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Silambam: Stick fighting - The Bamboo That Bites Back: Weapons, Whips & Fire Balls

Silambam: Stick fighting - The Bamboo That Bites Back: Weapons, Whips & Fire Balls

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Host Oly Bennet explores Silambam, the ancient Tamil martial art featuring weapons spanning two millennia. From bamboo staffs to flexible swords, fire-tipped chains, and deer horn daggers, this episode covers weapon systems, cultural history, and tactical sophistication of a discipline predating the Roman Empire.

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