Justyna Rodzińska-Nair

comes from Wrocław, Poland. She graduated from the Interfaculty Individual Studies in the Humanities at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, with an MA in kalarippayattu and performing arts. Since 2004 she has collaborated with the Grotowski Institute. Justyna practices the Southern style of Kalarippayattu since 2005, with her first research in India in Thiruvananthapuram under Jayachandran Nair (Kerala School of Martial Arts), Thankappan Assan and Ajith Kumar (Maruthi Marma Chikilsa Kalari Sangham and Ayurveda) and Ashokan Kutappan (Anjaneya Kalari Sangam). Currently she practices under Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair and co-leads practice sessions and workshops. She is a co-founder of Studio Kalari, which is a part of the Grotowski Institute.