Friday, 12 March 2010

CHUVADUKAL & VADIVUKAL

The basic skill in the training of kalaripayattu is the practice to achieve certain poses known as Chuvadukal.Basically , the chuvadukal are divided into two.They are Aakkachuvadu & Neekkachuvadu.Taking a firm pose by firmly positioning the feet on the ground is called Aakkachuvau.The positioning for a leap or for a careful move so as to avoid an onslaught or for making sudden move backward etc is called Neekkachuvadu.

These two types of Chuvadu are again classified into 4 Vatta kal chuvau, Neetta kaal chuvadu, Kone kaal chuvadu, Otta kaal chuvadu.

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