Thursday, January 13, 2011

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.

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  2. thank you for creating the website and showing tribute to the great guru.my humble request is that you should be thorough whenever you refer to a stipulated date .for eg;the date of thedeath of the great guru is exactly 8august 1991........

    MONU VELAYAT

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