About
SINDHOOR & NATYAVEDA - NAVARASA is a pioneer institution in bringing the South Indian martial art Kalari ppayattu to North America. Guru Anil Natyaveda is an expert martial artist trained in both Southern Kerala and Northern Kerala styles of Kalari, and he has been teaching Kalari for more than two decades. SINDHOOR & NATYAVEDA - NAVARASA Kalari centers bring martial arts training to students of all age groups and all walks of life to our studios in Trivandrum and Edappalaya (Kerala, India), Los Angeles and San Jose (USA) as well as online. The centers also offer bodywork for healing and upkeep on a regular basis. Our Kalari training and practice focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual development enabling a holistic approach to life.
Kalari
Kalari is a comprehensive martial art from South India, considered one of the oldest in the world. A main aspect of its conditioning, attack, and defense system is based on animal movements. It includes breathing, meditation, wooden and metal weapons, bare-hand fighting, healing bodywork, medicinal herbs, diet, lifestyle practices, and character development. The form was influenced by martial practices dating 1800-2300 years ago. It crystallized to its fully developed form and purpose during the 12-16th centuries, declined during European incursion, went underground after British rule in India banned it in 1804, and surfaced again with renewed strength during the 20th century by teachers and practitioners who had kept the form alive. It has influenced numerous art forms in Kerala, India. Teaching emphasizes the condition of a strong and supple body, and mind of pure awareness. Kalari is characterized by beautiful movements that veil explosive power.
