By Application · Carry the Parampara Forward

Coach Certification

For dedicated practitioners who wish to become certified coaches in Bharatiya Kshatriya Vidya — the Bharatiye warrior arts — and to carry that living tradition forward.

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Your path to becoming a coach

Three phases, in order — build your foundation, train to teach, then practise and give back. The ₹30,000 fee covers Phases 2 and 3.

Phase 1 · Prerequisite

6 months

Build your foundation

Six months of Angad foundational training — relaxable to four months if you're already practising. This grounds you in the form before you ever teach.

Phase 2 · Teachers training

1 month

Learn to teach

The one-month teacher-training program — three modules, hands-on mentoring, assessment and certification.

💰 Covered by the ₹30,000 fee

Phase 3 · Practise & give back

2 months

Volunteer work & Bhama

Two months of Satyabhama (Bhama) sessions and hands-on volunteer work — advancing your own practice while serving the akhara and the wider tradition.

💰 Covered by the ₹30,000 fee

Phase 1 · Prerequisite

Before you start

One requirement before the teachers training:

✓Angad Foundation — six months of foundational training. Already practising? It can be relaxed to four months.

What you train in

Phase 2 — the one-month teachers training, across three modules — from the roots of the tradition to standing in front of your own students.

Foundation

•History of Bharatiya warrior traditions
•Philosophy of Dhanurveda
•Ethics and the warrior's code of conduct
•Guru–Shishya Parampara

Bharatiye Fitness & Warrior Arts

•Meipadam — full-body movement patterns and flows
•TaraiPadam — ground work and floor exercises
•Short-sticks fundamentals — coordination and basic strikes
•Padi-Karlai & Kai-Karlai Sutrus
•Transitions, combinations & form refinement
•Building strength-endurance in your students

Teaching Methodology

•Lesson planning — seasons and timing of practice
•Teaching different age groups & health conditions
•Safety protocols
•Demonstration skills

Level 1 of 6

And this is just the first level

The path doesn't end here. From Level 2 onward you go deeper into warrior arts and intermediate-to-advanced Bharatiye fitness — including mallakhamb — so a coach keeps climbing long after the first certificate.

Phase 3 · 2 months

Practise and give back

The back half of the program. Over two months you keep advancing your own practice and you serve — because a coach who only takes will stagnate.

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Satyabhama (Bhama) sessions

Intermediate and advanced practice and workshops — so you keep growing as fast as the students you'll soon teach.

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Volunteer work (seva)

Serve the akhara and the wider tradition:

•Curating resources and content
•Spreading awareness in villages
•Connecting with regional akharas and temples
•Conducting workshops — alongside other instructors and volunteers, whether launching new programs or supporting ones already running

🔄 And every year after: your certificate stays valid one year and renews as you keep showing up — roughly 30 hours of practice, workshops and seva. It keeps every coach growing, connected to the akhara, and never stagnant.

What you're paying for

One Fee · Phases 2 & 3

₹30,000

International · ≈ $1,100

Covers all three months — the one-month teachers training, then two months of practice and seva.

Paid once you're accepted, never just to apply. The Angad foundation (Phase 1) is the prerequisite and isn't part of this fee.

Everything below is included in that one fee:

✓One-month teachers training

All three modules, with hands-on mentoring from your coaches

✓Assessment & certification

Certified in the Tamizhar Kalai Puducherry lineage

✓Two months of practice & seva

Advanced Bhama sessions plus hands-on volunteer work

✓Training materials

Everything you need to learn and to teach

On completion you receive the credential Certified Instructor — Bharatiya Kshatriya Vidya / Warrior Arts, eligible to assist and lead classes, run beginner programs, support school initiatives, and represent the Gurukulam at demonstrations and events.

Where it leads

Certification is the beginning, not the end. Three ways forward — all rooted in seva.

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Assist & Lead

Co-teach and lead Karla Kutuhal batches under the lineage, earning a share of the batches you run as the akhara grows.

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Keep Growing

Keep advancing year after year — intermediate and advanced sessions, workshops, and belt upgrades in the lineage. The path deepens; you never stagnate.

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Start Your Own

Open an affiliated branch of your own — a closely connected sister centre that carries the Karla Kutuhal lineage to a new place, backed by the parampara rather than standing alone.

Meet Your Mentors

Coach Vak

Senior Instructor

Dedicated practitioner of ancient Bharatiya martial arts. Decades of traditional training in Silambam & Kuthu-Varisai. Dedicated to reviving and sharing the warrior arts of Bharat.

Coach Uma

Instructor

Specializes in youth training and foundation building. Coach Uma brings exceptional energy and discipline, ensuring students develop strength, posture, and deep-rooted cultural values through the program.

Apply to the Coach Path

This is a guided, by-application path — not an instant signup. Tell us where you are in your practice and your seva, and our coaches will personally review and reach out.

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