History of varma kalai

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FATHER OF VARMAKALAI

LORD SHIVA

History of varma kalai 

It is said that varmakalai, originated from Lord Siva, a great Yogi.

One day when Lord Shiva and parvathi went to the mountain called 'pothigai malai', they found a hunter on the tree and fell unconscious. Parvathi asked Lord Shiva to save him with mercy. Lord Shiva also came to the ground with his golden gray hood, and he was tempered by nature. Parvati inquires about this It is said that Lord Shiva taught in the human body that there are two types of duties, such as the Varma and the subconscious, and the various other  secrets. It is said to have been preached to his son Murugun. As the Surapatman harassed the saints, the Riyas appealed to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva also handed over Murugun to take care of the rice. Murugan went to the power and lamented that he could not kill Surapatman. The power of the Lord, Murugan also advised him. Murugan has also won the surapatman by using the Varmakalai. It comes fromlord murugun to Siddhar Agasthiyar.

 
Agasthiyar

Agasthiyar later gave a written form that reached the masses. But the original texts (and their copies), directly written by siddhas, are not available now. Saints who have grasped the meaning of the siddhas sayings have given a poetic form, which is used in modern day learning. So far, around fifty thousand songs are available.

The narrated history has been mentioned in the 41st prose of “Kai Mathirai Thiravukol ” as describes the first worldly originator of the Guru Sishya Parampara or Lineage as the Sage Agastya who in turn taught it to others like  Bhogar, Gorakar, Pulippaani etc, who in turn taught their disciples and gradually knowledge of this art reached commoners in the same, strict Guru-Shishya tradition.

The ancient Sangam age kingdoms of Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas had a long tradition . Warriors refused to attack an unarmed opponent, instead meeting him on equal terms without weapons. Tanjore “Kuthu Varisai” was the domain of the Cholas The Chera kingdom was closer to the borders of Middle and southern Kerala and had their own tradition of unarmed combat and affinity towards Pressure point systems like [kalari) The Jadavarman pandiyan king was known to be the  king of the Pandyas after the destruction of the Pandya race, and later the Cholas learned this, and this art began to spread in countries like Sri Lanka.

In fact, the stronghold of Tamilian Varmam art is the area around Kanyakumari and Nagercoil districts, which share borders with Southern Kerala, where the Thekkan Kalari (Southern Style Kalari) system which devotes lesser time to weaponry and lays more emphasis on unarmed combat and Marma Adi. techniques that the other two styles of Madhya Keralam(Central Style of Kalari – Palakkad-Cannanore- Malappuram areas) and Vadakkan Kalari ( Northern Style– Malabar etc).

Even in the art of Silambam, (bamboo staff fencing) there are many instances in history, where opponents were defeated by blows or prodding attacks with the stick, to vital spots on the body in historical descriptions and in quite a number of manuals on this art.

Bhoodi Dharmar, a native of Kanchipuram, spread this story in China. The Chinese text, Tenjiku Naranokaku, translates into "The fighting techniques to train the body from India".