Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu
Also known asKalari, Kalarippayattu, Kalari Payat
FocusHybrid
HardnessFull-contact, semi-contact
Country of originIndia
CreatorParashurama (as per legend)
Famous practitionersNotable Kalaripayattu practitioners
Olympic sportNo
Meaning"Practice in the arts of the battlefield"

Kalaripayattu (IPA: [kɐɭɐɾipːɐjɐtːɨ̆]), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE.