Silambam made its first historical appearance in the eyes of the world through the auspices of the committee of the United Nations Assembly, which recommended Silambam Asia for United Nations status. Kuttu Varisai is the unarmed combat component of Silambam and also a stand-alone martial art. Sedikuchi: cudgel or short stick, often wielded as a pair.Kattari: native push-dagger with a H-shaped handle.Panthukol: staff with balls of fire, or weighted chains on each end.Maru: a thrusting weapon made from deer (more accurately, Blackbuck) horns.It is often tipped with metal rings to prevent the ends from being damaged. The staff is immersed in water and strengthened by beating it on the surface of still or running water. Silambam: staff, preferably made from bamboo, but sometimes also from teak or Indian rose chestnut wood.Listed below are some of the weapons used in Silambam. Separate practice is needed for staffs of different lengths. For instance, the sedikuchi or 3-foot stick can be easily concealed. Different lengths may be used depending on the situation. Ideally, it should just touch the forehead about three fingers from the head, typically measuring around 1.68 meters (five and a half feet). The length of the staff depends on the height of the practitioner. Silambam's main focus is on the bamboo staff. This includes improving flexibility, agility, and hand-eye coordination, kinesthetic awareness, balance, strength, speed, muscular and cardiovascular stamina. The first stages of Silambam practice are meant to provide a foundation for fighting, and also preparatory body conditioning. Indian martial arts and other related martial arts practices suffered a decline after the British colonists banned Silambam and promoted modern military training, which favored firearms over traditional weaponry. The Kings Puli Thevar and Dheeran Chinnamalai had armies of Silambam soldiers named "Thadii Pattalam." Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Chinna Maruthu and Periya Maruthu (1760–1799) relied mainly on their Silambam prowess in warfare against the British Army. The Tamil Kingdom which encompassed Southern India and Sri Lanka spread it throughout the Southeast Asia. The Silambam staff was acquired by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans and was spread back to the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. The ancient city of Madurai formed as the point of focus of Silambam's spreading. Bamboo staffs – as well as swords, pearls and armor – were in great demand from foreign traders. 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. Thus silambam was named after its primary weapon, the bamboo staff. The term silambambu referred to a particular type of bamboo from the Kurinjimala (kurinji hills) in present-day Kerala. It derives from the Tamil word silam, meaning hill. References in the Silappadikkaram and other works of the Sangam literature show that Silambam has been practiced since at least the 4th century BC. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. Silambam is a weapon-based Indian martial art originating in South India in the Indian subcontinent.
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