Title
Book of Laws & Officiating of Silambam Fencing of India
Year/Period
1970–1989
Region
India
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 22.2 x 14.2 cm
Accession No.
2018-01226
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Elenasiar Edwards
Originating from the Indian subcontinent, the Indian martial arts of Silambam and Kalari-Payat was introduced to Malaya through Master Marama Assan Ebenezer Dharmaraj Nadar who set-up the Kalari-Payat club in Ipoh, Malaysia in 1938. Following his father’s footsteps, Master E Edward founded the Kalari-Payat Silambam Centre in Singapore in 1970s, and it was officially registered as under the Singapore Martial Arts Association in 1988.
