D.H. Luijendijk is a native of Holland who studied judo and kung fu in his youth and became interested in the functional aspects of kalarippayat while studying at the university in Sri Lanka. A visit to Kerala led to his studying full time under Grandmaster Sherif, whose ancestors trained the army and bodyguard of the raja of Chirakkal. He trained full time in Kerala for several years and then returned for months of intensive training each year. In 2003 he earned the title of asan, or master. He also lived in Iran for a number of years, studying that country's indigenous martial arts.
Biography from the archived Paladin Press catalog.
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