Lissy stresses the importance of teaching Kalari in schools!

Actress Lissy Lakshmi is known for acting in several hit Malayalam films in the 80s. The veteran has stayed away from movies ever since her marriage to director Priyadarshan in 1990. Over the last few years, Lissy has been into learning Kalaripayattu, Kerala’s traditional martial arts form. Last day, she took to her social media handle to pen a brief note about her experience learning Kalari and why she believes it should be taught to children from school days itself.

Lissy’s Facebook post reads,

Kalari is a great art to learn. As you can see from the picture, Age is not a barrier. Even if you learn very little like me, it is still an amazing fitness technique to have for both mind and body. Kalari techniques are a combination of steps (Chuvadu) and postures (Vadivu). Above photo is with Kalai Rani and Laxman Guruji. My regret is that I should have learned Kalari may be when I was a child or teenager. In my opinion our children should be taught the basics of Kalari in school for it’s obvious health benefits and self discipline and it may also help our daughters in self-defence.