The name kalari payat is composed of two words in the language used in malayala comes from the people of Kerala. Kalari literally means the place of practice and payit / payat refers trained martial. The kalari payat includes two major branches, which are divided geographically and are known as styles of the North and South. The Northern style is practiced by more nayars, a people who speak Malayalam and belonging to traditional culture aryan (action) in the north of India.
In India it comes southern mainly Tamil language. The Tamil ( "tigers") are still at war in the island of Ceylon and are supported by parts of South India. The style of the South is also practised in Madras, probably borrowed from the Tamil emigrants. A curious fact is that there are correlations between the masters of Madras and those of Nagercoil, both in the South. There is no official census, but it is assumed there are at least one hundred teachers for each style, which teach all year round except during the summer (the rainy season from January to April). The styles are different in, in relation to individual cultures. In the north kalari payat is practiced in buildings with a basement (42x21 feet) and outdoors, day or night, but always in secret. The technique of Northern style is characterized by its high kick skipped, long shots, short distances, parades with the use of arms and hands; gymnastics warming is exhausting. Its peculiarity lies in combat with weapons in a position that the panther (suvapus) and use breathing techniques that might come from yoga.
The style of the South is practiced during the day, between the palms or, in some cases, in places covered.
Teachers travel continuously to bring their lessons from a village to another. In these villages, you can find the tradition of processed altars dedicated to the Hindu, one of the main figures is the goddess Kali, who is thanked at the beginning and end of each lesson. In the style of South circular movements exist that do not rely in the repertoire of North kicked low strength and power in the strokes and use of weapons. It might seem that the style of the South is less energetic than the North, but the power and strength are impressive.
The falls on the ground naked, standing positions and techniques with projections levers and make these practitioners of ends warriors. In North is seeking the perfection of form, in the South and the effectiveness if we add the peculiarities of language and culture, we can see that there are two real styles kalari payat.
Stefano Pernatch
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