The length of the staff depends on the height of the practitioner. Silambam's main focus is on the bamboo staff. Silambam Kalaripayattu Huyen langlon Mardani khel Gatka Sqay Boxing Musti-yuddha Wrestling Malla-yuddha Pehlwani Vajra-musti Today, Silambam is the most famous and widely practiced Indian martial art in Malaysia where demonstrations are held for cultural shows. The ban was lifted after India achieved independence. During this time, Silambam became more common in Southeast Asia than its native India where it was banned by the British rulers. They also introduced modern western military training which favoured fire-arms over traditional weaponry. Indian martial arts suffered a decline after the British colonists banned Silambam along with various other systems. "thadii pattalam", Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Maruthu Pandiyar (1760–1799) relied mainly on their Silambam prowess in their warfare against the British Army. The soldiers of Kings Puli Thevar, Dheeran Chinnamalai had Silambam army named The Indian community of the Malay Peninsula is known to have practiced silambam as far back as the period of Melaka's founding in the 15th century, and likely much earlier. The bamboo staff - along with swords, pearls and armor - was in great demand with foreign traders, particularly those from Southeast Asia where silambam greatly influenced many fighting systems. References in the Silappadikkaram and other works of Sangam literature shows that silambam has been practiced as far back as the 4th century BC. It is also said to have influenced the southern style of Kalaripayattu. These poems and the art they described were allegedly passed on to other Siddha of the Agastmuni akhara (Agastya school) and eventually formed the basis of Silambam, and Siddha medicine. One of these texts was the Kampu Sutra (Staff Classic) which was said to record advanced fighting theories in verse. Agastya practiced this method of meditation and eventually compiled three texts on palm leaves based on the god's teachings.
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The old man taught him of kundalini yoga and how to focus prana through the body's nadi (channels).
While on his way to Vellimalai, Agastya discussed Hindu philosophy with an old man he met, said to be the god Murugan in disguise.
Oral folklore traces Silambam back several thousand years to the siddhar (enlightened sage) Agastya. For the 2008 Indian film, see Silambattam (film).
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