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Contents
Chapter I Silambam fencing
Staff-use-Universal: Introduction
Staff-use in Ancient Greece
Staff-use in Germany
Staff-use in England
Staff-use in West Indies
Staff-use in India
Silambam fencing in Tamil Nadu
Silambam to enrich the programme of physical education and recreation
Dearth of literature on
The need for literature on Silambam and its place in the N.F.C. Programme in India
Interview with the Inspector-General of Police, Madras, India
Interview with the leading Silambam-knowing film-actors in Madras
Interivews with Head Masters and Principals of Colleges
LIterary references to Silambam fencing
Table 1: References to Silambam in Tamil Literature
Questionnaire on Silambam
Evaluation of Silambam by Doctors n Physical Education in India
Chapter II: the utility of stadff-play round the world in different ages
England as a school for bayonet play in military circles
Quarter-staff
Staff-fencing: A peasantry sport as well as knightly combat
A peep into Medieval England
Quarter-staff
Ceylon (Jaffna)-for self-defence and recreation
Malaysia and Singapore
Thailand
Japan
Perisa
Korea
Africa
West Indian Islands
United States of America
Conemporary siociety-Need for protection for girls
Crowd and riot control
India: Palaeolithic & neolithic period: for self-defence against animals and hman enemies
All states in modern India: for self-defence and for recreatin
Around the wrld: meeting the needs of society
III Historical review of Silambam fencing
Etymological research
Silambam fencing in the 16th Century
Names of Taamil films that promiinently display Silambam fencing
The practice of quarter-staff fading out in England
Staff fencing blossoming on Indian soil
Hey-day of silambam fencing in Tamil Naku, India
Naming the staff-A tradition
Understanding the adversary's staff-A strategy
Eulogising the exploints of the staves-A chivalrous way
Silambam fencing, the art of bone-setting physicians
IV Rich traditins of Silambam fencing in ancient Tamil Nadu, India
On the versions of the origin of the word 'Silambam'
Origin and development
The value of silambam
Off-shoots of silambam
Silambam staff-the kind
Silambam staff-the treatment
Silambam staff-the storing
Silmbam staf-the dimensions
Combatants' dress requirements
Combatants' protective grear
Combatants' diet
Conditioning exercises
Training sessions
V The modern silambam contest
salutation and showoing reverence to God, the opponent, the spectators and the Guru
Commencemnet of the contest
V (contd.) The modern silambam contest
Targets of attack
Vulnerable tartets-gleaned from traditional Silambam art
Scoring of points in the contest-the traditional way
Various traditional ingredients that served as glue or paste
Declaring the winner-the traditional way
Conclkusinon of hte contest-Two ways
Ways of relaxation of contestants after a contest
VI Technique of silambam
Introduction
Foot-work
One-step-move
Two-step-move
Three-step-move
Three-circle-move
Four-circle-move
Pivot-turn-step
Pivot-jump-move
Staff-work
Two-hand-close-grip-palm-opened-down-the-staff
Right-hand-end-and-left-hand-two-finger grip
Two-hand-reverse-close-and-wide grips
Two-hand-reverse-grip-palm-opeed-over-the-staff
Reversing the staff
Swing
Frdont swing
Side swing
Back swing
Overhead swing
Underarm and overarm swings
Round-the -head swing or crowd-press-swing
Display swing
Hits or Touches
Top-cut
Low-cut
Mid-cut
Face-cut
Inner-cut
Outer-cut
Chops
Thrusts
Front-thrust-simple
Front-thrust-power
back-thrust-simple
Back-thrust-power
Side-thrust-simple
Side-thrust-power
Sweep-hits
Underarm-sweep-hit
Back-sweep-hit
Back-sweep-hit
Crowd-press-sweep-hit
Feinting
Combination of foot-work and staff-work
Two-step-move with the staff
Three-circle-move with staff
Four-circle-move with staff
Taking possession of opponent's staff
Technique 1 and 2
Techniques for attack or defence
Technique 1 Guarded move (Pammal)
Technique 2 Screening the staff from oppoonent's view (Pathukkal)
Technqiue 3 Agil or lightning move (Minnal)
Technique 4 Threatening guise (Mirattal)
Technique 5 Disguised flourishes (Mayakka-muravaikum Veechugal)
Sliding of the staff
'Moving length' of the silambam staff
Progressive fundamental strokes (Offense; Defense)
VII The laws of silambam fencing and officiating
The combat
Law 1 The ring
Law 2 The staff
Law 3 The number of combatants
Law 4 Combatants' dress
Law 5 Combatants' protective gerar
Law 6 Duration of the combat
Law 7 Officials
Law 8 Entry of the combatants into the arena
Law 9 Commencement of the contest
Law 10 The target of attack
Law 11 Fouls and misconduct
Law 12 Scoring of points in the combat
Law 13 Declaring the winner
Law 14 Conclusion of the contest
Playing courtesies
Silambam motto
VIII Contribution of silambam in the opinion of Doctors in Physical Education
Analysis of questionnaire to experts in physical education
Objectives served-comparative evaluation
Contribution to motor abilities-comparative evaluaton
Relative interest of various sections of the population
Relative usefulness for different categories of people
Evaluation of Silambam by Doctors in Physical Education
Appendices
Appendix A Expert fencers who contributed to the enrichment of silambam through questionnaires and interviews
Appendix B Coleges of Physical Education in India offering degree or post-graduate diploma courses
Appendix C Doctors in Physical Education in India and U.S.A. who have evaluated silambam fencing and stressed its need in schools and communities
Appendix D Tamil proverbs on silambam fencing
Appendix E Glossary of technical terms-English to Tamil
Appendix F Index
Chapter I Silambam fencing
Staff-use-Universal: Introduction
Staff-use in Ancient Greece
Staff-use in Germany
Staff-use in England
Staff-use in West Indies
Staff-use in India
Silambam fencing in Tamil Nadu
Silambam to enrich the programme of physical education and recreation
Dearth of literature on
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Silambam fencingThe need for literature on Silambam and its place in the N.F.C. Programme in India
Interview with the Inspector-General of Police, Madras, India
Interview with the leading Silambam-knowing film-actors in Madras
Interivews with Head Masters and Principals of Colleges
LIterary references to Silambam fencing
Table 1: References to Silambam in Tamil Literature
Questionnaire on Silambam
Evaluation of Silambam by Doctors n Physical Education in India
Chapter II: the utility of stadff-play round the world in different ages
England as a school for bayonet play in military circles
Quarter-staff
Staff-fencing: A peasantry sport as well as knightly combat
A peep into Medieval England
Quarter-staff
Ceylon (Jaffna)-for self-defence and recreation
Malaysia and Singapore
Thailand
Japan
Perisa
Korea
Africa
West Indian Islands
United States of America
Conemporary siociety-Need for protection for girls
Crowd and riot control
India: Palaeolithic & neolithic period: for self-defence against animals and hman enemies
All states in modern India: for self-defence and for recreatin
Around the wrld: meeting the needs of society
III Historical review of Silambam fencing
Etymological research
Silambam fencing in the 16th Century
Names of Taamil films that promiinently display Silambam fencing
The practice of quarter-staff fading out in England
Staff fencing blossoming on Indian soil
Hey-day of silambam fencing in Tamil Naku, India
Naming the staff-A tradition
Understanding the adversary's staff-A strategy
Eulogising the exploints of the staves-A chivalrous way
Silambam fencing, the art of bone-setting physicians
IV Rich traditins of Silambam fencing in ancient Tamil Nadu, India
On the versions of the origin of the word 'Silambam'
Origin and development
The value of silambam
Off-shoots of silambam
Silambam staff-the kind
Silambam staff-the treatment
Silambam staff-the storing
Silmbam staf-the dimensions
Combatants' dress requirements
Combatants' protective grear
Combatants' diet
Conditioning exercises
Training sessions
V The modern silambam contest
salutation and showoing reverence to God, the opponent, the spectators and the Guru
Commencemnet of the contest
V (contd.) The modern silambam contest
Targets of attack
Vulnerable tartets-gleaned from traditional Silambam art
Scoring of points in the contest-the traditional way
Various traditional ingredients that served as glue or paste
Declaring the winner-the traditional way
Conclkusinon of hte contest-Two ways
Ways of relaxation of contestants after a contest
VI Technique of silambam
Introduction
Foot-work
One-step-move
Two-step-move
Three-step-move
Three-circle-move
Four-circle-move
Pivot-turn-step
Pivot-jump-move
Staff-work
Two-hand-close-grip-palm-opened-down-the-staff
Right-hand-end-and-left-hand-two-finger grip
Two-hand-reverse-close-and-wide grips
Two-hand-reverse-grip-palm-opeed-over-the-staff
Reversing the staff
Swing
Frdont swing
Side swing
Back swing
Overhead swing
Underarm and overarm swings
Round-the -head swing or crowd-press-swing
Display swing
Hits or Touches
Top-cut
Low-cut
Mid-cut
Face-cut
Inner-cut
Outer-cut
Chops
Thrusts
Front-thrust-simple
Front-thrust-power
back-thrust-simple
Back-thrust-power
Side-thrust-simple
Side-thrust-power
Sweep-hits
Underarm-sweep-hit
Back-sweep-hit
Back-sweep-hit
Crowd-press-sweep-hit
Feinting
Combination of foot-work and staff-work
Two-step-move with the staff
Three-circle-move with staff
Four-circle-move with staff
Taking possession of opponent's staff
Technique 1 and 2
Techniques for attack or defence
Technique 1 Guarded move (Pammal)
Technique 2 Screening the staff from oppoonent's view (Pathukkal)
Technqiue 3 Agil or lightning move (Minnal)
Technique 4 Threatening guise (Mirattal)
Technique 5 Disguised flourishes (Mayakka-muravaikum Veechugal)
Sliding of the staff
'Moving length' of the silambam staff
Progressive fundamental strokes (Offense; Defense)
VII The laws of silambam fencing and officiating
The combat
Law 1 The ring
Law 2 The staff
Law 3 The number of combatants
Law 4 Combatants' dress
Law 5 Combatants' protective gerar
Law 6 Duration of the combat
Law 7 Officials
Law 8 Entry of the combatants into the arena
Law 9 Commencement of the contest
Law 10 The target of attack
Law 11 Fouls and misconduct
Law 12 Scoring of points in the combat
Law 13 Declaring the winner
Law 14 Conclusion of the contest
Playing courtesies
Silambam motto
VIII Contribution of silambam in the opinion of Doctors in Physical Education
Analysis of questionnaire to experts in physical education
Objectives served-comparative evaluation
Contribution to motor abilities-comparative evaluaton
Relative interest of various sections of the population
Relative usefulness for different categories of people
Evaluation of Silambam by Doctors in Physical Education
Appendices
Appendix A Expert fencers who contributed to the enrichment of silambam through questionnaires and interviews
Appendix B Coleges of Physical Education in India offering degree or post-graduate diploma courses
Appendix C Doctors in Physical Education in India and U.S.A. who have evaluated silambam fencing and stressed its need in schools and communities
Appendix D Tamil proverbs on silambam fencing
Appendix E Glossary of technical terms-English to Tamil
Appendix F Index
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