Dubai, Mar 5 : A world class instructor from Germany is set to hold a workshop on Kerala's ancient martial arts `Kalarippayat' in Dubai this weekend.

Gerhard Schmid, the instructor based in Hamburg, is offering a Kalari foundations workshop on March 6 and 7 at the Zen Yoga studio in Dubai Media City.

"Kalarippayat is an intact oral lineage as old as Yoga and Ayurveda, and utilises many of the same principles and wisdoms ... A warrior tradition, Kalari is a powerful meditation in movement, developing strength, coordination, and cardiovascular fitness," Gulf News quoted Schmid, as saying.

"Kalari has a systematic approach to training the complete Self: the body, the emotions and the mind," he added. (ANI)