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Originating in the southern Indian province of Kerala, kalaripayat is the most ancient of the Eastern martial arts. Yet today it has been practically forgotten. Former CBS war correspondent, Patrick Denaud, looks at this neglected tradition, whose history spans millennia, from the time it was transmitted by the god Vishnu to the sage Parasurama and his twenty-one disciples, the original Gurukkals, to its present-day practice.More than an art of combat, kalaripayat is a way of life and a spiritual discipline. Its martial techniques are designed to create states propitious for deep meditation. Long the jealously guarded art of the Nair warriors of southern India, kalaripayat was banned by the British East India Company in 1793 and was long believed by outside observers to be extinct. Several Gurukkals continued a clandestine practice and secretly trained the students who would transmit the teachings to today's keepers of the art, such as Gurukkal, Pratap S. Balachandrian.Like other spiritual disciplines, kalaripayat draws from the science of breath. Focused, silent breathing creates highly concentrated trance states and helps control the inner circulation of vital energy. The practitioner learns, not only how to be a capable fighter with or without weapons, but, also, an accomplished healer. The emphasis of this practice on circulating energy throughout the body is, not only of interest to martial arts practitioners, but, also, to all those interested in the harmonious development of the self.
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Patrick Denaud is a former war correspondent for CBS News and a documentary filmmaker. He lives in France.
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Dieses Buch ist das beste (mir bekannte) Werk zu diesem Thema. Deswegen hat es vier Sterne verdient. Es hat Tiefgang, besitzt eine breite Informationsfülle und ist lesbar geschrieben. Einen Stern muss ich dem Buch vorbehalten, da ich gewisse Details dennoch vermisse. Aber kann es überhaupt ein vollständiges Werk zu diesem Thema geben?
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Fascinating, Insightful, and A Very Interesting Read!
7. November 2009
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Well I feel that I must start off this review by emphatically stating that I have absolutely no experience whatsoever in the martial art of Kalaripayat, so this review is to be taken with a grain of salt and from the standpoint of an observer (at most) and not a practitioner of this unique martial art.
I recently picked up this book and merely intended to "skim through it" to see what it was all about. About an hour later, I realized that I was actually quite captured by the fascinating history of this Indian martial art as well as the depth of philosophy and concepts behind the art that were so expressly written about by the author.
One thing that I noted in particular was the similarity that the author compared with the Japanese martial art of Aikido. I also noticed that there were a great many similarities between a lot of the principles and concepts in Kalaripayat and most, if not all, of the other martial arts, although not all of the principles and concepts were universal to each individual art form. However, I seen a lot of similarities between ones such as; Aikido, Judo, Escrima, and Krav Maga, just to name a few.
This book in not, nor do I believe that it was ever intended to be a "technique driven" book, but more of a historical and philosophical look at this uniquely Indian martial art, and in that respect this book more than delivers what it promises.
Shawn Kovacich
Creator of numerous books and DVD's.
I recently picked up this book and merely intended to "skim through it" to see what it was all about. About an hour later, I realized that I was actually quite captured by the fascinating history of this Indian martial art as well as the depth of philosophy and concepts behind the art that were so expressly written about by the author.
One thing that I noted in particular was the similarity that the author compared with the Japanese martial art of Aikido. I also noticed that there were a great many similarities between a lot of the principles and concepts in Kalaripayat and most, if not all, of the other martial arts, although not all of the principles and concepts were universal to each individual art form. However, I seen a lot of similarities between ones such as; Aikido, Judo, Escrima, and Krav Maga, just to name a few.
This book in not, nor do I believe that it was ever intended to be a "technique driven" book, but more of a historical and philosophical look at this uniquely Indian martial art, and in that respect this book more than delivers what it promises.
Shawn Kovacich
Creator of numerous books and DVD's.
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An Ancestor of Asian Martial Arts +++
22. Juni 2010
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This book, "Kalaripayat" concerns Kalaripayat in all of its aspects -- which are all the aspects of a full "Health-Defense Art". Actually "Kalaripayat" presents an overview of the whole "Kalaripayat World" -- the common Tradition of the Kalaripayat Arts as well as their more localized variants -- such as the Northern and Southern spectrum as explained in summary on pages 46 and 47 -- and elsewhere as well. Presented is a FULL background to the Kalaripayat Arts -- ancient history, legend, Diety aspects, metaphysics, meditation and breathing, bioenergy topics and practices, healing methods based on those, massage -- and other health methods. Actual living Kalaripayat lineages have been consulted by the author, Patrick Denand, who uses great BIG full-color photos [such as page 81 and so on], good black-and-white photos and good drawings to illustrate his excellent prose [developed as a CBS war correspondent]. Kalaripayat self-defense is sampled via a FEW well-chosen methods to demonstrate the FULL variety of postures, shifts, kicks, trips, blows and grappling -- one could expect of an Ancestor of Asian Defense Arts -- therefore of modern self-defense Arts -- such as Kenpo Arts like mine. This surely includes Tibetan Lion's Roar Arts -- the Kalaripayat Long and Fold Arm methods are mirrored in such Tibetan Arts. The Northern Long Arm and Southern Fold Arm Arts of Kalaripayat seem mirrored as well in Northern and Southern "Kung-Fu". The whole chapter 7 "The Influence of India on Asia and of Kalaripayat on the Martial Arts" presents a great summary of such deep ancient mirror-influences -- reflected and recreated into present Living Arts +++
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Something Different
6. Februar 2010
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Many of the martial arts books I have read seem indistinguishable from each other. An easy read, this 148 page book on Kalaripayat is refreshing and gives real insight into a little-known Indian martial art.
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