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Silambam Weapons

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Listed below are some of the weapons used in silambam.

Transliteration	Tamil	Details
Long Staff • Silambam	• சிலம்பம்	Staff, preferably made from bamboo, but sometimes also from teak or Indian rose chestnut wood. It is often tipped with metal rings to prevent the tips from being damaged.
Short Stick / Cudgel • Sedikuchi • Sedi Kuchi • Muchan • Muchchaan	• செடி குச்சி	The 3 feet stick often wielded as a pair and can be easily concealed.
Deer Horn • Maan Kombu • Maduvu • Mattuvu • Madu • Maru	• மான் கொம்பு • மட்டுவு
Fireball Staff • Panthukol • Tee Pantham	• தீ பந்துகள் • தீப்பந்தம்	sometimes weighted chains on each end with fireballs.
Knife • Katti	• கத்தி
Sword • Vaal • Val	• வாள்	generally curved.
Spears • Vel Kambu • Eeti	• வேல்கம்பு • ஈட்டி
Machete • Aruval • Aruval	• அருவாள் • வீச்சரிவாள்	often paired.
Stick • Kali • Kaji
Dagger • Kuttuval • Kuttuval	• குத்துவாள்
Knuckle Duster • Kuttu Katai	• குத்து கட்டை	spiked knuckleduster.
Native Push-Dagger • Kattari		native push-dagger with a H-shaped handle with some are capable of piercing armor. The blade may be straight or wavy.
Whips • Savukku	• சவுக்கு	with several flexible sizes / lengths.
Metallic Blades • Surul Pattai • Surul Katti	• சுருள் பட்டாக்கத்தி • சுருள் கத்தி	flexible sword used in Silambam. Surul Pattai - In the Malayalam it is called the Urumi as per the Northern Kerala System of Kalaripayattu and Chuttuval in the Southern Kerala System.

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