

Known as nilalearning these points on an elephant's body was and remains necessary for mahouts. Knowledge of the body's vital points in India was not just confined to humans but also elephants. Siddha medicine is also attributed to Agastya. While disguised as an old man, Murugan passed the knowledge of Varmams to the sage Agastya who then recorded it and disseminated the skill among his students. Usually taught as an advanced stage of Adi Murai and Kuthu Varisai practice in southern Tamil Nadu, strikes are targeted at the nervesveins, tendons, soft tissues or ligamentsorgans and bone joints.įolklore traces varma kalai to the god Shiva who is said to have taught it to his son Murugan. The healing application called Vaidhiya Murai is a part of used Siddha Medicine siddha vaidyam. It is a component of traditional massage, alternative medicine, traditional yoga and martial arts in which the body's pressure points Varmam are manipulated to heal or cause harm. It should be various division in this art like touch point, self demonstration, group demonstration, fire demonstration, single stick fire demonstration, double stick fire demonstration, star fire demonstration, chine fire demonstration, chest fire demonstration, balance water (rathal demonstration), Paring: face to face demonstration, Small stick fight (kurun kambu fight or sedi kuchi), Vaal (Sword) and stick fight (pichuvakathi), maan kombu(maduvu) and stick fight, padai vichu(one man show with cover more person in attack that man.It originated in Tamil NaduIndia. Silambam is an famous martial art in Tamil nadu, Silambam fight or stick fight. Training in kai por vilaiyattu allows the practitioner to get a feel of silambam stick movements using their bare hands, that is, fighters have a preliminary training with bare hands before going to the stick. Traditionally,beginners practice only kaaladi for many months before learning any techniques but this is not often done today. There are sixteen of them among which four are very important. Training in kai por (Kuthu varisai) allows the practitioner to get a feel of silambam stick movements using their bare hands, that is, fighters have a preliminary training with bare hands before going to the stick.

Kaaladi, or footwork patterns, are a fundamental aspect of silambam. (pressure points), were also present in Silambam. A number of ancient Tamilan martial arts were developed in South India, including Kai por (empty hand combat), Varma Kalai (the art of vital points), Silambam (stick movements), Kuthuvarisai, (attack and defend).Prana (life force), Nadi (meridians), Chakra (aura) and Marmam Important one of the martial art is Silambam and Kuthuvarisai (Empty Hand).

Another famous art form, Varma Kalai or the art of vital points is also widely practiced.

In Tamil Nadu `kai por (Bare hand) is a special art of fighting with empty hands. A number of ancient Dravidian martial arts were originated in South India. Each region in India is unique in practicing martial arts in great vivacity and enthusiasm. Indian martial arts have a rich heritage and tradition, highly acclaimed in India and abroad were quite varied in nature. The Hindu scholars and yogies who went to the Kurinji mountains to meditate got attracted by the display of this highly skilled spinning Silambam. The kuravar of the Kurinji Hills used a staff called Silambam as a weapon to defend themselves against wild animals, and also to display their skill during their religious festivals. Physiographic divisions within Tamilakam, which became known as Kerala. As per Sangam literature, the Kurinji Hills was one of the five This style supposedly originates from the Kurinji Hills in present day Tamil Nadu 10,000 years ago, where natives used bamboo staves to defend themselves against wild animals. Silambam (Tamil: சிலம்பம் ) is a traditional Tamilan martial art based on stick fighting.
