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The Cradle of India
The historic origins of Goju Kai
Karate stretch back into time to as old as civilization itself.
Some two-thousand years before the Christian era, various fighting
styles were developed in central Asia, Egypt, and in Turkey. Founding
principles of Asian Martial
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Arts are
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India has
been long-since hailed as the birthplace of Buddhism and bare-handed
Martial Arts. From 1000 BC until approximately 300 AD, an ancient
Indian Martial Art called, 'Sanskrit', was commonly practiced by
the, 'Kshatriya', a primordial Hindu Warrior Class-somewhat similar
to the Samurai of Japan or the Knights of Medieval Europe-who were
responsible for upholding justice and social order within India,
and who were additionally sworn to protect Hindu Royalists against
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Indian
Martial Art forms were additionally developed into a sophisticated
Hindu art called, the 'Kalaripayat-Kerala'. Believed to have originated
during the early 4th Century AD, the Kalaripayat is unofficially
the World's oldest form of recognized Martial Art. The Kerala trained
in the art of Yoga to develop flexibility and sharpen reflexes for
unarmed combat and complex body movements. The Kalaripayat style
was characterized by very high kicking, foot sweeps, and low stances.
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Kerala weapons used in combat, included:
mace, spears, daggers, sword and shield. The Kalaripayat also
encompassed the use of a unique and lethal weapon called, the
'Urumi', or flexible sword, which could be concealed inconspicuously
around a Kerala Master's waist, beneath a belt.
Another staple of the Kalaripayat
training system, as represented in modern Karate techniques today,
involved the Kalari's defined use of a technique called 'Marma',
which identified the key vital nodal points (marmas) of the human
body (107 of them in all). The application of this art was by
pressing and nudging particular nodal points to correct and control
various muscular and neurological problems. Additional Marma massaging
techniques often involved a subject standing full length on top
of the patient and applying pressure with body weight and feet.
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The Kalaripayat
system of martial arts and message still exists today. |
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