Varma Kalai is usually taught in the advanced stage of Adimurai, Kalaripayattu, and Silambam in Kerala and Tamil Nadu respectively strikes are targeted at the nerves, veins, tendons, soft tissues or ligaments, organs and bone joints.įolklore traces varma kalai to the god Shiva who is said to have taught it to his son Murugan. Its combat application is known as Adimurai (it includes a component called Varma Adi, meaning "pressure-point striking") can be done either empty-handed or with a blunt weapon such as a stick or staff. The healing application called Vaidhiya Murai is part of Siddha medicine ( siddha vaidyam). It combines massage, alternative medicine, traditional yoga and martial arts in which the body's pressure points ( varmam) are manipulated to heal or cause harm. It originated in present-day Kanyakumari, the southernmost part of India. ![]() ![]() Varma Kalai ( Tamil: varmakkalai, Malayalam and Sanskrit: marma-vidya, Sinhala: maru kalā, Telugu: marma-vidya kaḷa) is an Indian traditional art of vital points.
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