I used to travel around the world and train in all the local martial arts, so I've trained in many martial arts in my time, and I have to say Kalaripayattu was physically the hardest. The body conditioning was intense, but you are never left to suffer. The massage they do is a deep as Thai massage and as soothing as Swedish, and when you train with them you are not just a student, you have to become part of the family. There is also something very special about training on rough dirt as opposed to raised floor, tiles, or even grass. I trained in Kerala in the late 80s, and I've never really understood why more people are not aware or, or practising this art. Maybe that's a good thing. I just wanted to say this martial art is very, very special.
+Benjamin Zephaniah Good comment, being a person that is generally very interested in martial arts, fighting, and combat sports, and now as of late also very intrigued by just movement of the human body and other living organisms, seeing this video and discovering that this art was formed very early on, is extremely interesting especially that it is/could be the pioneer to arts such as Kung-fu, karate and Jiu Jitsu, as I train in Goju-Kai (Goju-Ryu off shoot) which comes from Kung-fu itself and also now training in BJJ. I just think this kind of stuff is fascinating and your comment is a good insight seeing as you've actually trained it, maybe one day I can give it a try too, I'd definitely be up for it if I ever had the chance...
Yea I get you bro... And wtf is up with all those Pelicans flapping there fucking wings around thinking they are better than every one.. NEWSFLASH YOU BITCH ASS BIRD I CAN CATCH A FISH IN MY MOUTH TOO. I did it once just to spite a specially elitist pelican that was bullying a local seagull
The British occupation is the main reason Kalari is almost an extinct martial art now. They banned its practice in the 19th century and jailed or killed off most of most of the practitioners of this art. What is being practiced now is just 20-30% of the original art form. The rest is lost to history. However, it's good to know that some of the younger practitioners of this art are now learning and adapting techniques from newer martial arts like Krav Maga and incorporating it into Kalari. It will evolve into a full fledged fighting technique in the future. This almost feels like a metaphor for India. Over millennia many tried cut us down and destroy our way of life but none succeeded. We evolved and adapted and made what was foreign as our own while at the same time remaining true to our roots.
I'm a kung fu teacher... It's very important to preserve ancient traditions. So many are being lost. Interesting video, always nice to see new information.
Dharma did not build Shaolin Temple at all. Shaolin Temple was built during the China ,Northern Wei Dynasty. Before he came to China, Shaolin Temple already existed. He was the Shaolin Temple that was later arrived. This place was very suitable for practice. At that time, many monks in the temple were Chinese Kung Fu. They were learning Kung Fu on weekdays. Because the temple was built in the mountains, some Kung Fu needed to resist wild tiger beasts. After that, these kung fu joined some boxing methods. It has developed into Shaolin Kung Fu . Dharma did not participate in the establishment, and Dharma itself did not understand kung fu. Dharma is just a monk. He has not established a lot of achievements for Chinese kung fu, and he died in the record that Dharma finally died of food poisoning. Buddhism and Buddhists have many lies and exaggerated content.
@@abcxyz- Martial arts exist since de war exists. Tradicional martial arts are martial arts that has been preserved somehow (it depends on the region). And yes, sometimes, some traditional martial arts took concepts, strategies and techniques from the closest martial cultures around. But also many times the so called "oldest one" have taken much more from another empire or kingdom when this was really more powerfull that nowdays most of its movements cames from the other one. Things are not so simple. And there is no Adam or Eve of martial arts. Actually, I prefer the concept wu-shu than kung-fu because it englobes better the idea of martial art.
Unfortunately, Indians are insecure to embrace their culture that they're turning towards western culture. Very few really understand, love and respect our culture.
Logical and makes good sense as I was always led to believe that the Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma who is credited with the introduction of physical training of the monks at Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of traditional Shaolin Kungfu is originally from Southern India. Very interesting thank you for my Kalaripayattu history lesson.
@J 1995 Do you know that Tamil is the oldest Language in the world followed by Sanskrit. Chinese language doesn't even come close. Travellers like Fahien and Huien Tsang came to India to discover the wonders of ancient India.
@J 1995 clearly some indian has hurt you lmao, but tamil has been proven to be the oldest language by scientists,scholars and historians there is accurate evidence, and im not INDIAN, if you wanted to know , all im saying is that i get its hard to accept your wrong when you have such a big ego, and i want to correct you chinese didnt even exist 5000 years ago, and by the way tamil is the oldest language that is still alive, if we are talking about the oldest known to man its sumerian which dates back to 3500 BC, And tamil is a language originates from indus valley the oldest know civillisation, before you speak out out of your ass and braindead head please get some info, i know you have a big ego and theres no way i can tell a braindead guy that he is wrong, so im gonna end it here, peace out.
As a malayali not being able to learn kalari will be one of my biggest regret in my life Kerala government should make it mandatory to learn kalari in school for self defense. This will also preserve this art
What most people regret most at the end of their lives is that they did not learn Kalaripayat. Everyone must learn Kalaripayat in order to live a life without regrets and to face death with a smile at the last moment of life. Because Kalaripayat is the mother of all martial arts.
@@chandrashekharhindu9433 yes, it's been a while. My wife's family are from South India although she grew up in the UK. So we have some distant connection. Time for another visit :)
@J 1995 You are an atheist or not doesn't make much sense here. You need to go through written history to see if the claims are correct or not. Atheism does not have anything to do here.
This is first class informational video. Kalaripayattu was mentioned to me by a person from Kerala who lives in my community here near Munich, Germany. So checked it out on Google, found this video and after less than 6 Minutes I have a complete picture of this fascinating activity. Explained very well!
I am sure more is learned as the student practices. 5% is all that is taught anyway, while the student discovers the other 95% within oneself, or they give up. but what do i know.
It's funny how people accuse India for claiming them having first But when Greece does it, they keep shut They think Greek civilization is quite the first of everything (even tho it isn't)
Who's accusing India of anything? Simply put, the originated the EASTERN martial arts. Western martial arts: Pancrase, Boxing, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Classical fencing, etc. were untouched by the east.
Actually, the Indian civilization outdated the Greek one by atleast 5000 years. Indian influences on Greek philosophy is well documented. Sorry, you're way off.
@Silas Law he taught them to fight Before kung fu there was Chinese boxing, wasn't actually kung fu And it was not bodhidharma But buddhabhadra Edit - kung fu is an umbrella term for all Chinese martial arts So what he gave was shaolin kung fu
I am green belt in taekwondo. I have always wished to learn the martial art that will make me the strongest. I researched through all the martial arts and finally my destiny took me here. The mother of all the martial arts. For now I am preparing for neet...once the exam will be over and I will be selected. I am going to join Delhi Kalari Kendram.
@@silentventriloquist2633 Internet was created by usa not British. And usb was created by an indian. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 numbers were created by an indian named aryabhatt in ancient times. Without the binary numbers(0and 1) Internet, computers, mobiles would not be possible. Trigonometry was created by an indian in ancient times.
@@longerodds5077bhai ek to wo insaan sehmati jata raha hai Upar se tum usko hi ulta bol rahe ho Ek insaan ko zaleel krke kuch nahi milna (i would have supported your question if he would have said anything demeaning but he just said in your favour) thoda to buddhi laga lo maharaj, har jagah neecha mat dikhao har kisi ko. Aayega kohinoor aur churaya hua paisa, lekin apne samay pe.
People crying and disliking because this might not be the first martial art. Clearly the main point, despite the title, is that this is a really interesting, little-known, ancient martial art. So I'm glad they made this video to educate me on this.
+Allen Ayler it's considered by many Martial arts experts like Chris Crudelli to potentially be the original inspiration for shoalin kungfu. it isn't a deceptive title, most people interested in Martial arts are aware of its reputation.
***** I think you misunderstand the nature of the question. It was in order to aquire more knowledge. For example, through wikipedia I know that Kalaripayattu started about 754 years ago, and the earliest forms of kung fu were reported about 4000 years ago (2698 BCE).
@Arjun Warrior while the idea that bhodidharma first taught martial arts to the chinese in the shaolin temple is very popular and even the shaloin temple seems to embrace this myth in reality it is not so. The shaolin monastery was built in 495 AD but records of martial arts being practiced in china predates it by a couple of hundred years, some of the earliest records go as far back as the 5th century BCE. There are indications that some of the first chinese students to join the shaolin monastery namely Huiguang, Senchou and Huike were previously military men and they probably taught the other monks. I used to believe the myth myself as a kid but as I got more into historical reaearch it became quite evident the tale was not true.
@@Ponen77 martial art is basically a form of fighting.... By that logic, it's the Greek's who came up with it first (as far as we know) it's a mixture of boxing and grappling techniques....
Kalaripayattu is the mother of all martial art forms. It's gaining in popularity because it uniquely combines defence techniques, dance, yoga and healing systems. It boosts both physical and mental fitness and body flexibility and functioning. People who are discrediting it as one of the oldest, if not the oldest is unaware and also unwilling to accept this.
@@pustomkumar8165 kungfu is evolved from only one form of kalari...where as there are more than 8 forms of kalari 🤔 how do u think this is not effective 😄
that is not a martial art...do you consider me going and beating someone on street martial art...no...everyone can fight if they have hands,legs or just teeth. But Martial arts is a system of combat practice. Well thought usually for warfare. I wouldnt call this as mother of everything .. but this is pretty old...i mean it could be that someone somewhere else came up with some other art
Vikas Kyatannawar A martial art is defined as being "a codified method of combat that uses principles and skill to win". A stylistic culture that encourages putting on pretentiousness airs towards forms of combat they deem beneath them has nothing to do with whether something qualifies as a martial art or not.
Julio Bustos don’t you think they should be preserved by anyone willing to preserve them? If their own people don’t do it and an outsider sees the value in it, I think that would be a good thing.
@Shaurya Joshi your opinion is also call his opinion wrong. Entitlement is present in your comment. I can back it up too, because for you to say an opinion is wrong - is also just your opinion. "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." - Marcus Aurelius.
Thank you for preserving and reviving this great art. My simple-minded suggestions: 1. please fully digitally document this martial art form in text and video 2. Evolve it into a sport and get it included in competitions 3. Spar with fighters from other martial arts in friendly matches to evolve Kalari.
@cashdro That makes sense. May be schools would be interested in teaching it to kids? Kerala government could sponsor the costs. On a pilot basis. I think some of Sadhguru's model schools teach Kalari.
Thank you for sharing this! It’s just one more reason, to understand how much the British owe to those they “colonized”! The loss of culture, in so many aspects, is unacceptable! I’m so glad, this original martial arts form, is being revived!
It is also a good idea to try understanding how much those that were colonized owe to British. Starting with India, who thanks to colonization now have in many places running waterclosets, roads and modern technology. Not to forget simple fact of having English as state language which allow Indian cheap (not so much cheap today, though) laborers, like in IT field spread all over the world. And ending with Hong Kong which is today (still) takes first place in the world for life expectancy while adjacent to it China, which was not colonized by British, is on around 50 place.
@Maulana CheemaIf you don't know anything please dont speak. No Kalaripayatu was not practiced anywhere other than Kerala and some parts of tamil. Different regions in India have different martial arts.
It will be nice if Indians concentrate more on learning these martial arts and preserving their culture, than forcing their kids to make it to IIT. Better to grow our dying arts before it is too late. Brains alone are not important, Brawn is equally important and we need to develop it.
Lost Spirit ™ Both are important, Brains and Brawn. I did not go to IIT, I am doing quite well now. Makes no difference. Went to a lower rung Indian college, still ended up in the US and doing well.
I really hope that this martial form is revitalized further. More and more the martial scene is dominated by a few, easily recognized martial arts, and others are beginning to fade. Not that it's bad to practice Karate, Jujitsu, or Kenjitsu, however. I'm just saying that preserving the diversity in martial arts is important, if not for anything but understanding different philosophies on combat, as well as the history of each art. I personally practice Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), which has gained a fair amount of resurgence in the past couple of decades, but I am of the opinion that martial arts of all cultures should be preserved to the best of human ability. As such, keep going. For the sake of your history and your art.
Exactly! I'm personally looking at the HEMA inspired efforts of reviving native historical martial arts methods in China, Africa, and the Middle-East with great interest :)
Thanks my FREIND for your comment I am KARATE and BOXING WRESTLING student.Most of my life. Now my kids are doing very well a KARATE. HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER MY FRIEND.
INDIA'S MOST STYLISH MARTIAL ART DID YOU SEE FROM 1:11 TO 1:24 HOW WELL THE HIS BODY FLEXIBILITY WAS AND HOW WELL HE FINISHED THAT PARTICULAR POSE !!!!!!!!
When I was in India in the late seventies I was told by an Indian policeman. That this was against the law What little I did see impressed me the practice of it was impressive those indian men were slim and very fit. Cliff aust
The prob with Kalaripeyatt is, the martial part has diminished and the art has taken over. Thus, its applicability and efficacy in real fight situation has reduced.
@@chennaiheights1428 Chill out, hand to hand combat is a thing of the past now anyway. Wether it's this thing or brazilian ji-jistu or whatever else it doesn't stand for shit when the enemy is sending remote controled drones to blow you up from afar. It has historic and cultural value but that's about it, if you want to feel safe on the streets buy really good pepper spray, keep it close by and put a legal gun in a safe space in your car. Don't bother with the fancy footwork and whatnot. That shit takes years of practise to even get mildly right and most of it is going to be useless anyway. It's pretty to look at but not much past that.
I am from Kalarippayattu "s own land Vatakara in Kerala. I am black belt holder of Karate. Practice also Shaolin Kung Fu. Study about Kalarippayattu and its relation with Spirituality.
in 494 AD a prince from south India named bhodhidarma went to china and tought them yoga first and then kalaripayattu he putted the base for shaolin kung fu,so even before ad 494 kalari was in existence....... Just search the internet man
I see this looks same like 'ANGAM PORA' Ancient Martial Art of Sri Lanka.🇱🇰 Any way Kerala & Sri Lanka has huge similarities than any other state in India.😊
@Orion birth of Sri Lanka on 1945. Then how can you comment on kalaripayat .. See the map it looks like Tamil Nadu is spitting and sri lanka comes out of it
@Orion you obviously know brother ...that whole Sri Lanka was a part of Bharat. Then how cans they say somthing like this..... and they are teaching in a very wrong way.... tha SRI Ram and Laxman kidnapped raven's wife. ... In other words put the whole Ramayan in a opposite character.
+Blair Phillips I just knew about some interesting info on Greek Mythology: sharathkomarraju.com/2014/07/03/7-parallels-between-hindu-and-greek-mythology/ www.quora.com/What-parallels-can-we-draw-between-Indian-Greek-Mythology
+Blair Phillips India has been around longer than China? I thought the mainstream Indians entered the subcontinent about the time of the Rig Veda. There is a direct archaeological line in China from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic up to now. (~~ the city of 濟南 Jinan, Shandong, has been inhabited continuously for about 7,500 years.)
It is true that Kung Fu, Karate and other martial arts are formed from the the Indian martial arts. I watched a documentary about the Shaolin Temple and there was this person named Bodhi Dharma who came from India to China and taught them martial arts and Buddhism. That's how the Shaolin Temple was founded.
It is true that the founder of Chinese martial arts was Indian. However, the direct influence of other martial arts is not large. Kalaripayat is acknowledged as the mother of Chinese martial arts. But it's hard to believe that it's the mother of all martial arts.
Awesome. Just awesome. I really love learning martial arts from different areas of the world. It's such a shame that most of us probably can't learn this martial art since it's not as widespread as karate or boxing.
I will admit the the role of Indian martial arts, even though one doesn't usually hear of it, nor is it particularly prized among Indians themselves, is indispensable to this discussion. The main reason is religion. Noone doubts that virtually all the Asian martial arts including, Kung fu, Karate, Taekwondo, Bokator, Muay Thai, Escrima and Silat are strongly associated with the practices of Buddhism (Theravada and Mahayana) and Hinduism. Both are of course Dharmic faiths that originated in India. However claiming one style as the source of all others is bold and probably untrue. My feeling is more that most countries had their own martial traditions that then influenced each other.
+David Lea It's possible Indian martial traditions carried over to the far East but more than likely unless those in the far East were peaceful reptilians that they were doing some fighting and had their own traditions. Effective martial arts tend to rely on the same principles and therefore what was brought over from Indian was more than likely not dissimilar from what was already being practiced locally. obviously the nonsense in the video is just dance just like a lot of modern Chinese 'martial arts' and has nothing to do with actual combat. Then again most 'martial arts' today are filled with at least some nonsense as no pioneer worth their salt is going to attempt to sell a fighting system that is identical to what others are selling. Martial arts is obviously not exclusive to Asia, it is a human and global phenomena.
+Faris A lot of these martial arts are quite basic even if over time they have developed their own intricacies....things like Muay thai are simple enough that it wouldn't matter whether or not it had existed...random untrained idiots have been throwing elbows, knees, kicks, punches and grappling with each other since before humans existed as they do today.
Faris Hahaha Wrestling isn't any fighting style it is just A scripted Show for entertainment lol John Cena fan go you can't understand culture and history
I feel more educated now. I think this martial art should be one of the prominent ones in modern culture. It's very interesting and looks like it flows like water, very fluid movements. If I were younger I might try it out!
Nightcore Lover that comment is only for those (as I see most of people) who don't even know the work but they just feel grateful about their ancestors or nations etc work and boast themselves and one can truly understand the greatness of work(art) only if they mastered in it.
So, the man said it himself: once you know this martial art, you can protect yourself from any attack at any ankle...basically that what a martial art should be for. And as the original form of martial arts, I believe that with this, you can protect yourself against any other martial art. I kinda would like to learn this, it feels unique.
Quite an interesting martial art, very impressive. I didn't even know that India had a Martial Art 😮 That flexible sword, holy snap that would be some scary shit to learn and face! Much respect to those who practice and keep this art alive! 🇦🇺
You didn't even know that India has a martial art. Damn that pains me 😂 This has been a vast land. There were many fighting techniques practiced once upon a time.
Sash Sharma lmao how ignorant, we westerners know that the Homo Sapiens is at least 300.000 years old; and that the vedas are not older than the Gathas. ¿ever heard about Sumer or Egipt or the PIE culture?
@@rikospostmodernlife what a joke lol 😂😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣 . Vedas is the oldest book in world . Don't see it like it is a story book , religion book . Read it you will understand what I am saying .
Wish I could practice this. There are so many amazing knowledgments in India, yoga, kalaripayattu, ayurveda, odissi and other styles of dance. One day I will visit you.
@J 1995 is this what you do all day, commenting about stuff you don't understand, and just put forth your opinions as facts. The truth is your own life is a wreck and you are channeling all that negativity here, on strangers on the internet
@J 1995 I do agree martial arts existed way before in China. But kalarippayatt was mentioned way before 11 century ad. I am not any making claims as to whether kalari influenced kung fu or not, but kalari is indeed an ancient martial arts. There is actually written records of it in Sangam literature. And once again I do believe martial arts did exist in China even way before Shaolin. But for that you don't have to downgrade this art form, it is indeed ancient. And for proof you have to read sangam literature. And yes kalari is not refined as other martial art forms such as kung fu, bcos it was lost and was not passed on to other generations like other martial art forms, but a revival is happening now.
@@ramchandramohan2011 then its useless. Why dont you use it against british. Ban british using that martial art. But brits won because our own people were fighting by their side. "Ghar ka bhedi lanka dhaye" Don't blame british, only their motives were bad, they didn't had power to establish those motives, our own people gave them that power.
@@ykd0011 not our people . People United later . Whole south Asia was very weak because of centuries of war between kingdoms . Mughals helped British to gain power and as soon as Britishers came into power they started their rule . Even during freedom struggle muslim league was constantly helping Britishers against freedom fighters and was pulling Muslims away from the fight by saying this is not your fight . And then there were rulers who instead of uniting against a common enemy were just watching their own power . And same is happening today . If our military isn't strong enough our nation would break into pieces till now because of very bad politics by some people who are supporting seperatism and dividing people by spreading rumors and hate . Even church is involved in this and that's a shame .
Also the wrong distance for most of the weapons, active shield blocking and a bunch of other stuff that is highly ineffective. But all we saw looked like what you would call Katas in japanese martial arts, predefined movement. Would love to see a free match and know how they behave there and what principles they are following when their opponent uses a different style.
Any kind of martial arts or fighting technique is of no use to you until you get a flow like water and a feel of lightness inside your body like your all body parts have a brain of their own but are coordinated so well with you. Once you achieve this you can perfect all martial arts and even hidden forms that can only be passed from a teacher to student only if student is worthy. Its all about your self control and flow of energy in your body which LL make you feel like a bird then no matter if you are against 40 people. You LL feel them in slow motion and can counter or destroy as you want. And with enough intense meditation and austerities you can be like a superhuman . All it takes is practice and detachment to control your mind and body.
Very well explained, feel proud of our Indian culture and traditional. A great respect to those gurujii who have still kept it alive and still students are keenly trying to learn it. A thousand respect to Gurujii Sri Raj Devi Prasad.
throwing stones and etc do not comes under it and no one can categorise it as the same.If you want to know what are martial arts and how is different from throwing stones ; get your ass before a martial artist he will let you know. Don't ever looked down upon anything, they are meant for purpose unless stated otherwise
You are right of course. But Indians have lost almost everything and now just slaves to a western Democratic system. Thus they hold on to ancient draams. words such as "we were the first" are very critical to hold on to their pride. Let them say it. leave them alone. But that was a nice one - throwing stone was first Martial Art. Indeed.
+Viking VST conspicuously not. It is the symbol of parochialism that you people are expressing explicitly. you can't out rightly say that Indians are the slaves to western democratic system. be respectful to any country. This is the era of globalization,,and an era of multipolar world. This multipolar system encompasses india also. That is why even USA is tilting towards india as a central location of "asia pivot"., let me breakdown everything . india is not claiming it is better than any other country. its sphere of influence can be assessed through the following 1. Cultural sphere- birth place of Buddhism, jainism. its cusines are world famous. symbol of 'Track 2 ' diplomacy -yoga , which influenced the creation of International Yoga Day, everyone in the corner of the earth (except polar ice caps dominated arctic and antarctic geographical regions) practising yoga. Highly revered "upanishads",etc 2 . science domain - contribution of '0'. who else in the world first predicted it. 3.Art - magnificent Gandhara and madhura art forms, even British subjects when they came to india wondered about it..you can't find anywhere else in the ancient era the first essence of urbanization as MOHENJO DARO &HARAPPAN civilization 4. technological sphere- the first ever country to successfully conquered to reach Mars through mars orbiter mission (mom)..With indigenous technology only also with low cost budget 5. diplomatic sphere - influence in world trade organisation, pivot to asia, considerable say in the unsc etc,... even more ,...I am not supporting india but to say that we can't disrespect anyone..give respect and take respect..there are so many hings to write , considering the limitations.Thank you very much
+MrTryAnotherOne why is it important when the first life originated? why is it important when the first homosapien came out? why is it important when exactly Big bang actually happened? why is it important to study when actually global warming started? ....dear friend , I am not against your question and I shall say this world is bound by the principles of CAUSE AND EFFECT. ..in every field..There are thousands of languages , numerous scripts, so also the dialects. so studies are around which perhaps the oldest language. It leads to the connections and diversity, it is completely no materialistic one... like wise there must be some connections between these art forms with some other..greater example you can take about classical dances of india and its influences. good luck. Thank you.
हमने दुनिया को कलारिपायातु जैसी बेहतरीन युद्धकला दी, लेकिन दुनिया ने हमको कराटे, जूडो जैसी युद्ध में बहुत कम काम आनेवाली युद्धकला सौंप दी।😥 आज हम लोग इतने आलसी हो गए हैं कि हम अपनी पुरानी कलाओ को भुलते जा रहे हैं और जिन्होंने इनको चुराया है उनकी हम प्रशंसा करते जा रहे हैं।
In Japan there is a 3000 year old recorded history of an art of unarmed and armed combat called " SHORINJI ", ' The God of War ', very secretly preserved. All kicks, punches and blocks (Geri, Soki and Uke) with absolute proper practical striking (Uchii) applications of limbs are already there in that art completely since then, which are taught in all martial arts with different names world over till date. And also in this art, is the art of weapons fighting with long blades (swords) like Katana etc and also uses of other weapons. Bodhi Dharma the monk from India is said to have taken some exercises to Shaolin Temple only in the 17th century. Please investigate this to gain further knowledge to people.
@@om9959 bodhidharama wasn't even a real person, everyone's acting like he's real but the thing is no one fucking knows if he was real or not lmfao. This isn't just some "existed till proven otherwise" shit either.
Ah...I thought India was only looted during Colonial times. No dought far eastern martial are known worldwide and this martial art remaimed unnoticed during 20th century. Why are some western people in the comment section are going haywire when Mr. Prasad says that it is the earliest martial art form and that it influenced other forms of martial arts? So Buddhism can travel from India but not this one. Sanskrit script and Indian deities can travel to Far east but not this one? He never claimed that it gave birth to some new martial arts.....common people.
***** It is the earliest martial art form because the written texts speaking about this one predates all other forms. It was through silk route that it travelled across so many new places. Talking about influence just look at the murals, paintings and written accounts of so many centres in Far East which has not been destroyed over the years. In many of those paintings there are dark skinned people with saffron or yellow robes shown visiting to those centres. The director should have cleared all these doubts in the video itself. If you say that you want exact things thats not possible for me to tell and I don't think it is possible for anyone.
***** As far as I know not only the moves but also other things that make this art form. It is not surprising if Yoga can be survive. I cannot see the reason why can't this.
***** "if you take a look at karate, wrestling, boxing etc they have all mutated dramatically" I have thought long on this and the reason is Anglo Saxon's marketising and branding of everythimg. There are many so called yoga classess in west which are just like new age karate. But dude it is not the case here. When I said Yoga and Kalari didnot change is because I know as I have seen and been a part of groups and people who does not believe in 'marketing' these ancient techniques. And so must be true for Karate, Kung fu and other Eastern techniques. There must be many passionate people who might have preserved it in its original form.
+Abhishek Kumar Dev We all agree that it's an interesting martial form with a long history, but what's the proof that influenced other forms of martial arts, especially the ones on Oriental East? In contract, I think the ancient form of Shaolin kung fu and jiu jitsu gave birth to this kalaripayatt when ancient monks from China traveled to India.
being able to defend from any attack with any weapon at any angle sounds useful, however, the prerequisite of having a right topsoil and a deity watching over you for that to work is kind of a hassle.
Because karate and Taekwondo itself came from one part of Chinese kung fu. A large number of Chinese people moved to Japan and the Korean Peninsula because of expanding territory and war escape more than 2000 years ago.Chinese kung fu appears locally (there are Chinese characters. Chinese architecture, Chinese culture, etc.). Local indigenous people also accepted some of Chinese culture.
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I used to travel around the world and train in all the local martial arts, so I've trained in many martial arts in my time, and I have to say Kalaripayattu was physically the hardest. The body conditioning was intense, but you are never left to suffer. The massage they do is a deep as Thai massage and as soothing as Swedish, and when you train with them you are not just a student, you have to become part of the family. There is also something very special about training on rough dirt as opposed to raised floor, tiles, or even grass. I trained in Kerala in the late 80s, and I've never really understood why more people are not aware or, or practising this art. Maybe that's a good thing. I just wanted to say this martial art is very, very special.
+Benjamin Zephaniah Good comment, being a person that is generally very interested in martial arts, fighting, and combat sports, and now as of late also very intrigued by just movement of the human body and other living organisms, seeing this video and discovering that this art was formed very early on, is extremely interesting especially that it is/could be the pioneer to arts such as Kung-fu, karate and Jiu Jitsu, as I train in Goju-Kai (Goju-Ryu off shoot) which comes from Kung-fu itself and also now training in BJJ. I just think this kind of stuff is fascinating and your comment is a good insight seeing as you've actually trained it, maybe one day I can give it a try too, I'd definitely be up for it if I ever had the chance...
+Benjamin Zephaniah I would say the Urumi would be pretty off-putting to many :P.
Yea I get you bro... And wtf is up with all those Pelicans flapping there fucking wings around thinking they are better than every one.. NEWSFLASH YOU BITCH ASS BIRD I CAN CATCH A FISH IN MY MOUTH TOO. I did it once just to spite a specially elitist pelican that was bullying a local seagull
You haven't grappled before son. Most tiring sport after free style wrestling
Benjamin zephaniah..thank u for the comment on ur personal experience in the unique martial art
The British occupation is the main reason Kalari is almost an extinct martial art now. They banned its practice in the 19th century and jailed or killed off most of most of the practitioners of this art. What is being practiced now is just 20-30% of the original art form. The rest is lost to history. However, it's good to know that some of the younger practitioners of this art are now learning and adapting techniques from newer martial arts like Krav Maga and incorporating it into Kalari. It will evolve into a full fledged fighting technique in the future.
This almost feels like a metaphor for India. Over millennia many tried cut us down and destroy our way of life but none succeeded. We evolved and adapted and made what was foreign as our own while at the same time remaining true to our roots.
😢😢This martial art should prevail!
Tea > Kalaripayattu
yes, they did not like indian men who could fight.
Britain is a problem to all non whites
British people: Never ashamed never feared anything. Now-a-days they are getting too much sensitive. It's good for the world not good for them.
I like the way he speaks. Calm and concise. Must be a deep thinker
What a female response
Are you Meena Alexander the poet?who wrote the gypsy goddess.
@@jimmyjohn8379 wish I was ..but sadly no. I'm Meera and she is Meena
@@meeraalexander5021 🤣
The Indian RP accent always sounds so soothing
I'm a kung fu teacher... It's very important to preserve ancient traditions. So many are being lost. Interesting video, always nice to see new information.
ruclips.net/user/shortsWQ2vOe70TNY?feature=share
I hope you knew as a king Fu master that Kung Fu is born out of kalari..
Kalaripayttu is the oldest martial arts. Bodhidharma( founder of Shaolin Kung fu) is Tamil prince from Tamil Nadu India .
Dharma did not build Shaolin Temple at all. Shaolin Temple was built during the China ,Northern Wei Dynasty. Before he came to China, Shaolin Temple already existed. He was the Shaolin Temple that was later arrived. This place was very suitable for practice.
At that time, many monks in the temple were Chinese Kung Fu. They were learning Kung Fu on weekdays. Because the temple was built in the mountains, some Kung Fu needed to resist wild tiger beasts. After that, these kung fu joined some boxing methods. It has developed into Shaolin Kung Fu .
Dharma did not participate in the establishment, and Dharma itself did not understand kung fu.
Dharma is just a monk. He has not established a lot of achievements for Chinese kung fu, and he died in the record that Dharma finally died of food poisoning. Buddhism and Buddhists have many lies and exaggerated content.
@@abcxyz- Martial arts exist since de war exists.
Tradicional martial arts are martial arts that has been preserved somehow (it depends on the region).
And yes, sometimes, some traditional martial arts took concepts, strategies and techniques from the closest martial cultures around.
But also many times the so called "oldest one" have taken much more from another empire or kingdom when this was really more powerfull that nowdays most of its movements cames from the other one.
Things are not so simple. And there is no Adam or Eve of martial arts.
Actually, I prefer the concept wu-shu than kung-fu because it englobes better the idea of martial art.
India is a nation of extremly high culture.
Unfortunately, Indians are insecure to embrace their culture that they're turning towards western culture. Very few really understand, love and respect our culture.
@@naraendrareddy273 Beacause of years of British ruling the nation .
@@327h7 how long will we keep blaming the british for their atrocities and not take the initiative to revive our own amazing culture and heritage
@@arjunarun9147 There is nothing to revive. Your culture and heritage must be erased from history.
No its full of lying... like ther martial art... its not even close to the oldest.
Logical and makes good sense as I was always led to believe that the Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma who is credited with the introduction of physical training of the monks at Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of traditional Shaolin Kungfu is originally from Southern India. Very interesting thank you for my Kalaripayattu history lesson.
@J 1995 Do you know that Tamil is the oldest Language in the world followed by Sanskrit. Chinese language doesn't even come close. Travellers like Fahien and Huien Tsang came to India to discover the wonders of ancient India.
@J 1995 clearly some indian has hurt you lmao, but tamil has been proven to be the oldest language by scientists,scholars and historians there is accurate evidence, and im not INDIAN, if you wanted to know , all im saying is that i get its hard to accept your wrong when you have such a big ego, and i want to correct you chinese didnt even exist 5000 years ago, and by the way tamil is the oldest language that is still alive, if we are talking about the oldest known to man its sumerian which dates back to 3500 BC, And tamil is a language originates from indus valley the oldest know civillisation, before you speak out out of your ass and braindead head please get some info, i know you have a big ego and theres no way i can tell a braindead guy that he is wrong, so im gonna end it here, peace out.
@@abelk1233 pretty sure Chinese invented a woodwind instrument dated 8000 yrs ago so ........ Likely existed at least then......
Who the fxck says tamil is the oldest written language in the world please get your asss put here and prove it...please, with FACTS
@#KukretiV
Thats why, we work to keep it clear for new innocent readers. Future.
We need Vidyut Jamwal to advertise this beautiful art more, so more people can engage in these forms and Kalari will never go extinct.
Yup
He already learned Kalari.
Film chahiye kalaripayattu par India me tabhi awareness hoga
He already is. Most of his movies including commando 1&2
@@gishnugnair6497 thats why he said he need to ADVATIZE also
As a malayali not being able to learn kalari will be one of my biggest regret in my life
Kerala government should make it mandatory to learn kalari in school for self defense. This will also preserve this art
Should at least promote it..
"Patham class aan mone poyi padikk"
What most people regret most at the end of their lives is that they did not learn Kalaripayat.
Everyone must learn Kalaripayat in order to live a life without regrets and to face death with a smile at the last moment of life. Because Kalaripayat is the mother of all martial arts.
kalari can be learned at any age
This is our culture. Instead of learning kunfu and karate, we Keralites must focus on Kalaripayettu. Great Video, thanx for uploading.
Can anyone spread this martial art in Maharashtra, You will find a lot of people interested
Lol just coz it is oldest doesnt mean its the best. You guys can keep it to yourself. If it was good, why no one knows about it.
Not cool at all
This martial art looks gay
Not only people of Kerala, people throughout India should practice and preserve it.
This is fascinating. I went to India in 2008, and saw a demonstration of this martial art in Thekkady. It is brutal close up.
I think.....it has been a long time since u have been to INDIA......it is 2019.....do visit our NEW INDIA.....it has been developed a lot....🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍
@@chandrashekharhindu9433 yes, it's been a while. My wife's family are from South India although she grew up in the UK. So we have some distant connection.
Time for another visit :)
My name is bond... James bond...
My name is prasad... srd prasad...😥
hi dude my name is prasad too.
@@interestingtopics419 hi
@@seanleech4991 hi bro
@J 1995 He is talking about Bhodidharma, who travelled to the Shaolin monks and taught them kungfu in the 5the century.
@J 1995 You are an atheist or not doesn't make much sense here. You need to go through written history to see if the claims are correct or not. Atheism does not have anything to do here.
This is first class informational video. Kalaripayattu was mentioned to me by a person from Kerala who lives in my community here near Munich, Germany. So checked it out on Google, found this video and after less than 6 Minutes I have a complete picture of this fascinating activity. Explained very well!
95% of Kalari is lost in time only 5% is know by people today...
That is a sad true buddy
Kalamari is the modern version of kalari
@@bahrain7274 loool
I am sure more is learned as the student practices. 5% is all that is taught anyway, while the student discovers the other 95% within oneself, or they give up. but what do i know.
Just ask Kali, she's so sweet.
It's funny how people accuse India for claiming them having first
But when Greece does it, they keep shut
They think Greek civilization is quite the first of everything (even tho it isn't)
India is a living civilization Greek is almost dead
Who's accusing India of anything? Simply put, the originated the EASTERN martial arts. Western martial arts: Pancrase, Boxing, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Classical fencing, etc. were untouched by the east.
Actually, the Indian civilization outdated the Greek one by atleast 5000 years. Indian influences on Greek philosophy is well documented. Sorry, you're way off.
They have inferiority complex .
@Silas Law he taught them to fight
Before kung fu there was Chinese boxing, wasn't actually kung fu
And it was not bodhidharma
But buddhabhadra
Edit - kung fu is an umbrella term for all Chinese martial arts
So what he gave was shaolin kung fu
*മലയാളീസാരെങ്കിലുമുണ്ടൊ ?*
*My grandfather is "Kalaippayatt" Master*
Ivide unde
Undu
Did you learn it?
@@vikrantchaudhary6514 .. Ya ..IAM studied for 6 year
@@പോരാളിമാമൻ that's really good my friend we should learn everything from them so that we can save our culture.
I am green belt in taekwondo. I have always wished to learn the martial art that will make me the strongest. I researched through all the martial arts and finally my destiny took me here. The mother of all the martial arts. For now I am preparing for neet...once the exam will be over and I will be selected. I am going to join Delhi Kalari Kendram.
Best of luck
👏👏👏
@@aswink5915 Thank you 🙏
@@DarkNorthEmperor Thank you 🙏
It's been 2 years, how's the journey going ?
God bless all kalaripayattu practitioners. Hope that kalaripayattu will spread all over the world as yoga do.
Some of the art forms were banned during british rule including this
Valari also bro in tamilnadu
Talim in Maharashtra
Britain, the world's first virus
@@TeemElohim - And yet you speak English & use the internet that they co-created, you dumb shit. Lol.
@@silentventriloquist2633 Internet was created by usa not British. And usb was created by an indian. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 numbers were created by an indian named aryabhatt in ancient times. Without the binary numbers(0and 1) Internet, computers, mobiles would not be possible. Trigonometry was created by an indian in ancient times.
As an Englishman I think if the British ban something you should definitely do it more. Great moves thank you for showing it off.
When will Britain return our 45 trillion dollars that they looted from India? Please let us know
@@longerodds5077bhai ek to wo insaan sehmati jata raha hai
Upar se tum usko hi ulta bol rahe ho
Ek insaan ko zaleel krke kuch nahi milna (i would have supported your question if he would have said anything demeaning but he just said in your favour)
thoda to buddhi laga lo maharaj, har jagah neecha mat dikhao har kisi ko.
Aayega kohinoor aur churaya hua paisa, lekin apne samay pe.
@@longerodds5077 how is it his fault that brits looted from our country centuries ago???? blame the govt not regular citizens
Respect to the British. Ultimately we got outplayed and you controlled us. I have no hate for it.
This martial art looks very cool and primitive. So glad they have been able to preserve this ancient art form.
That Guy's voice is very soothing, he should voice documentaries like this...
People crying and disliking because this might not be the first martial art.
Clearly the main point, despite the title, is that this is a really interesting, little-known, ancient martial art. So I'm glad they made this video to educate me on this.
+Allen Ayler it's considered by many Martial arts experts like Chris Crudelli to potentially be the original inspiration for shoalin kungfu. it isn't a deceptive title, most people interested in Martial arts are aware of its reputation.
***** what was it called? And what year was it founded?
***** I think you misunderstand the nature of the question.
It was in order to aquire more knowledge. For example, through wikipedia I know that Kalaripayattu started about 754 years ago, and the earliest forms of kung fu were reported about 4000 years ago (2698 BCE).
***** Dude, it says in the title 'kalaripayattu'. If you knew that wasn't the first martial art you didn't click on it to see the first martial art.
***** no problem.
The number of Chinese getting triggered in the comments section is beyond count.
DARRYL MATHEW GEORGE and the number of indians lying in even beyond that
@@moonman5319 The number of triggered turds unable to digest facts is too much!
@Arjun Warrior while the idea that bhodidharma first taught martial arts to the chinese in the shaolin temple is very popular and even the shaloin temple seems to embrace this myth in reality it is not so. The shaolin monastery was built in 495 AD but records of martial arts being practiced in china predates it by a couple of hundred years, some of the earliest records go as far back as the 5th century BCE. There are indications that some of the first chinese students to join the shaolin monastery namely Huiguang, Senchou and Huike were previously military men and they probably taught the other monks. I used to believe the myth myself as a kid but as I got more into historical reaearch it became quite evident the tale was not true.
Damn right I am
@@Ponen77 martial art is basically a form of fighting.... By that logic, it's the Greek's who came up with it first (as far as we know) it's a mixture of boxing and grappling techniques....
Kalaripayattu is the mother of all martial art forms. It's gaining in popularity because it uniquely combines defence techniques, dance, yoga and healing systems. It boosts both physical and mental fitness and body flexibility and functioning.
People who are discrediting it as one of the oldest, if not the oldest is unaware and also unwilling to accept this.
I have to travel there to master this art
Mayobi Wadingan it was goin great until I woke up
@Mayobi Wadingan oh my god you know hes joking right lmao
I guess this martail arts is not so useful.no good kicks blocks thiefing from other martail arts
@@pustomkumar8165 kungfu is evolved from only one form of kalari...where as there are more than 8 forms of kalari 🤔 how do u think this is not effective 😄
@@SamSagar002 and it' is deadliest too
The original martial art is the first time a caveman blocked a punch and thought it was a good idea.
that is not a martial art...do you consider me going and beating someone on street martial art...no...everyone can fight if they have hands,legs or just teeth. But Martial arts is a system of combat practice. Well thought usually for warfare. I wouldnt call this as mother of everything .. but this is pretty old...i mean it could be that someone somewhere else came up with some other art
Vikas Kyatannawar A martial art is defined as being "a codified method of combat that uses principles and skill to win". A stylistic culture that encourages putting on pretentiousness airs towards forms of combat they deem beneath them has nothing to do with whether something qualifies as a martial art or not.
The ancestor of Terry Crews: "BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK"
geeez. It's a joke. Stop being so serious :D
seems like most people dont get the joke
Very interesting! Greetings from Mexico, all martial arts and cultures should be preserved by their own people.
Julio Bustos don’t you think they should be preserved by anyone willing to preserve them? If their own people don’t do it and an outsider sees the value in it, I think that would be a good thing.
Ideally. But if it's original practitioners lose interest, it should be kept alive.
Like the Aztecs all spanish gtfo!😊
Ty 4 ur greetings bro ,sure we will do it
You (aztecs )must preserve your culture and your launguage.
Well this is unique talent love from Pakistan ❤️
Love from India as well bro ♥️
Not talent . It's an art .
@@Shuffle-f2x shush
@@Shuffle-f2x shush
@@Shuffle-f2x shush
His words are firm and well said.
Lijin G But also bullshit
@Shaurya Joshi your opinion is also call his opinion wrong. Entitlement is present in your comment. I can back it up too, because for you to say an opinion is wrong - is also just your opinion.
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."
- Marcus Aurelius.
@@hardeepmatharu4324 is Mr Marcus Aurelius a God or Prophet that every one should agree with.
Thank you for preserving and reviving this great art. My simple-minded suggestions: 1. please fully digitally document this martial art form in text and video 2. Evolve it into a sport and get it included in competitions 3. Spar with fighters from other martial arts in friendly matches to evolve Kalari.
@cashdro That makes sense. May be schools would be interested in teaching it to kids? Kerala government could sponsor the costs. On a pilot basis. I think some of Sadhguru's model schools teach Kalari.
Thank you for sharing this! It’s just one more reason, to understand how much the British owe to those they “colonized”! The loss of culture, in so many aspects, is unacceptable! I’m so glad, this original martial arts form, is being revived!
Grow up ffs
It is also a good idea to try understanding how much those that were colonized owe to British. Starting with India, who thanks to colonization now have in many places running waterclosets, roads and modern technology. Not to forget simple fact of having English as state language which allow Indian cheap (not so much cheap today, though) laborers, like in IT field spread all over the world. And ending with Hong Kong which is today (still) takes first place in the world for life expectancy while adjacent to it China, which was not colonized by British, is on around 50 place.
@@WhoeverWhatever A biased comment. 😒
Loss of culture? How? Kindly explain please.
Keralas own martial art♥️
@@ashdraws344 it is kerala's and orginated in kerala tho...😅
india*
@Maulana CheemaIf you don't know anything please dont speak. No Kalaripayatu was not practiced anywhere other than Kerala and some parts of tamil. Different regions in India have different martial arts.
It was given by Shiv followed by Parshuram, Bodhidharm and Unniyarcha ❤️🙏🏻
@@mymonster2420 next joke😂
Iam from kerala , india....and happy to hear about our culture by you.....
Have u ever heard of "Breast tax" in ur "beautiful" state kerela,no, then today U learned something about ur culture from me.
@@satishramteke7955 beast tax is not in our state now....years ago...and that was not a part of kerala culture...
Have'nt you heard about "channar revoult"....?
@@yadukrishna5418 it was, ur present is governed by ur history.
@@satishramteke7955 thanks...
It will be nice if Indians concentrate more on learning these martial arts and preserving their culture, than forcing their kids to make it to IIT. Better to grow our dying arts before it is too late. Brains alone are not important, Brawn is equally important and we need to develop it.
What about the earning, who will earn later on?
Lost Spirit ™ Both are important, Brains and Brawn. I did not go to IIT, I am doing quite well now. Makes no difference. Went to a lower rung Indian college, still ended up in the US and doing well.
Can't agree with you more my dude.
TOTALY AGREE BRO
Well said bro. The money system changed everything.
I really hope that this martial form is revitalized further. More and more the martial scene is dominated by a few, easily recognized martial arts, and others are beginning to fade. Not that it's bad to practice Karate, Jujitsu, or Kenjitsu, however. I'm just saying that preserving the diversity in martial arts is important, if not for anything but understanding different philosophies on combat, as well as the history of each art. I personally practice Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), which has gained a fair amount of resurgence in the past couple of decades, but I am of the opinion that martial arts of all cultures should be preserved to the best of human ability.
As such, keep going. For the sake of your history and your art.
Exactly! I'm personally looking at the HEMA inspired efforts of reviving native historical martial arts methods in China, Africa, and the Middle-East with great interest :)
preserving diversity in things like language and culture is incredibly important. its unfortunate that some people are beginning to forget that today
Agreed 100 percent... My studied form "capoeira" is becoming ancient knowledge because it's not the straight forward most recognized forms
Thanks my FREIND for your comment I am KARATE and BOXING WRESTLING student.Most of my life. Now my kids are doing very well a KARATE. HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER MY FRIEND.
Because that’s the shit that works
Kalaripayattu is the mother of all martial arts . Respect🛐
Is it true that 90 percent of actual kalari technich has lost?!😰
Well at least its spread in various martial art forms by Bhodidharma and other Guru...
@J 1995I have no words for you pal, you just lost me
It's being said by people who is not able to practice it...
@J 1995 are you stupid yo?
@J 1995 well that's up to you
The very beginning of martial arts is RUN. Effective and good for cardio.
Run forest...run
The best martial artist is usain bolt
An even better martial art to complement running is Parkour.
No No it is bipadelism. Ancient martial art.
The first martial art was wrestling
This is a demonstration of kalaripayatu
ruclips.net/video/T6bt4SvMDb4/видео.html
His voice is somewhat similar to sadhguru when heard carefully.
Truth
That's exactly what I felt
omg i thought sadhguru voice is used in this video to let ppl know hus thoughts on kalaripayattu ....till the original speaker shown on screen
😁 sadguru dubbed
exactly
Iam from kerala. My grand father is teacher (guru) of mappila kalari
Love this art
Respect from Himachal Pradesh 🙏
Meu respeito e admiração à todas artes marciais🤝🤝👊🏆!! Saudações do Brasil
Have a opportunity to see this video.Respect our ancient martial arts. I am from Tamil nadu. Thank you sir
INDIA'S MOST STYLISH MARTIAL ART DID YOU SEE FROM 1:11 TO 1:24 HOW WELL THE HIS BODY FLEXIBILITY WAS AND HOW WELL HE FINISHED THAT PARTICULAR POSE !!!!!!!!
It's origin from Kerala. So it's part of kerala culture
That was so awesome.
that shit
For Old days Yes but for today's new styles of martial arts NO.
Indian Gamer? Press X to open Bob
Me -your biggest fan
Hindus will always be number one.
When I was in India in the late seventies I was told by an Indian policeman. That this was against the law
What little I did see impressed me the practice of it was impressive those indian men were slim and very fit. Cliff aust
The prob with Kalaripeyatt is, the martial part has diminished and the art has taken over. Thus, its applicability and efficacy in real fight situation has reduced.
The choreography seems better than majority of martial arts movies.
The thing about you is that you dont know shit about kalaripayutu.
@@chennaiheights1428 true
@@chennaiheights1428 Chill out, hand to hand combat is a thing of the past now anyway. Wether it's this thing or brazilian ji-jistu or whatever else it doesn't stand for shit when the enemy is sending remote controled drones to blow you up from afar. It has historic and cultural value but that's about it, if you want to feel safe on the streets buy really good pepper spray, keep it close by and put a legal gun in a safe space in your car. Don't bother with the fancy footwork and whatnot. That shit takes years of practise to even get mildly right and most of it is going to be useless anyway. It's pretty to look at but not much past that.
I am from Kalarippayattu "s own land Vatakara in Kerala. I am black belt holder of Karate. Practice also Shaolin Kung Fu. Study about Kalarippayattu and its relation with Spirituality.
Hey, can suggest good place to learn kalaripattyu in kerala
@uuuu7jj Because nobody taken it as important one
Where can one learn this and how long does it usually take
@@ryanv7681 You should practice years to perform well. Join Kung fu class nearest you. In my opinion Kung fu is best martial art.
Wow look at those beautiful forms! That flexibility is crazy! I believe learning this will help as a very good foundation for other arts!
in 494 AD a prince from south India named bhodhidarma went to china and tought them yoga first and then kalaripayattu he putted the base for shaolin kung fu,so even before ad 494 kalari was in existence.......
Just search the internet man
Brother bodhidharman goes to China to spread Ayorveda . Later he decides to teach them martial arts .
@Maulana Cheems true 😂
I see this looks same like 'ANGAM PORA' Ancient Martial Art of Sri Lanka.🇱🇰 Any way Kerala & Sri Lanka has huge similarities than any other state in India.😊
Then wt about Tamil Nadu.. remember Sinhalese we ruledu...dobt forget history mate
It is a part of Bharat
Take up a map of earlier 1948 you'll know what and where was Sri Lanka.
@Orion birth of Sri Lanka on 1945. Then how can you comment on kalaripayat ..
See the map it looks like Tamil Nadu is spitting and sri lanka comes out of it
@Orion you obviously know brother ...that whole Sri Lanka was a part of Bharat.
Then how cans they say somthing like this..... and they are teaching in a very wrong way.... tha SRI Ram and Laxman kidnapped raven's wife. ...
In other words put the whole Ramayan in a opposite character.
@Orion some weird people of SRI Lanka ..... I would say missionaries.
Appreciate the talk of this Art as a Māori we appreciate that side of the Arts, our main weapons Taiaha, Patu, Mere there are more.
Interesting...India has been around a long time. Longer than China. Maybe....there is some basis to his claim.
+Blair Phillips
I just knew about some interesting info on Greek Mythology:
sharathkomarraju.com/2014/07/03/7-parallels-between-hindu-and-greek-mythology/
www.quora.com/What-parallels-can-we-draw-between-Indian-Greek-Mythology
+Z Jay Greek*
+Blair Phillips India has been around longer than China? I thought the mainstream Indians entered the subcontinent about the time of the Rig Veda. There is a direct archaeological line in China from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic up to now. (~~ the city of 濟南 Jinan, Shandong, has been inhabited continuously for about 7,500 years.)
Yugan Dali
Google Indus velly civilization they 7570-6200 BCE
they found shiva lingam there. even shiva lingam/Temple are found in indonetia/china
Z Jay deity of shiva belongs to straight haired dravidians
It is true that Kung Fu, Karate and other martial arts are formed from the the Indian martial arts. I watched a documentary about the Shaolin Temple and there was this person named Bodhi Dharma who came from India to China and taught them martial arts and Buddhism. That's how the Shaolin Temple was founded.
It is true that the founder of Chinese martial arts was Indian.
However, the direct influence of other martial arts is not large.
Kalaripayat is acknowledged as the mother of Chinese martial arts.
But it's hard to believe that it's the mother of all martial arts.
Awesome. Just awesome. I really love learning martial arts from different areas of the world. It's such a shame that most of us probably can't learn this martial art since it's not as widespread as karate or boxing.
During colonisation brittish oppressed the practice and spread of kalari because this started to be a challenge for them
As a Keralite myself, i feel proud
I will admit the the role of Indian martial arts, even though one doesn't usually hear of it, nor is it particularly prized among Indians themselves, is indispensable to this discussion. The main reason is religion. Noone doubts that virtually all the Asian martial arts including, Kung fu, Karate, Taekwondo, Bokator, Muay Thai, Escrima and Silat are strongly associated with the practices of Buddhism (Theravada and Mahayana) and Hinduism. Both are of course Dharmic faiths that originated in India. However claiming one style as the source of all others is bold and probably untrue. My feeling is more that most countries had their own martial traditions that then influenced each other.
+David Lea It's possible Indian martial traditions carried over to the far East but more than likely unless those in the far East were peaceful reptilians that they were doing some fighting and had their own traditions. Effective martial arts tend to rely on the same principles and therefore what was brought over from Indian was more than likely not dissimilar from what was already being practiced locally.
obviously the nonsense in the video is just dance just like a lot of modern Chinese 'martial arts' and has nothing to do with actual combat. Then again most 'martial arts' today are filled with at least some nonsense as no pioneer worth their salt is going to attempt to sell a fighting system that is identical to what others are selling.
Martial arts is obviously not exclusive to Asia, it is a human and global phenomena.
+Faris A lot of these martial arts are quite basic even if over time they have developed their own intricacies....things like Muay thai are simple enough that it wouldn't matter whether or not it had existed...random untrained idiots have been throwing elbows, knees, kicks, punches and grappling with each other since before humans existed as they do today.
Faris Hahaha Wrestling isn't any fighting style it is just A scripted Show for entertainment lol John Cena fan go you can't understand culture and history
+ahsan ahsan ....You think he's referring to 'scripted television programs' when referring to early historical era wrestling?
Hi David, this is what i think. " What about saying "very old"? And does he think China learned Martial Arts from India? This is ridiculous.
I feel more educated now. I think this martial art should be one of the prominent ones in modern culture. It's very interesting and looks like it flows like water, very fluid movements. If I were younger I might try it out!
There is no age limit for Kalari... It's a part of life. Start early as possible
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All this makes me feel proud to be an Indian!
Umm why
I am also Indian but I don’t feel proud but I do feel proud when I master it
@@viyank6644it's so fascinating, even after the British government had banned this, a piece of this beautiful art still remains to amaze us today!
@@hnd13 I'm talking about the art here, I'm sorry I didn't get what you mean
Nightcore Lover that comment is only for those (as I see most of people) who don't even know the work but they just feel grateful about their ancestors or nations etc work and boast themselves and one can truly understand the greatness of work(art) only if they mastered in it.
Wow, so intense! In the minute 2:51 a spark fly from the intensity of the impact. What an interesting video
Such eloquence by the Gurukal... blessed to get a chance to practice the ancient knowledge of my ancestors...🙏😇
They are so in tune with one another, during combat. I love this style.
So, the man said it himself: once you know this martial art, you can protect yourself from any attack at any ankle...basically that what a martial art should be for. And as the original form of martial arts, I believe that with this, you can protect yourself against any other martial art. I kinda would like to learn this, it feels unique.
Now Vidyut Jamwaal is reloading this ancient Martial arts😊👍
Hats off to Vidyut sir❤️😊😊
Who is vidyut sir🤔
There are lot of kalari scholors in kerala who perform better than vidyut...
Quite an interesting martial art, very impressive. I didn't even know that India had a Martial Art 😮
That flexible sword, holy snap that would be some scary shit to learn and face!
Much respect to those who practice and keep this art alive! 🇦🇺
We know western were lotter but today also they are asshole I didn't know
Love from India buddy ❤️
India has soo many things just hidden under ignorance
Not just a martial art, the oldest and source of all other major martial arts especially that expanded in china, korea
You didn't even know that India has a martial art. Damn that pains me 😂
This has been a vast land. There were many fighting techniques practiced once upon a time.
Very happy to see the science of India finally getting its due respect! Keep up this good work, will help boost the Indian morale.
haha false alarm. Wrestling was invented over 15,000 years ago.
XXLsumanzgamingHUB the country wasn't even around 15,000 years ago...
Renato Laranja study the vedas and not western history humans r not only 6000 years old haha lol like the bible says 😂
Sash Sharma lmao how ignorant, we westerners know that the Homo Sapiens is at least 300.000 years old; and that the vedas are not older than the Gathas. ¿ever heard about Sumer or Egipt or the PIE culture?
@@rikospostmodernlife what a joke lol 😂😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂🤣 🤣 . Vedas is the oldest book in world . Don't see it like it is a story book , religion book . Read it you will understand what I am saying .
No music, no graphics or fancy visual effects. Just the narration and shots got me hooked. Really well made.
Wow. I really enjoyed this. A very complex martial art. Thanks
Wish I could practice this. There are so many amazing knowledgments in India, yoga, kalaripayattu, ayurveda, odissi and other styles of dance. One day I will visit you.
Its an honour to see these people reviving such amazing arts in the world 😃😃
@J 1995 is this what you do all day, commenting about stuff you don't understand, and just put forth your opinions as facts. The truth is your own life is a wreck and you are channeling all that negativity here, on strangers on the internet
@J 1995 you are just to arrogant to accept the truth. Learn real history not the manipulated one
@J 1995😏 Here the Proof
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhidharma
Founder of Kung Fu in China
BhodiDharma Indian King Migrated to China.
@J 1995 I do agree martial arts existed way before in China. But kalarippayatt was mentioned way before 11 century ad. I am not any making claims as to whether kalari influenced kung fu or not, but kalari is indeed an ancient martial arts. There is actually written records of it in Sangam literature. And once again I do believe martial arts did exist in China even way before Shaolin. But for that you don't have to downgrade this art form, it is indeed ancient. And for proof you have to read sangam literature. And yes kalari is not refined as other martial art forms such as kung fu, bcos it was lost and was not passed on to other generations like other martial art forms, but a revival is happening now.
@J 1995
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Extremely interesting. I wonder how I'd feel practicing it. Looks really weird a shame its not practiced on the east coast
Like ayurveda and yoga it is also need more research.
Lord shiva teached this art parshuram and parshuram spreaded this to his devoted students but the orgin is now at the end what a misery😥.
That's why......it is called KAL YUG Buddy......everything is appraching towards its KAAL
@@ramchandramohan2011 then its useless. Why dont you use it against british. Ban british using that martial art. But brits won because our own people were fighting by their side. "Ghar ka bhedi lanka dhaye" Don't blame british, only their motives were bad, they didn't had power to establish those motives, our own people gave them that power.
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@@ykd0011 not our people .
People United later .
Whole south Asia was very weak because of centuries of war between kingdoms .
Mughals helped British to gain power and as soon as Britishers came into power they started their rule .
Even during freedom struggle muslim league was constantly helping Britishers against freedom fighters and was pulling Muslims away from the fight by saying this is not your fight .
And then there were rulers who instead of uniting against a common enemy were just watching their own power .
And same is happening today . If our military isn't strong enough our nation would break into pieces till now because of very bad politics by some people who are supporting seperatism and dividing people by spreading rumors and hate .
Even church is involved in this and that's a shame .
Powerful yet beautiful fighting styles on this planet!
all those spins. Skallagrim would cry if he saw this x)
@@psychepeteschannel5500 Good eyes ! ^^
Also the wrong distance for most of the weapons, active shield blocking and a bunch of other stuff that is highly ineffective. But all we saw looked like what you would call Katas in japanese martial arts, predefined movement. Would love to see a free match and know how they behave there and what principles they are following when their opponent uses a different style.
0:06 That moment when you forget your training.
Zhinoi lol
Zhinoi That was an exercise form
Lol
Zhinoi martial arts is just as much about staying still as it is about movement.
ah shit what comes after this
This is awesome ...should make compulsory in all over Kerala.
Let the world know our heritage and let's share our knowledge to them
His English is really well spoken, I was more intrigued by that than by what he was saying. #3 is like silat
Thank you for sharing kalaripayattu: The first Martial art you are truly awesome and wonderful ^^
That moves at 04:03 remind me of intro fight of Dhalsim Street fighter.
So Im wondering can u guys do long-distance punch or kick ?
hahahah maan :) and now I am thinking the same
Any kind of martial arts or fighting technique is of no use to you until you get a flow like water and a feel of lightness inside your body like your all body parts have a brain of their own but are coordinated so well with you.
Once you achieve this you can perfect all martial arts and even hidden forms that can only be passed from a teacher to student only if student is worthy.
Its all about your self control and flow of energy in your body which LL make you feel like a bird then no matter if you are against 40 people.
You LL feel them in slow motion and can counter or destroy as you want.
And with enough intense meditation and austerities you can be like a superhuman .
All it takes is practice and detachment to control your mind and body.
That's pretty cool. Stuff like this should never be lost. I hope it continues to grow.
Thanks for this VDO, this art must be spread in youths thru competition, and must be send to all India level.
Kalariyapattu will once again shine in its full glory. The new generation is awaking to it.
Very well explained, feel proud of our Indian culture and traditional.
A great respect to those gurujii who have still kept it alive and still students are keenly trying to learn it.
A thousand respect to Gurujii Sri Raj Devi Prasad.
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I'm Filipino...maybe my KALI, Arnis fighting technic was originally based from that ancient Indian martial arts 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
So~~ Urumi is the weapon used by Asoka in the movie !! I thought it was just made up for the movie 😮😮😮 this is cool
Watch the Malayalam movie Urumi bases on the real story of Indias firat freedam fighter, by the same director of Asoka, Santhos Sivan
The oldest martial art is a group kicking a person on the floor, it originates from ancient slavland.
No...that was just "martial" there was not art in that.
@@ankurshah23 Oh no my friend, we the Slavs take great pride in our curb stomping technique, it is undoubtedly an art form.
@@ankurshah23 some people just can't respect the art form that is curb stomping
Ankur Shah the first martial art was wrestling
I never knew kicking someone is an art by itself!
Why is it important which martial art was the first? The first martial art was throwing stones and swinging wooden clubs.
throwing stones and etc do not comes under it and no one can categorise it as the same.If you want to know what are martial arts and how is different from throwing stones ; get your ass before a martial artist he will let you know. Don't ever looked down upon anything, they are meant for purpose unless stated otherwise
I don't look don't look down on anybody. Perhaps you shoul re-read my question. Thank you
You are right of course. But Indians have lost almost everything and now just slaves to a western Democratic system. Thus they hold on to ancient draams. words such as "we were the first" are very critical to hold on to their pride. Let them say it. leave them alone.
But that was a nice one - throwing stone was first Martial Art. Indeed.
+Viking VST conspicuously not. It is the symbol of parochialism that you people are expressing explicitly.
you can't out rightly say that Indians are the slaves to western democratic system. be respectful to any country. This is the era of globalization,,and an era of multipolar world. This multipolar system encompasses india also. That is why even USA is tilting towards india as a central location of "asia pivot"., let me breakdown everything .
india is not claiming it is better than any other country. its sphere of influence can be assessed through the following
1. Cultural sphere- birth place of Buddhism, jainism.
its cusines are world famous. symbol of 'Track 2 ' diplomacy -yoga , which influenced the creation of International Yoga Day, everyone in the corner of the earth (except polar ice caps dominated arctic and antarctic geographical regions) practising yoga.
Highly revered "upanishads",etc
2 . science domain - contribution of '0'. who else in the world first predicted it.
3.Art - magnificent Gandhara and madhura art forms, even British subjects when they came to india wondered about it..you can't find anywhere else in the ancient era the first essence of urbanization as MOHENJO DARO &HARAPPAN civilization
4. technological sphere- the first ever country to successfully conquered to reach Mars through mars orbiter mission (mom)..With indigenous technology only also with low cost budget
5. diplomatic sphere - influence in world trade organisation, pivot to asia, considerable say in the unsc etc,...
even more ,...I am not supporting india but to say that we can't disrespect anyone..give respect and take respect..there are so many hings to write , considering the limitations.Thank you very much
+MrTryAnotherOne why is it important when the first life originated? why is it important when the first homosapien came out? why is it important when exactly Big bang actually happened? why is it important to study when actually global warming started? ....dear friend , I am not against your question and I shall say this world is bound by the principles of CAUSE AND EFFECT. ..in every field..There are thousands of languages , numerous scripts, so also the dialects. so studies are around which perhaps the oldest language. It leads to the connections and diversity, it is completely no materialistic one... like wise there must be some connections between these art forms with some other..greater example you can take about classical dances of india and its influences. good luck. Thank you.
हमने दुनिया को कलारिपायातु जैसी बेहतरीन युद्धकला दी, लेकिन दुनिया ने हमको कराटे, जूडो जैसी युद्ध में बहुत कम काम आनेवाली युद्धकला सौंप दी।😥
आज हम लोग इतने आलसी हो गए हैं कि हम अपनी पुरानी कलाओ को भुलते जा रहे हैं और जिन्होंने इनको चुराया है उनकी हम प्रशंसा करते जा रहे हैं।
In Japan there is a 3000 year old recorded history of an art of unarmed and armed combat called " SHORINJI ", ' The God of War ', very secretly preserved. All kicks, punches and blocks (Geri, Soki and Uke) with absolute proper practical striking (Uchii) applications of limbs are already there in that art completely since then, which are taught in all martial arts with different names world over till date. And also in this art, is the art of weapons fighting with long blades (swords) like Katana etc and also uses of other weapons. Bodhi Dharma the monk from India is said to have taken some exercises to Shaolin Temple only in the 17th century. Please investigate this to gain further knowledge to people.
First of 17 century is definitely wrong bodhidharma literally traveled to chins in fifth century.Get this lie out of here.
@@om9959 fr that's a lot of time difference
@@om9959 bodhidharama wasn't even a real person, everyone's acting like he's real but the thing is no one fucking knows if he was real or not lmfao. This isn't just some "existed till proven otherwise" shit either.
Ah...I thought India was only looted during Colonial times.
No dought far eastern martial are known worldwide and this martial art remaimed unnoticed during 20th century.
Why are some western people in the comment section are going haywire when Mr. Prasad says that it is the earliest martial art form and that it influenced other forms of martial arts?
So Buddhism can travel from India but not this one. Sanskrit script and Indian deities can travel to Far east but not this one?
He never claimed that it gave birth to some new martial arts.....common people.
***** It is the earliest martial art form because the written texts speaking about this one predates all other forms.
It was through silk route that it travelled across so many new places.
Talking about influence just look at the murals, paintings and written accounts of so many centres in Far East which has not been destroyed over the years. In many of those paintings there are dark skinned people with saffron or yellow robes shown visiting to those centres.
The director should have cleared all these doubts in the video itself.
If you say that you want exact things thats not possible for me to tell and I don't think it is possible for anyone.
***** But those forms do not survive today. This has survived for so long. India has survived for so long. :)
***** As far as I know not only the moves but also other things that make this art form.
It is not surprising if Yoga can be survive. I cannot see the reason why can't this.
*****
"if you take a look at karate, wrestling, boxing etc they have all mutated dramatically" I have thought long on this and the reason is Anglo Saxon's marketising and branding of everythimg.
There are many so called yoga classess in west which are just like new age karate.
But dude it is not the case here. When I said Yoga and Kalari didnot change is because I know as I have seen and been a part of groups and people who does not believe in 'marketing' these ancient techniques.
And so must be true for Karate, Kung fu and other Eastern techniques. There must be many passionate people who might have preserved it in its original form.
+Abhishek Kumar Dev We all agree that it's an interesting martial form with a long history, but what's the proof that influenced other forms of martial arts, especially the ones on Oriental East?
In contract, I think the ancient form of Shaolin kung fu and jiu jitsu gave birth to this kalaripayatt when ancient monks from China traveled to India.
From Kerala... Land of Kalarippayattu... and I am proud of Kalari
being able to defend from any attack with any weapon at any angle sounds useful, however, the prerequisite of having a right topsoil and a deity watching over you for that to work is kind of a hassle.
It must be continued and encouraged so as to spread in whole world including our India
Sadly this is nearing extinction
Spectacular! Amazing to know this is the origin of Kung Fu and then Karate, Taekwondo.
Because karate and Taekwondo itself came from one part of Chinese kung fu. A large number of Chinese people moved to Japan and the Korean Peninsula because of expanding territory and war escape more than 2000 years ago.Chinese kung fu appears locally (there are Chinese characters. Chinese architecture, Chinese culture, etc.). Local indigenous people also accepted some of Chinese culture.
@@barbiebarbie1813 total cap, wake up to reality that kalarai is the mother of martial arts how delusional you guys are
I've never heard of it, and I'm amazed by it. It's beautiful.
Wow Beautiful 🙏 Learning everyday 47yrs.... प्रतिदिनं शिक्षणम् 🤓