Each point has a contrasting ‘adangal’ or a cure point the same points also have healing applications. Once you attack a pressure point, it is ideal that you heal the individual. Each pressure point has a subsequent healing point. Though the target is the vital pressure points in the human body, the emphasis is on stopping the attacker without actually damaging him permanently. It teaches one to attack with or without weapons. Like any martial arts, varma kalari or kalai is meant for self-defence. The master of this art is aasaan – meaning "guru" in Tamil. The systematic study, art, or method of performing the actions through martial arts/self-defense is varmam or varma kalai. The actual points or nerve junctions are called ‘varmam’. It refers to the action causing loss or blockage of vital energy known as ‘ prana‘, ‘ chi‘, or ‘ qi‘. Said to have originated in Tamil Nadu, it is believed that varma kalai came down from Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati to Lord Murugan, and finally to sage Agastya.
The event was organised by Independent Shootfighters Inc at Indian Heritage Academy, Koramangala, from December 12-13.Ĭoimbatore-based Kumar has been practising varma kalai for six years although his dedication to various forms of martial arts like karate, muay thai, and thekkan kalari began when he was just 11. The event was organised by Independent Shootfighters Inc at Indian Heritage Academy, Koramangala, from December 12-13. At a workshop on varma kalai – a martial arts hitherto obscure and hidden in the shadows of time – instructor Kumar C S K, 24, dealt with its nuances beginning with "if you use varma kalai in self-defence to hurt someone, you need to heal that person soon after." A weekend outing recently turned out to be a journey into the past.
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