Varmakalai – the ‘deadly’ art that’s dying

Considered the ‘master’ of martial arts, varmakalai uses ‘vital spots,’ or pressure points, both to hurt and to heal. Its practitioners in southern India guard its secrets closely, even as the practice dwindles

• Anusha Venkat
• Asia Times

A simple stroke of a trained finger can be lethal, according to practitioners of Varmakalai, which translates into English as “art of vital points.”

Targeted at the right spot, or…

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