Kalaripayettu Show (Kerala Martial Art) Admission Ticket

Kalaripayettu Show (Kerala Martial Art) Admission Ticket

Witness the live performance of Kalaripayettu performed by the experts. Kalaripayettu is believed to be World’s first martial art form and Kerala is its cradle. This is your chance to experience the same first-hand and learn the various moves and weapons used by the Kalaripayettu practitioners.

Martial art forms of Kerala are the most powerful and unique skills in India. These skills are practiced by lots of people in Kerala. Even westerners find these arts very interesting and learn them with passion.

Kalaripayattu:

Kalaripayattu focuses on the ultimate co-ordination of the mind and body. Training for Kalaripayattu includes medical practice, body massage, yoga, and exercise. The one practicing this art should undergo oil massage and engage in the practice of the feats regularly maintain the body shapes. The first lesson taught in kalaripayyatu is to keep the body agile and flexible, after this the students are taught feats like chaattom (jumping), ottam (running), and marichil (somersault), followed by the fighting using weapons such as daggers, swords, spears, maces, and the bow and arrow. This art follows the pattern of animal characteristic. Depending upon each animal’s fighting or defensive method, each level of fighting in Kalaripayattu is designed.

Duration: 1 Hour

Timing: 6 pm to 7 pm