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Kalaripayattu is the world famous martial art form of Keralaand it is also considered as the mother of all martial arts. Kalaripayattu is the oldest existing martial art form, dating back more than 3000 years and said to be the forerunner of popularly known Chinese martial arts, as the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma took this knowledge from India to China. The Kalaripayattu were revived in Kerala in the 20^th century, mainly due to the efforts  C.V  Narayana Panikker  and his disciples who established CVN Kalari all over Kerala.    (more…)