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Varma Kalai (the art of varmam) is considered to be very sacred. It is believed July 2011
that Lord Siva taught this art form. It is one of the oldest form of South Indian June 2011
martial art and healing system. The aim of Varma Kalai is to produce healthy May 2011
individuals. The main purpose of this rare ancient art of varmam is to save the April 2011
precious human lives. Varma Kalai is very popular in southern part of the county, March 2011
more particularly in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. February 2011
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The term varmam appears in the Rigveda where Indra hits Vritra in a varmam
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with his vajra. This system of varmam is part of Sidha Vaidhyam, whose origin
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is attributed to mythical sage Agastya and his disciples.
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According to the above versus, Lord Siva taught varmam to his wife Parvathi
later Parvathi taught varmam to their son Lord Murugan. Lord Murugan then
taught Siddha Agasthiyar. Agasthiyar later gave a written form that reached the
masses. But the original texts, directly written by siddhas, are not available now.
Saints who have grasped the meaning of the siddhas sayings have given a poetic
form, which is used in modern day learning. So far, around 50,000 songs are
available.

Varmam has grown under three independent schools of thoughts, mainly

governed by three ancient siddhas namely Akasthiyar, Bohar and Rama Devar,
The narrated history has been mentioned in the 41st prose of Kai Mathirai
Thiravukol as follows:

One of the current available texts Sarasuthram gives the criteria for teaching
varmam to eligible students.

It says that a varmam teacher should teach varmam only to a sivayogi.

Sivayogi means devotee of Siva. Knowledge of Varma Kalai is passed through
generation after generation. People who have mastered the art are called asaans
(masters). Varma asaans are also known as varmaanis. In order to learn this Art,
it is necessary to work with an Asaan for a minimum period of 12 years.

Classifications of Varmam

Human body is divided into five areas in which varma points are discussed. They
are:

Unit Area Number of Points

I From Top of the Head till Neck 25
II From Neck till Naval Point 45
III From Naval Point till Anus 9
IV Both Hands 14
V Both Legs 15
Total 108

Varma Therapy
Studies about each varmams (pressure points) characteristics like location of the
varmam, depth and width of varmam, the pressure with which the varmam has
to be tuned to cure diseases constitutes the mainstream study in varma therapy.

The various techniques that can be applied to cure varmam related injuries are:

1. Marukaalam
2. Thirumal Murai
3. Adangal Murai
4. Thiravukol Murai
5. Thadaval Murai [Applying massage techniques]
6. Marunthu Murai [Applying medicines]
7. Vayu Nilai Amarthal
8. Kattu Murai

Techniques like Marukaalam and Thiravukol Murai are used for instant relief.
Techniques like Thadaval Murai and Thirumal Murai should be done at least for
three consecutive days to give relief from varmam related injuries

Disorders that can be cured by Varma Therapy

Various other disorders that can be cured with the help of varma therapy are:

Nerves weakness
Body shivering
Disk prolapse
Dehydration
Cervical spondylosis
Head ache
Sciatic Problems
Eye problems
ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) problems
Bone joints and arthritics
Gland disorders (like Diabetes, etc.)

Varma Sastra

Although most of the vital Varma Sastra texts in palm leaf have been lost,
presently more than 100 are traced out. Each book consists of 100 to 1000 verses.
These Sastras were not available to common men until the recently. Some of the
books which are available are given below.

1.Brahma Nila Sutram

2. Vahada Nidanam

3. Marma Nidanam

4. Kadikaram (Kannadi)

5. Marma Sutram

6. Marma Sutra Thiravukol

7. Agastiya Thiravukol

8. Marma Thiravukol

9. Marma Aani Thiravukol

10. Marma Kandi

11. Marma Bheerangi

12. Marma Bheerangi Thiravukol

13. Marma Narambarai

14. Ulpathi Narambarai

15. Odi Muri Chari

16. Kettu Mura Chari

17. Odivu Murivu Kettu Suttiram

18. Murivu Kettu Thiravukol

19. Narambarai Suttiram

20. Kaivallyam

21. Marma Alavu Nool

22. Naalu Mani Mathirai

23. Marma Kuru Naadi Sasthram

24. Kuru Naadi Sasthram

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19 Comments (+add yours?)

Brahadeesh Perinkolam Murali REPLY

Feb 11, 2011 @ 05:30:56

excellent and informative post i really liked it..

pandian REPLY

Nov 18, 2011 @ 01:19:49

good one &

all the best.

marimuthu p REPLY

Mar 25, 2012 @ 15:49:27

I am interest and reading sitharkal padakal please send

Ramesh S Babu REPLY

Apr 16, 2012 @ 05:00:47

I am interested learning this therapy. Can you suggest any varma therapy asaan
and also let me know where to buy this books

Mythili REPLY

Feb 17, 2013 @ 15:31:54

Please contact Thirumoolar varmology institute, standard is really great!

karthik
Dec 16, 2013 @ 15:35:52

dont belive this

silambarasan REPLY

Oct 30, 2012 @ 11:40:01

I am interested to learn

prashant REPLY

Sep 18, 2013 @ 15:02:33

I am living in Delhi but your martial arts varma kalai basically located in
Tamilnadu or southern part of India .
Do you know any reference or academy center to learn this martial arts
kindly email me at khurana715@gmail.com

with regard
prashant

Radhakrishnan REPLY

Nov 27, 2013 @ 05:48:18

i m willing to spread these to many. and willing to learn the threaphy pls reply to
our post.

Anantharaman B R REPLY

Jun 30, 2015 @ 06:26:44

Am verymuch interested. Please throw some light.

Jyothy Ganesh REPLY

Dec 09, 2013 @ 08:02:02

I would like to learn the varma therapy. & also want to buy the book. I am in
Tiruvannamalai. Please let me know the details of the course.

karthik REPLY

Dec 16, 2013 @ 15:32:29

its everthing is fales.because the varma was destroyd after dead to agathiyar

saikumar REPLY

Mar 07, 2014 @ 16:34:45

sir sithar aruliya odi murivu sasthiram book irruka ann nannul evvalavu

siva REPLY

Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:06:50

excellent site

Kanagaraj REPLY

Apr 23, 2015 @ 03:56:55

Hi,
Can you please suggest a place for me to learn Bogar Varma Kalai (Adi Murai)
and Rama Devar Varma Kalai (Adi Murai) please.

Thank You.

Traditional Martial Arts enthusiasist REPLY

Apr 25, 2015 @ 03:18:31

Hi,
Some of the best places to learn VARMA KALAI IN TAMIL NADU are.
Varma Kalat Training Academy, Chennai. (http://www.varmakalai.in/)
ISHEN Varma Kalai Academy, Chennai.
(http://varmakalaikickboxing.in/courses/martial-arts/varmakalai/)
Varma Kalai Gurukullam, Chennai
(https://varmakalaigurukulam.wordpress.com/)
Varma Adi Murai Training Academy, Chennai, Nagercoil, Villupuram.
(http://varmam.net/)
Aadhi Sakthi Varma Kalai, Coimbatore. (Master Gopala Krishnan)
(https://about.me/gkvarmam)
(http://www.aadhisakthivarmakalai.blogspot.in/)
Jai Varma Kalai, Coimbatore. (http://www.tamilvarmakkalai.com/)
Manja Varma Kalai, Madurai (Head) and Chennai (Branch).
(http://www.varmakkalai.com/)
Mudhalvan Adi Murai, Combat Kinetics, Chennai (Ajit Sigamani).
(http://combatkinetics.com/)
Suraj Kalai, Bangalore and Nadar Thekkan Kalari, Kanyakumari
(http://www.surajkalari.org)
Jothi Silambam Kshatriya Gurukulam, Pondicherry
(http://jothisilambam.com/varmakalai.php)
TO LEARN VARMA KALAI IN KERALA:
Indian School of Martial Arts (ISMA), Sri. Balachandra Nair, Trivandrum.
(http://kalari.in/)
Buddha Kalari, Trivandrum. (http://www.buddhakalari.com/)
Atma Reksha Tantra, Dr. A.K. Prakasan Gurukkal, Kollam.
(http://www.geocities.ws/prakasangurukkal/kppon.html)
Agasthya Kalari, Kochi. (http://agasthyakalari.org/)
Nava Bharatha Kalari, Kochi. (http://www.navabharathakalari.org/)
Varma Vidya, Trivandrum (http://www.varmavidya.com/)

VARMA KALAI OUTSIDE INDIA :

Aadhi Shivan Varma Kalai, Canada.
(http://www.siththar.com/home/contact.aspx)
Master Zacaria, Paris, France. (http://varmakalai.pagesperso-
orange.fr/VARMA%20KALAI%20-%20%28ENGLISH%29.htm) and
(http://www.soleildor.org/index.php/varma-kalai)
Combat Varma Kalai, UK. (http://combatvarmakalai.com/)
International Varma Kalai Federation, USA (http://www.varmakalai.net/)
In Malaysia and Singapore :
Persatuan Siddha Varma Kalai (http://varmamkalai.org/)
Silambam Academy of Malaysia and Singapore
(http://silambam.asia/varmakalai.html)

BOGAR SCHOOL : (http://www.boharvarmakalai.org/ )

Bohar Varma Kalai, Dr. Kannan Ahsan, Chennai.
Mahayoga Varma Kalai, Chennai.
Bohar Varmalayam, Tanjore.
Branches of Bogar Varma Kalai are in Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Sivakasi,
Cuddalore, Vellore, Pondicherry, Bangalore, Andhaman and Nicobar Islands.
Bogar School of Varma Kalai are also located outside India in places like Europe,
Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Canada and Australia. Kindly contact the
particular person given on the Contact page.

RAMA DEVAR SCHOOL OF VARMA KALAI :

There are no information about Rama Devar School of Varma Kalai so far, and
no palm leaf manuscripts of this style of School is published yet. You may contact
some Traditional Nadar Families around Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,
Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari districts, if you are interested in learning this
school. Dr. Kannan Rajaram of Nagercoil and Dr. Pushparaj of Marthandam, I
think have got a collection of many Siddha palm leaf manuscripts. May be they
might teach or help you find a teacher who teaches Rama Devar stlye of Varma
Kalai.
University Courses on Varma Kalai :
Thirumoolar Varmology Institute, Coimbatore. (http://www.varmam.org/)

Traditional Martial Arts enthusiasist REPLY

Apr 25, 2015 @ 05:10:49

Two more Institutes that I forgot to name, that are from Kerala are are
Jai Hind Kalari, Kottayam
Maruthi Kalari, Trivandrum.
These Institutes help you to get trained in Authentic Thekkan Kalari (Tamil
Varma Kalai). Kindly contact them for more details.

karthik REPLY

Jun 25, 2015 @ 04:40:59

Proud to be tamilan

Raghu REPLY

Aug 15, 2015 @ 14:09:18

In the text, it never meant that parvathi taught varma to muruga and also the
Akasthiyar belong to south India, so there is no proof that it is invented by Shiva.
Even there is no sanskrit script proof for that.

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