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	== Practice ==		== Practice ==
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	Adimurai is traditionally practiced outdoors or in unroofed areas. It is mainly practiced by [[Kallar (caste)\|Kallars]], [[~~Thevar~~]]s, [[Nadar (caste)\|Nadar~~]] and the [[Vishwakarma (caste)~~]] of southern [[Tamil Nadu]].		Adimurai is traditionally practiced outdoors or in unroofed areas. It is mainly practiced by [[Kallar (caste)\|Kallars]], [[Maravar]]s and [[Nadar (caste)\|Nadar]] of southern [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v32oHSE5t6cC&pg=PA177\|title=Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. A – L\|last=Zarilli\|first=Philip B.\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|year=2001\|isbn=978-1-57607-150-2\|editor-last=Green\|editor-first=Thomas A.\|volume=1\|page=177\|chapter=India}}</ref>

	During the time of [[Marthanda Varma]] this art was later combined with the traditional [[Kalaripayattu]] of kerala to form a separate martial art called [[Thekkan Kalari]]. The empty hand techniques of [[Thekkan kalari]] are taken from Adimurai.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v32oHSE5t6cC&pg=PA177\|title=Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. A – L\|last=Zarilli\|first=Philip B.\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|year=2001\|isbn=978-1-57607-150-2\|editor-last=Green\|editor-first=Thomas A.\|volume=1\|page=177\|chapter=India}}</ref>

	== In pop culture ==		== In pop culture ==

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{{Short description|Indian Tamil martial art}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox martial art
|image=അടി തട.jpeg
|imagecaption=Adimurai [[mock combat]]
|name=Adimurai
|aka=Adithada
|focus=[[Strike (attack)|Striking]], [[Blocking (martial arts)|blocking]]
|hardness= [[Full-contact]], [[semi-contact]]
|country=[[India]]
|olympic=No
|creator=Traditionally [[Siddhar]]s
|parenthood=
|famous_pract=
|meaning=Law of hitting<ref name=zarilli/>
}}
{{Tamil transliteration}}
'''Adimurai''' is an [[Indian martial arts|Indian martial art]] originating in modern-day [[Kanyakumari]], the southernmost region in [[India]]. It was traditionally practiced in the [[Kanyakumari district]] of modern-day [[Tamil Nadu]] as well as nearby areas in southeastern [[Kerala]]. Its preliminary empty-hand techniques are called '''Adithada''' and application of [[vital point]]s are called '''Varma Adi''', although these terms are sometimes interchangeably used to refer to the martial art itself.<ref name=zarilli>{{cite book |last1=Zarrilli |first1=Phillip B. |title=When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Discourses, and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art |date=1998 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-563940-7 |page=27 - 29 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/When_the_Body_Becomes_All_Eyes/EP6BAAAAMAAJ?hl=en |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> Adimurai is a portmanteau in the [[Tamil language]] where ''adi'' means "to hit or strike" and ''murai'' means method or procedure. In modern period it is used alongside other Tamil martial arts.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Origin and the Historical Development of Silambam Fencing: An Ancient Self-Defence Sport of India|last=Raj|first=J. David Manuel|publisher=College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Univ. of Oregon|year=1977|location=Oregon|pages=44, 50, 83}}</ref>

== History ==
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Adithadi is a non-lethal version of Adimurai which was developed in the [[Tamilakam]] region of ancient [[India]]. It saw most of its practice in the [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] and [[Pandya dynasty|Pandya]] kingdoms, where preliminary empty hand techniques were used.<ref>Luijendijk, D.H. (2005) Kalarippayat: India's Ancient Martial Art, Paladin Press, {{ISBN|1-58160-480-7}}</ref>

== Practice ==
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Adimurai is traditionally practiced outdoors or in unroofed areas. It is mainly practiced by [[Kallar (caste)|Kallars]], [[Thevar]]s, [[Nadar (caste)|Nadar]] and the [[Vishwakarma (caste)]] of southern [[Tamil Nadu]].

During the time of [[Marthanda Varma]] this art was later combined with the traditional [[Kalaripayattu]] of kerala to form a separate martial art called [[Thekkan Kalari]]. The empty hand techniques of [[Thekkan kalari]] are taken from Adimurai.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v32oHSE5t6cC&pg=PA177|title=Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. A – L|last=Zarilli|first=Philip B.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-150-2|editor-last=Green|editor-first=Thomas A.|volume=1|page=177|chapter=India}}</ref>

== In pop culture ==
Adimurai was depicted in the film ''[[Pattas]]'' (2020) starring [[Dhanush]], directed by [[R. S. Durai Senthilkumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-s-pattas-is-on-ancient-tamil-martial-art-news-tamil-tm0knMbcgefeh.html|title=Dhanush's 'Pattas' is on ancient Tamil martial art!|website=[[Sify.com]]|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-s-pattas-is-based-on-adimurai-news-tamil-ubokzVebhbfaf.html|title=Dhanush's 'Pattas' is based on 'Adimurai'|website=[[Sify.com]]|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Martial arts}}

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Angampora]]
*[[Banshay]]
*[[Bataireacht]]
*[[Bōjutsu]]
*[[Gatka]]
*[[Jūkendō]]
*[[Kalaripayattu]]
*[[Kendo]]
*[[Kenjutsu]]
*[[Krabi–krabong]]
*[[Kuttu Varisai]]
*[[Mardani khel]]
*[[Silambam]]
*[[Silambam Asia]]
*[[Tahtib]]
*[[Thang-ta]]
*[[Varma kalai]]
*[[World Silambam Association]]
*[[Silat]]
*[[Kbachkun boraan]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Martial Arts}}

[[Category:Indian martial arts]]
[[Category:Dravidian martial arts]]
[[Category:Tamil martial arts]]
[[Category:Kalarippayattu]]

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