Stick Fight,SIlambam fights,Silambam Korvai,Adivarisai,

[svengalipro31]

I used to do silambatam, i quit because the master wasn't progressing. This reinspires me. Thank you

[5spdstang]

Ballet of death...thanks for sharing

[sandamalperera]

Nice moves.. really like learn this art, bt we dont have any teachers here

[bostafffighter]

After 1:47 the man raises his leg like a dog pissing against a wall LOL.just for fun no offence intended.

[surathisuran]

@bostafffighter hahaha! perhaps the move is called dog pissing on the wall to kill the wolf hehehe! wonder why he raises the leg in such a odd fashion?May be to make the art look more bizarre, and authentic.

[Wampum33]

you know your good when you fight in Khaki's

[djnosleeves85]

WOW this is amazing senthlkaran i like this video becasue i was thinking about using the silambam style ofr a female character in a novel im making.

I alos what this female character to learn Kuttu varisai and Varma ati for advanced techniques. these will will help protray the style a little better without tranning myself.

thanks for uploading

[vaidotas86]

4:28 I would beat him in one minute

[Ramshobraja]

I have trained many martial arts but I would love to train a martial art from my homeland!

[karikaalacholan]

Why the Master raises his leg in this particular fashion when striking?

[mayur500]

its a master piece

[karikaalacholan]

Why the Master raises his leg in this particular fashion when striking?Also, the length of the staff seems to be more than the ground to center of forehead

[gabbethecool123]

?????????

[Balatesting]

Cool more to come?

[SithV1]

I notice some sort of connection between the Tamil art of Kuttu Varisai and the Chinese forms of Monk Fist Boxing.

[azn00234]

aren't u suposed to be trying to hit the other person instead of the stick?

[terran97]

this could be lethal

[axess1202]

That was beautiful.

[Oohviyakiruki]

this guy is really cool, hats off, I wished I have learned this art, what a loss.

thanks very interesting

[ClearofMind08]

I've always thought attacking with one hand only on the staff to be folly because it can be disarmed by striking the wrist (Especially if the person if the attack is using both hands on his stick). I don't know I could be wrong I am no master but this is just a guess.

[venchanter]

Yes that is true but bear in mind that staff practice is to really acquaint a person with the footwork and other motor skills needed for true fencing ... in an actual combat situation ( say in a war ), the warriors would use swords. No wonder that the British banned this art from being practiced.

[Lukeml1X]

the big dude is using it more as a club then a stick

[crannage2009]

hahaha true

[jamesjonestheball]

do you have any videos where the actual stick fighting is fast

[DIEGOKEN242]

3:30 Would that push work standed on one leg?...

3:50 What for is all that taping...?

The last one move, that traping looks cool.

Interesting video. I`d like to see more techniques with empty hands.

[GanjaBhai]

when they train, they do the tappin, because

when they kick in the air, they want the ball of their feet, or the knuckles of their fist to hit something in the air, so that way they don't practice with holding back the strike, some other martial arts have other ways of going around this problem, like using punching bags and stuff

try it your self, throw a punch in the air, and then throw a punch with your palm hitting it at the end, you'll see which one feels more comfortable

[DIEGOKEN242]

3:54 - 3:59 What is he hitting?

Yes there is two kicks.... but just 2. So I don`t get it whay he taps 4 times...

3:33... the taping again...

Look, I ask with respect. It`s interesting.

See ya

[DIEGOKEN242]

a more confortable punch or a more efective punch?

[vedvarun]

hi, i stay in delhi, do u know anybody who instruct this art in delhi

[fxkiran]

HI . My name is Kiran and I am from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.. I've had sm trainingi n southern style of kalari payattu as a kid and now I'm planning to restart my training... I would like to know abt masters of silambam in Kanyakumari district whom I can approach to get trained.. I really luv this thing and long staff id my fav weapon... Please help me.

[senthilkaran]

Thank u for taking time to watch silambam, its almost died,to help it,

thanks agin

[peanutbutterblah]

Are you the guy who is performing in this video ?

[jeganmic]

@senthilkaran Im trying to learn it.. But there are no proper tutorials available in youtube... it will be helpful if you post some basic to advanced move tutorials.. thank you..

[ledamoss]

my god i`ve never seen this kind of stickfighting it`s awesome!!!Is it indian?..i guess so..

Great video!

[GanjaBhai]

yep, it's specifically tamil, south indian

[alibuck119]

why don't you keep your comments on the subject of the martial arts and the vid and leave your personal opinions and beliefs out. No one cares what you think about religions theirs ours or otherwise

[masshacker]

not as easy as looks...

...smashed head... :)

[UFMD1]

Many people think Bodhidharma brought martial arts to China from Kalaripayattu style, but I think Silambam look the most like Shaolin styles, much more than Kalari.

[brownmuscle]

bodhidharma was tamil so its a possibility

[UFMD1]

That is a good point. Also, the original Shaolin was called Siu Lam, pretty close to Si-lam-(bam). I do not know the etymology of the Indian words though.

[anhkhoinguyen]

wow UFMD! your really un-educated in martial arts. the original shaolin was always called shaolin...siu lam is just how cantonese people pronounce "shaolin" which is in manderin. Shaolin means small forest. bekuz it was built on a small forest...silambam means bamboo hills..the name sounds alike only by chance but different meanings, so sorry itz not related, nice guess tho.

[siva20006]

u r uneducated..shalion fights were based on this type of martial arts..accept the facts.....

[anhkhoinguyen]

@siva20006 The FACTS? heres what it say on the encycopedia

The attribution of Shaolin's martial arts to Bodhidharma has been discounted by several 20th century martial arts historians, first by Tang Hao on the grounds that the Yì Jīn Jīng is a forgery.[12] Stele and documentary evidence shows the monks

Huiguang and Sengchou were involved with martial arts before they became two of the very first Shaolin monks, reported as practicing martial arts before the arrival of Bodhidharma.[14]

[adityabose26]

@anhkhoinguyen Ha ha ha ha.....r u kidding me?? Discounted by chinese scholars, right? The chinese govt. would go to any lengths to spread propaganda about their so called "glorious" history. They have just begun to claim everything & most of the so-called scholars who have supposedly done "research" have all been sponsored by the Chinese ministry of military history. It's not beneath these champions of chinese history to fudge evidence to prove their claims if need be.

[anhkhoinguyen]

@siva20006 encycopdia

Records of the discovery of arms caches in the monasteries of Chang'an during government raids in AD 446 suggests that Chinese monks practiced martial arts prior to the establishment of the Shaolin Monastery in 497.[15] Monks came from the ranks of the population among whom the martial arts were widely practiced prior to the introduction of Buddhism.

[adityabose26]

@anhkhoinguyen U only need to look @ multiple cases of data fudging by chinese scientists to see where I am coming from. Before U chinese got chauvinistic about ur so called glorious past, the chinese intellectuals openly admitted to & admired the cultural influences of India on Chinese thought, religion & philosophy. Chinese pilgrims routinely came to India to study & translate the Sanskrit scriptures at the universities of Nalanda & Taxila.

[adityabose26]

@anhkhoinguyen Indian monks have gone to the far east to spread Hindu & early buddhist thoughts since 200 BC.

[anhkhoinguyen]

In addition to that, the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, the Bibliographies in the Book of the Han Dynasty and the Records of the Grand Historian all document the existence of martial arts in China before Bodhidharma. The martial arts Shuāi Jiāo and Sun Bin Quan to name two, predate the establishment of the Shaolin Monastery by centuries, martial art myth and lore that attribute Chinese martial arts to Indian monks has long be discounted by serious researchers and historians.

[anhkhoinguyen]

@siva20006 sorry buddy, FACTS andd modern evidence are more reliable then martial arts myth and lores. Looks like your the uneducated one here. Go look up SHAOLIN on wiki or the world encycopdia and cry your "ignorant" asses to sleep. Indians martial arts/chinese martial arts connection is about as real as the tooth fairy or santa claus..The same people who told americans kung fu came from India also told people TAICHI came from an immortal on wudang...ALL JUST STORYS =P

[eajinabi]

@anhkhoinguyen Martial Arts myth?? Wtf are you talking about?

Punching, kicking and fighting has an origin??

[lakx72]

@anhkhoinguyen I'm Sorry for you Buddy. Ignorance is bliss. Everything in China is Indian, For e.g. China has lion statues but China never had lions and Indians(south) had lions and similar statues. Taoism is just Hinduism same temples on top of hill, goddess etc. In China all ancient female characters Royal and divine have a bindi in their fore head. In Chinese epic or ancient stories All sacred or special texts are supposed to be in Sanskrit again not spoken in China.

[lakx72]

@anhkhoinguyen FYI, it is chinese belief that martial arts came from Indian, not Indian belief. Indians never bother about where their teachings spread. For e.g. They never try to spread Yoga and do not bother if others are spreading it. Lets see what Indians contributed to the world, Yoga is Indian, meditation is Indian, surgery & Plastic surgery Indian(2000 years old book technique still used and called Indian technique), number system from India, most advanced language and script Indian

[lakx72]

@anhkhoinguyen In the end it is all hypocrisy. The monks were attire similar to Indians, safron and the cloth around from the waist(right side) over their left shoulder, with the right shoulder open. Shaolin Temple believes it is Indian then why disprove it with other references. What guarantee that other references are genuine if the ancient shaolin reference to India is wrong. Then the Malay call their art "Silat melayu" and Karate means "empty hand" and in south also kai means hand/fist

[lakx72]

@anhkhoinguyen Also how do you explain the fact that all countries which were ruled/influenced by south India have martial arts. How do you explain the fact that In Tamil & Malayalam the teacher is called asaan and in Thai also they call achaan. The Indian influence on Thai is much older then its influence on China and Thai is much much closer to China then India but still the Thai martial arts is from India. Same techniques in china & India but no evidence of it going to India from china

[gbb357]

@anhkhoinguyen ..Dude, don't bother with these idiots. They keep claiming this BS but they can't back it up with any factual credible proof. They base they're proof on ASSumptions. Ask them for proof and all they'll give you is a story or a theory that somehow became a fact.

[Splodgo]

@UFMD1 Shaolin and Siu Lam are the same words. The latter is just the Cantonese pronunciation of the two Chinese characters. The shào (少) in "Shaolin" refers to "Mount Shaoshi", a mountain and lín (林) means "forest"

So, nothing to do with Silambam :-)

So whilst there is anecdotal talk about a link between Shaolin and Indian martial arts, I don't think there is actual historical evidence to prove so.

... but I might be wrong :-)

[LadyKagome619]

wow interesting very very interesting

[khmerbraveheart]

this is cool ^_^.

[saththiriyan]

its nice that someone is taking care of the dying art of hindu tradition. giving the rebirth of the olden spritual art of silambam

[DIEGOKEN242]

Very Interesting.