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Bharatavarsha is known as the cradle of spirituality. The great Sages of Bharatha laid down the principles of healthy living thousands of years ago. Sage Pathanjali codified the physical training methods used by Lord Shiva into what is now known as Yoga. If you want to fulfill your duties, you should have a sound, strong and healthy body. And using this body, you can attain spiritual enlightenment. The methods and techniques to maintain a healthy and strong body is detailed in Hathayoga and those for attaining Moksha or enlightenment, in Rajayoga.
However, preservation of the self- this physical body, is necessary to attain all the lofty goals. Maintaining health, strength and (the often ignored but important fact) to defend against aggression- all are necessary if one wants to achieve anything in this world. Hathayoga prepares the body to the rigors of life. It is the “Adhirohini” or staircase to attain the lofty Rajayoga.
The ancient Rishis (Sages) of Bharatha had a clear understanding of the above facts and they developed a sophisticated martial system based on the Yogic principles. This knowledge is written down in the Yogopanishads (Yoga Upanishads- the 20 among the 120 Upanishads).
Yoga comes from the roots “YUJ”. Yuj means to unite. The unifications can be attained at many levels. Unification of the microcosm with the macrocosm is one of the highest levels of Yoga. Yuj can be the unification of Prana and Apana, like in Pranayama. The Kathinayoga™ – the Martial Yoga uses the unification of Prana and Apana and the Kundalini to enhance the effectiveness of Martial art techniques. Kathina means Hard. Kathinayoga™ , as the name suggests, is the Hard yoga – In fact the hardest form of yoga. Lying in oblivion, this martial system was revived by the Great Kathinayoga™ Guru (late) Sri.K.Kumaran Asan.
Here we present the Kathinayoga™ for the first time.
Kathinayoga™ training is built around Pranayama and Chuvadu. Unlike traditional Kalari Training, Kathinayoga™ Chuvadus are dome while performing Pranayama. From Chuvadu, one advances to Pedi or grappling/arm locks. A special feature of Kathinayoga™ arm locks/grappling is that once a lock is applied, there is no escape from it and the opponent is slammed onto the ground, followed by strikes to the Marmma points.
The students write Om Namah Sivaayah: on the four sides on the ground- East, West, North and South in that order, salute the lamp and then salute the Guru. Then the Pranayama is done standing facing the East. Once Three repetitions of the Pranayama are over, practitioners face the north and start the Chuvadu sequences. Once the Basic sequences are over, grappling starts- one against one to against multiple opponents. Up to 16 depending on the availability of the opponents. A session lasts up to 3 hours.
Training is highly monotonous with endless repetitions of solo forms till one attains perfection. It takes a long time – perhaps a few months to a few years before one can use Kathinayoga™ perfectly. However, Kathinayoga™ is a martial art with a very short syllabus.
The eight aspects of Kathinayoga™
The eight aspects of Ashta Anga of classic Hathayoga are:
Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Prathyaahaara, Dharana, Dhyaana and Samadhi.
The eight aspects or Ashta Anga of Kathinayoga™ are:
Poorna Kumbha, Thruna Peetha, Mushtaataka, Poorna Yoga, Aakarshana, Vikarshana, Sthambhana and Mohana.
