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Its preliminary empty-hand techniques are called Adithada and application of vital points are called Varma Adi, although these terms are sometimes interchangeably used to refer to the martial art itself. [1] Adimurai is a portmanteau in the Tamil language where adi means "to hit or strike" and murai means method or procedure. In modern period ...
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Silambam is an old Indian martial art originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature . [ 2 ] The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam.
Other Martial Arts of Tamil Nadu are Varma Kalai, Adi Thadi, Malyutham, [73] Valariveechu, Vaalveechu, Gusthi (Boxing form of Tamil Nadu, not to be confused with North Indian Kushti which is a Wrestling art).
Varma Kalai (Tamil: varmakkalai, Malayalam and Sanskrit: marma-vidya/marmam) is an Indian traditional art of pressure points.It combines massage, alternative medicine, traditional yoga and martial arts [1] in which the body's pressure points (varmam) are manipulated to heal or cause harm.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts. 1 (1). Zarrilli, Phillip B. (1994), "A South Indian Martial art and the Yoga and Ayurvedic Paradigms", Journal of Asian Martial Arts; Zarrilli, Phillip B. (1998). When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Discourses, and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art. Oxford University Press.
[181] [182] [183] Varma kalai is a Tamil traditional art of vital points which combines alternative medicine and martial arts, attributed to sage Agastiyar and might form part of the training of other martial arts such as silambattam, adimurai or kalari. [184] Malyutham is the traditional form of combat-wrestling. [181] [185]
On 22 November 1999, the primary name of Silambam, which originated from the ancient Tamil Nadu State of India, was documented by Guruji Murugan Chillayah to become the official organization name to provide Indian traditional arts and sports for education, health, fitness, culture, nature, climate change, recreation, and dissemination work. [4]