• Kalaripayattu also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art and fighting style that originated in modern-day Kerala, India.

• It is believed to be the oldest surviving martial art in India.

• Kalaripayattu includes strikes, kicks, grappling, preset forms, weaponry and healing methods.

• These are the Northern style from the Malabar region in northern Kerala, and the Southern style from southern Kerala.

• Northern Kalaripayattu, or "Vadakkan Kalari" is based on elegant and flexible movements, evasions, jumps and weapons training, while the southern "Thekkan Kalari" style specializes in hard, impact based techniques with priority on hand-to-hand combat and pressure point strikes.