The Thiruvananthapuram institution, training in a kuzhi kalari since 1956, with ICCR-recognised courses and daily morning performances visitors can watch.
Established by Govindankutty Nair Gurukkal, son of C. V. Narayanan Nair, this was the first kalari to bring the northern system to south Kerala, and it now teaches both northern and southern styles. Courses begin twice a year, in June before the rains and in October at Vidyarambham.
It is recognised to host ICCR international scholarships and runs three-to-six-month short courses for foreign students alongside long-term training.
Kalari chikitsa is handled by the Gurukkal himself, following the classical texts, with medicines manufactured at the kalari.
A visitors' gallery seats twenty-five, and training can be watched between seven and eight most mornings. Photography needs prior permission, and special performances can be arranged on a fortnight's notice.
A fifth-generation southern-style school at Nemom under Dr. S. Mahesh Gurukkal, running everything from daily traditional training to structured fitness and mindfulness programmes.
Southern-style training and Kalari Chikitsa on a single ashram campus founded by Guru Balachandran Nair, with an Ayurvedic healing centre and a Hanuman temple on the grounds.
Training and traditional treatment together at Pappanamcode since 1974, now under Dr. Gowthaman Gurukkal, with morning classes and evening slots arranged for foreigners.
