Thirichukaal is the first among the two directional leg movement methods of kalaripayattu. This is one among the very difficult leg movements in two directional leg movement category. This leg movement is very valuable and helpful for kalaripayattu practitioners to get more balance in koti chuvadu, ability to turn round in lightening fast, to defend both the attacks from forward and backward directions while performing verumkai of kalaripayattu and to perform different techniques of verumkai mura in eight directions. This leg movement is used to practice in two directional, four directional and eight directional methods in kalari. Those who practice Thirichukaal in eight directional and four directional methods will be benefited with more body balance along with perfect alignment of nerves, muscles and organs at its exact positions. The advanced level of leg movements are able to find only in those kalaris which follows traditional gurukul format and the practitioners can be benefited with higher level of abilities from kalaripayattu practice. This leg movement is also helpful to improve the strength of legs, to improve the performance of toes and hence develops the pace and strength of various chuvadukal, to develop the effectiveness of attacks using legs during the performance of verumkai and also to reduce the over weight of kalaripayattu students. It is also helpful for children to recorrect irregular bends found in legs, the correction of nerves related to knee, to remove the tightness of muscles found in the edges of foot and to clear the minor changes in the leg joints. This leg movement will be most beneficial for the children of around ten years old who are facing with leg related issues. The regular practice of thirichukaal is helpful for children to minimize the chances of unexpected fall downs and to reduce the chances of accident situations while they quickly turn round. It also helps to minimize the problems of several children like tightness related to abdominal muscles, lower abdominal areas and vertibraes of back bone. The purpose of this video is to preserve this traditional massage therapy segment. Please don't blindly imitate this video.
