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Adimurai (India)

Adimurai (India)

  • Name of sport (game): Adimurai
  • Name in native language: Tamil: அடிமுறை
  • Place of practice (continent, state, nation):

    Tamil Nadu, India

  • History:

    Adimurai is an ancient Indian martial art that originated in Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin, a region in southern India. It was originally practiced in the Kanyakumari district of ancient Tamilakam (the present Indian state of Tamil Nadu) as well as in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and other nearby areas in southeastern Kerala.

    Adimurai is known to be the oldest and also most significant martial art, which was practiced Tamilakam(Present day Tamil Nadu state and Northern Province of Sri Lanka). The above is considered as Tamil Martial arts, Adimurai is well-known term, called as Varmakkalai, Adimurai, Kuthuvarisai, Kushthi, Beemanmurai and Nadan.
    Earlier, people were largely isolated and not connected as in the present world and itinerant by nature in their search for both, perfection as well as knowledge. Siddhars(yogic sages) devised Adimurai, a devastatingly effective unarmed combat science, to protect themselves against dacoits and armed thieves. There are no elaborate rites at Adimurai, Adimurai is a science of combat.
    The word Adimurai is an Tamil terminology, where adi means, "to hit or strike and murai means method or procedure". It is said that, Adimurai is originated from the southern parts of Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari. It is found that, adimurai is the origin of different marital arts techniques. Varma kalai is a form of kalai. In the present day, it is combined with Tamil armed art.
    During the time of Chola as well as Pandya kingdoms, a nonlethal variations of Adi Murai known as Adithadi developed a fighting sport. In Tami Sangam, literature, from 400 BCE, this ancient fighting strategy is recorded.

  • Description:

    Adimurai is a martial art, which places much emphasizes on bare-knuckle strikes and defense. This art focuses on self-defense. The focus of all assaults, kicks and locks is on the vital varma points.

  • Current status:

    In the present era, it is combined with other Tamil martial arts, the only martial style that teaches the Varman or secret point is Adimurai.
    Some Adimurai training centers in Tamil Nadu:

    1. Indian varma adimurai Academy international Chennai
    2. Thirumoolar Varmalogy Institute, Coimbatore
    3. Manja Varmakkalai, Madurai
    4. Manja Varmakkalai, Chennai
    5. Varmakalai Training Academy, Chennai
    6. Master Ramesh, student of Late Dr. Kannan Aasaan of Bogar Varmalayam at Tambaram, Chennai
    7. Asan Appadurai Varma Adimurai Academy at Nagercoil, Chennai and Madurai
    8. Nadar Thekkan Kalari, Kanyakumari
    9. Varma Adimurai Federation, Nagercoil
  • Sources of information :

    Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PyuXfVsiXQ
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FiLAogK3c

     

    The information contained in the article comes from the following sources:
    https://www.kombatnet.com/wiki/adimurai/
    https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/adimurai-oldest-form-of-martial-arts-in-the-world-783629

    Source of photos used in this article and gallery:
    https://www.kombatnet.com/wiki/adimurai/

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