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Posted by Mikal C Johnson (KtCym SOCAE) from spider-wn021.proxy.aol.com on September 19, 1999 at 18:44:15:

In Reply to: Re: posted by Ulla on September 19, 1999 at 17:28:52:

Silly people. This is history.
Here's anexcerpt from a site that mentions it.

Kalaripayit is a martial practised in Kerala and Tamil nadu.....and
the name means "Battlefield Training".It's orgins are vague,But interestingly some of Postures and basic fighting technique are often seen portrayed in statues of God krishna and Parsuraman which were carved 4,000 years ago.The art indentifies itself with Kali,the goddess of war,and also the legendary founder of the cult of Thugee,which was a anti-British organization bent upon riding India of the English.In the Latter part of nineteenth century Thugee gangs,many of whom were kalaripayit disciples,sneaked the English barracks and homes to strangle their victims silently with a silken scraf which had an indian rupee encased within its folds.The coin pressed violently against the larynx and chocked the unsuspecting victim to death.The English word 'Thug' is derived from this gruesome Indian cult.

• Kalaripayit

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