Рет қаралды 23,046
Guru S R D Prasad teaches Kalari, the Indian martial arts, in a small school - Sree Bharat Kalari - in Kannur, India.
For those interested in more, you can reach Guru Prasad c/o Shakti Bhavan, Post Chirakkal, Kannur 670011 Kerala, India (phone 0497-775814).
Guru Prasad discusses how he learned Kalari as a small child from his father, the basic elements of Kalari, how a Kalari school works, and more.
His father was a master and now he carries on the family tradition. The martial arts itself traces its origin back almost 2000 years and is still kept alive in Southern India, mainly in northern Kerala.
Students are taught several disciplines, including how to wield the sword, shield, a short stick - but the most important is hand-to-hand combat techniques.