Varma kalai, Varmakalai, Marma kalai, marma adi - The art of Pressure point
Varma Kalai is a martial art coming from Tamil Nadu, India . βVarma
Kalaiβ means βThe art of Vital pointsβ. This art is
composed of hand-to-hand fighting and fighting with weapons. The study of this
art goes beyond learning fighting techniques.
The art itself originally began as a healing art from Varma Cuttiram
which later turned into a martial art, thus the name Varma Kalai.
It is also called the art of healing and the art of killing.Its aim is to
produce healthy and stable individuals. The original texts about Varma Kalai
are found in Tamil and Malayalam languages in palm leaves.
The art itself originally began as a healing art from Varma Cuttiram
which later turned into a martial art, thus the name Varma Kalai.
It is also called the art of healing and the art of killing.Its aim is to
produce healthy and stable individuals. The original texts about Varma Kalai
are found in Tamil and Malayalam languages in palm leaves.
The knowledge and methods of Varma Kalai as been passed on in
secret for centuries and was shared amongst only selected disciples under strict
code of ethics and discipline of the legendry ASSANS
(masters).The knowledge was transmitted only when disciples acquired enough
experience and aturity in order to be responsible for themselves. However, over
the centuries the knowledge of the art was misused and or learnt by miscreants
for ill doings which decreased the transmission of knowledge by Assans, who
stopped teaching the complete knowledge to one student, or taught to a chosen
few who excel in the art and had exceptional moral values.
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