KRISHNADAS V K M KALARI SUKAPURAM

Kalaripayattu - The Orient's treasure trove, a gift to the modern world and the mother of all martial arts. Legend traces the 3000-year-old art form to Sage Parasurama- the master of all martial art forms and credited to be the re-claimer of Kerala from the Arabian Sea. Kalaripayattu is derived from the words Kalari - which means "place, threshing floor, or battlefield", and payattu - which means to "exercise in arms or practice". it is the oldest existing martial arts in the world

V.K.MADHAVAPANICKER FOUNDER V.K.M.KALARI

V K M Kalari Sangam,Now at the pinnacle of glory,was founded by late.Mr.MADHAVAPANICKER,a matchless teacher of Kerala's traditional martial art form Kalari Payattu.A greate researcher and innovator,he travelled widely and amassed deep knowledge about the various martial forms of the land.The uniqueness of this selfness teacher lies in his capacity to blend the innovative with the traditional.
                 
In 1963,on the humble request of his devout disciple,Mr.K.G Padmanabhan,the present chief of 'V K M Kalari Sangam ',he opened a kalari at Ponnani.In the 1970's he opened a kalari at Gopichetti Palayam in Tamilnadu,soon the glory of this art form spread across the country and many new centres were opened in various places in Tamilnadu.The greate GURU'S contribution to the artform is enough to immortalize his name.On the 8 th of August 1992,the legendary teacher left this world,leaving behind hundreds of pupils,who he thought and believed,could further the mission he stood and strove for.