Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Animal Postures in Kalari

Kalari martial art of Kerala has eight postures(vadivu in Malayalam) while karate kungfu has only five


The ancient masters codified eight types of vadivus after watching the crouching attack positions of various animals.

The eight vadivus are:

Varaha - Wild Boar,
Gaja - Elephant,
Marjara - Cat,
Simham - Lion,
Sarpam - Snake,
Kukkuda - Cock,
Mayura - Peacock
Haya - Horse

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