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.

 

(Detailed explanations of the above are available only to the dedicated students of Kathinayoga™ who undergo training with us at our Kalari).