International Academy of Kalarippayat Studies
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KalariLAB: WARRIOR
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- Avatar system allows you to build your own Kalari Warrior
- Four Interactive maps of India housing 96 lessons 48 challenges and explanations from your teacher
- 2 lessons per week taking you through body forms from all 3 styles of Kalari
- Weekly challenges where you get to submit a short video of your own form for review and get feedback to ensure you are learning safely and correctly
- Progress page showing how you are building techniques, which animal postures you have learnt and an up-to-date tracking of your training streak
Optional extras for SILVER and GOLD players:
- Receive individualised written and/or video feedback from your teacher
- Earn GOLDEN RUPIAH by demonstrating effort and solid performance of techniques
- QUALIFY for a place on our free in-person teacher training course and open up a future career as a Kalari teacher
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Bow down to my teacher and Kalaripayattu
I am yoga practitioner and am passionate about our mother art Kalaripayattu. I am proud that I come from that land - India. For me it was just like learning any other art it’s important to find a good teacher (Guru); I am so grateful that I found Kalari Lab and Adam for his online classes. His professionalism and passionate teaching led me to become his online student.
So grateful for a practice that will follow me all over the world
I am so grateful that my path has crossed with that of such a warm and knowledgeable teacher as Adam. Through both in person training and the online program. I have learned a practice that I can take with me anywhere I go. No matter what, if I do a Kalari practice during the day my day improves.
Excellent online course - highly addictive!
I was at first a little unsure how kalari could be delivered in an online format but these classes have surpassed my expectations. After several months of consistent practice, I noticed how beneficial the classes have been. My balance, strength and fitness have improved. I feel more grounded, clearer, calmer. I can't recommend the online training enough!
Excellent online kalari training
Adam is an excellent teacher, knowledgeable and passionate about Kalari, and patient with new students. I’m enjoying learning kalari online, I can go at my own pace and I find the classes are a good mix of challenge and incremental steps. I love practising the forms and always feel strong, grounded and present afterwards.
Embodying Kalari with Kalarilab!
Kalarilab online is an “Amazing Experience” ! Learnt so much from Adam! His passion for Kalari and smooth teaching style help you become an abhyassis and practice every day! Even the most complicated forms are embodied easily with his intelligent method. Thanks for everything and hope to meet in person one day!
KALARILAB IT'S A MUST!
Kalarilab it's just what I was looking for! It has a greatly well structured online program, and Guru Adam is such a great teacher that it seems that you are training side by side with him. My body has become more flexible in just a couple of weeks and I'm learning so much from their Science & Secret video lectures.
Try and you will feel
The online training and the videos are very professional and easy to follow. Adam gives his students also an opportunity to get in touch with him. He is really teaching and he gives his heart for the growth of his students. It is more then „just“ content. Also the opportunity to connect the online training with a live retreat is extremely good. Try it and you will feel
Live Kalari Immersion
Headquarters now in Puglia, Italy
In this intensive course you will receive a firm foundation in both Kalarippayat and Kalari Chikitsa to a level at which you will feel both competent and confident to practice independently.
You will gain a solid understanding of the theoretical background and scientific explanation as to why Kalari is an effective system of training, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Furthermore, you shall receive vocational training and be certified to work as a Kalari Therapist.
You will train on a traditional earthen floor of hard red mud – as the warriors of old did! In a stunning location surrounded by olive groves, orchards and history.
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Kalari is unique! Why?
Because no other practice, not even yoga, embodies the art of connection to the human organism as deeply and totally as Kalari. It is both a yogic and a healing art. A practice of posture and a practice of hands-on bodywork. It engages with all systems of the body: the musculoskeletal, lymphatic, endocrine, digestive, circulatory, nervous and energetic. It balances the Vayus, the Tridosha, the Siva/Sakti and the elemental makeup of the body itself. The individual purifies the organism through movement and massage. The fascial lines of the body are recognised and exercised, strengthened, lengthened and stabilised. Through both training and treatment, the individual is bought into centre.
Why train with us?
Learn from senior teachers of Kerala Kalarippayatu Academy (KKA).
KKA is one of the leading schools in Kalari – having represented India since 2010 at the world martial arts forum.
Kalarilab has trained hundreds of students through face-to-face workshops and retreats.
Learn from Senior Kalari Instructor and trained Physiotherapist Adam Phillips and trained Ayurvedic Doctor Kaoru Osani, both experts in their field with nearly 50 years of combined experience
Frequently Asked Questions
There is of course no substitute for face-to-face learning however there is a lot you can learn from solo practice that will prepare you for working with a partner. All the attributes of the warrior: Balance, flow, power, flexibility, confidence, humility, focus; all these are attainable through daily practice. In Kalari there is a precise set of physical exercises that work to achieve these attributes.
The forms of Kalari consist of Vadivu (postures) and Chuvadu (linking sequences). These are joined together to make forms. Traditionally Kalari is paractised in a 7x14m space however, it is possible to adapt almost all the forms into a much smaller area. We have done this throughout the course, to make it possible for you to train at home, whilst still teaching the forms as they were done traditionally.
The first steps are the most important. The first postures and movements lay the groundwork for your practice and so this is where we start. Over the beginners course of 2 months, you will learn a full set of warm-up exercises (CHERU THOZHIL), the first 4 leg exercises/kicks (KAALUGAL), the first 5 postures (VADIVU) and 3 different forms from Northern-style Kalari to balance your body and begin to develop flow and dynamism in your movement.
Yes of course. In some ways it can be an advantage to have no previous experience as your body is open to learn without having to unlearn anything. Saying that, experience in other MAs, dance, yoga or anything physical, will very likely make it easier for you to pick up many of the techniques. Certainly being already flexible can make starting Kalari easier but don’t worry if this isn’t you; many of our students report gaining hugely in their flexibility after just a week or two of Kalari.
Almost certainly but we cannot say 100%. If you are concerned about this, please send us an email and we can arrange a consultation. A free service to those serious about doing an Immersion course with us. Within our team we have both an Ayurvedic Doctor as well as several Physiotherapists and are able to make a solid assessment before you travel to Thailand as to what you would and wouldn’t be able to do on the course. Chances are though, you’ll be fine!
There are many ways to try to clear the mind,. To bring it into balance and focus. In Kalari we work to attain EKAGRATA (natural single-pointed focus). This is achieved through deliberate focus on the physical actions. Over time this process of repetition with complete attention , leads to a movement of the focus from the external to the internal. In this moment the mind becomes silent. It happens simultaneously and almost effortlessly.
Meet the Team
KalariLAB Facilitators
Adam Phillips
Since then he has become a senior teacher of the school, and is now one of the most experienced non-Indian practitioners of the art, leading workshops in UK, Poland, Serbia, Czech Republic, Russia, Greece, Italy, Thailand, Mexico, USA and India.
Alongside his practice of Kalarippayat and the healing art Kalari Chikitsa, he has trained as both an actor and physiotherapist and has used Kalari in both disciplines to gain deeper understanding of the psyche-physical process involved in body conditioning and re-education.
In 2023, together with Sherif Gurukkal and Massimo Capuana, Adam established the International Academy of Kalarippayat Studies in Apuglia, Southern Italy. A centre of teacher training, treatment and research. Over the next 5 years they plan to revolutionise the way Kalari is seen internationally; and through evidence based research and diligent study of fasciology, provide solid proof on how Kalari works.
Dr Caoru Osani
As a member of KalariLAB she offers Ayurvedic consultation and prescription of medicines and diet/lifestyle indications to all students partaking in the immersion courses. She also offers consultation to clients outside of these courses, on request.
Later in 2019 and 2020 she shall be leading the Masterclass : An introduction to Ayurveda, with both theory and practical classes on Koh Phangan.
