INSTRUCTOR PROFILE
Family Tradition:
Hails from the Most traditional and cultural area of Palakkad district – Ottappalam, and belongs to the below mentioned historically famous families of Kerala, Venugopal has got the heritage of Kalaripayattu.
Kandamangalthu Kalari – The famous Gurukkalachchan trained many kalarippayattu experts in the 1910s. Venugopal’s Father – Kandamangalathu Damodara Panicker is the nephew of Gurukkalachchan.
These great personalities leads different associations we are affiliated to
These people heads activities of each associations we are affiliated with.
They undertake the great duty of training our students
in different forms of martial arts in India.
Velloli Kalari – From where Kolathiri king used to recruit soldiers. Venugopal’s Mother – Kamalam is from Velloli family.
Dharmothu Panicker (Thamme) Family – Venugopal’s Grand father (Thamme Manaveda Panicker) is from the famous Thamme family, descent from Thamma Panicker who was the army chief of the great Samoothiri.
Martial arts experience:
Venugopal Velloli has been practicing two different streams of martial arts – Karate and Kalaripayattu for a very long time. He is handling both streams in efficient way to the fullest. He has always been grateful to his masters who helped him to achieve this proficiency.
Kalaripayattu: Venugopal Velloli has started practicing Martial arts from 10 years old under Late Sri. Changampalli Muhammed Gurukkal and has been trained in many different styles of Kalaripayattu thereafter.
Currently he is practicing Kalaripayattu under SRD Prasad Gurukkal – Sreebharath Kalari, Valapattanam, Kannur – in Arapukai style.
Muhammed Gurukkal
Karate: Started practicing Karate under Shihan N.M Thomas and later trained under Kyoshi Lee Ben Seng in Singapore in Shotokan Karate style and taken 1st to 4th dan black belt from this association. Later started practicing traditional okinawan style – Shorin Ryu. Currently conducting Karate classes in Bangalore with affiliations to International Okinawan Shorin Ryu – Kishaba Juku Karate do.
Achievements:
Karate:
6th Dan Black Belt – Japan
6th Dan Black Belt – WKF
6th Dan Black Best – KIO
National Referee – KIO
Certified National Coach – KIO
Chief Instructor – Karnataka (Shorin Ryu – Kishabajuku)
National Champion 1996 – Kumite (Association open tournament)
International Champion 1996 – Kumite (Association open tournament)
National Champion 1998 – Kata (Association open tournament)
International Champion 1998 – Kata (Association open tournament)
Kalaripayattu:
3rd Dan Black belt (Kalaripayattu) – World Kalaripayattu Federation
National Referee – Kalaripayattu ( Empty hand fight)
National Champion 2015 (empty hand fight) – World Kalaripayattu Federation.
Diploma in Kalaripayattu (Tamilnadu sports University) 2015.
Shihan Venugopal is conducting Karate and Kalaripayattu classes in different areas of Bangalore and mentoring a large number of students of various ages.