start” , I shall DM you the details.
#wellness #kalaripayattu #online #fitness

Living the experience.
Sangeetha @the.she.talks.doc speaks a few words about her first in person session after having trained online for a while.

We have seen that our online classes have paved way for many students worldwide to bring discipline in their daily routines. Visiting the Kalari once in a while offers them an experience of tradition, culture and intensity.
#experience #learnonline #fitness #workout

You can do it 👍
Unleash your inner self, @the.she.talks.doc my friend Sangeetha is a mother of two kids and a busy Gynaecologist finds expression through kalaripayattu.
The foundational aspects of Kalaripayattu can be beneficial for woman over 30 to maintain their bone health, muscular strength , flexibility, balance and coordination along with maintaining a well balanced diet.
#wellness #health #fitness #strength

Kalaripayattu Guru and Practitioner Tarun Kumar has created a Kalari space in his house with a floor of mud and a roof with tiles. There is no synthetic material in this space, not even of attitude.

The children learning are eager, curious and respectful dressed in traditional attire for ease of practice and safety.

They are in different stages of training but there's no difference in their attitude or confidence.

@tarunkumar.km ji spoke to INDICA about how he shifted from body building to Kalaripayattu and the lineage that he belongs to - the Vadakkan tradition, a journey which begins quite literally with the legs.

The system begins with sixty-four foundational variations that form the base of practice. From there, Kalari expands into a multi-dimensional discipline encompassing Mei Murai, Yuddha Murai, Jeevana Murai, and Upasana Murai - integrating physical training, martial application, healing sciences, and a path toward inner transformation.

Read the full interview: https://changemakers.indica.in/kalaripayattu-from-body-to-being/