- Central Kalaripayattu
Kalarippayatt ( _ml. കളരിപ്പയറ്റ്) is anIndian martial art practised inKerala and contiguous parts of neighboringTamil Nadu andKarnataka . [cite book |last=Zarrilli |first=Phillip B. |title=When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Discourses and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford] It incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques. [Zarrilli 1998] Some of its choreographed sparring can be applied to dance. [Zarrilli 1998]The central style (practiced mainly in
Trissur ,Malappuram ,Palghat and certain parts ofErnakulam districts [Zarrilli 1998] is 'a composite' from both the northern and southern styles that includes northern "meippayattu" preliminary exercises, southern emphasis on empty-hand techniques, and its own distinctive techniques, which are performed within floor drawings known as kalam. [Zarrilli 1998]Most teachers of the central style are
mappila muslims, followingsufism . [Luijendijk, D.H. (2005) Kalarippayat: India's Ancient Martial Art, Paladin Press, ISBN 1-58160-480-7]Notes
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