Kalari Dand :Ancient Martial Art
Hello! Have you heard about 'Kalaripayattu'?if not then it's tough for you to understand Kalari Dand. Now, you'll be asking why, Have you noticed the name, no! , then examine both the names 'Kalari Dand' and 'Kalaripayattu' there is a mutual word in these both words that is 'Kalari '. So, let's first understand what is the meaning and history of this word 'Kalari'? What is the meaning of Kalari Kalari means 'Threshing field' or 'battlefield' in Malayalam and Tamil. Mainly Kalaripayattu training is done on these Kalari. Kalari is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Kalaoorika' which means 'design space ' that is Designing an area for training. Now, let's understand what is Kalaripayattu What is Kalaripayattu? This is one of the oldest martial arts training. This basically consists of self-defence techniques. Many old books 'Granth' reveals that Kalaripayattu origin is from present-day 'K