Thrusting, prodding, or pinching with the fingers performs this type of action. The effects of thodu varmam, inclusive of but not limited to: -unconsciousness -temporary disability of limb/organ -delayed antagonoistic body reactions, disease, death So this is more of a touch, although with some pressure exerted on the spots.
Unconsciousess, -Incapacitation, -Permanent disability of organ or limb, or -Death.
P ad u V a r m a m : Forceful blow on the spot, in accordance to the amount of force used in the blow, causes the following reactions: T y p e s o f V a r m a m c l a s si s i f i e d a cc cc o r d i n g t o t h e t y p e s o f A ct ct i o n s u s e d : Just to suffice, Kaalam is another name given to Varmam spots in the context of the Tamil language. It may also refer to Shiva’s “destroyer aspect “ (Kaal Bhairava). It may K a a l a m : Kaalam is another word allude to either the limited time available to resuscitate the victim of a varma strike or the delayed death effect (just like Dim-Mak, if you have observed the similarity.) ‘Kaalan’ is also the name of the Hindu god of death Yama. M a r m a m : Another word used to refer to the spots is “ Marmam”, which in either Tamil or Malayalam (remember Kalaripayat has these methods too) means mystery, which alludes to the mysterious effects of such a strike on the spots. To avoid confusion, I shall henceforth refer to the art as Varma Kalai, the points(locations) as spots or points as varmam or just as spot and the action as strike(inclusive of punches, open handed blows, finger thrusts or any other offensive method employed in hand to hand combat) or blow. The actual points, or nerve junctions etc themselves may be called Varmam.The systematic study, art or method of performing the actions in the application of martial arts/self defence is called Varmam or Varma Kalai. The action that causes loss or blockage of vital energy (Ki, Chi, Prana etc) at certain locations of pressure pressure points, nerve junctions or bone joints is called Varma Adi or Varmam strike. There are different definitions for the the Tamil word “Varmam”:
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