KALARI (PAYATTU) -Team eAmbalam In the South Indian languages of Thamizh and Malayalam, the word Kalari signifies two totally different things – the battlefield and the floor where grains are threshed. It also indicated the training ground of martial arts like Payattu. One of the oldest fighting systems this art [...]
MEDITATION, ART & LIFE -Team eAmbalam The Latin verb meditari has the meanings of “to think, contemplate, devise and ponder”. From this arose the English word “Meditation”. This has acquired many meanings over the years but it always has the aim of single pointed concentration and includes qualities like patience, [...]
TAI CHI – Compiled and re-presented by Team eAmbalam T’ai Chi Ch’uan’ has developed a worldwide following among people since the widespread promotion of its health benefits in the early 20th century. The term “t’ai chi ch’uan” translates as “supreme ultimate fist”, “boundless fist”, “supreme ultimate boxing” or “great extremes boxing”. [...]
