Silambam
Sign in to saveSilambam is an old Indian martial art originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam.
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- Martial art.name
- Silambam
- Martial art.aka
- Silambattam, Chilambam, Chilambattam
- Martial art.focus
- Weapons
- Martial art.hardness
- Semi-contact
- Martial art.country
- India
- Martial art.olympic
- No
- Martial art.origin
- Tamilakam
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Silambam is an old Indian martial art originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam.
==Origin== References in the Silappadikaram and other works of the Sangam literature show that Silambam has been practiced since at least the 4th century BC. It derives from the Tamil word silam, meaning hill. The term silambambu referred to a particular type of bamboo from the Kurinjimala (kurinji hills) in present-day Kerala. Thus silambam was named after its primary weapon, the bamboo staff. It may have earlier used for self-defense and to ward off animals in the Kurinji hills and later evolved into the present-day martial art. Bamboo staffs – as well as swords, pearls and armor – were in great demand from foreign traders.