Insight into art of stick-fighting

A silambam exponent (front) leading participants in a demonstration at the Sek Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi in Armenian Street, Penang. — Photos: GARY CHEN/The Star

IT was an eye-opening experience for some 20 participants when they performed the ‘Nilaikalakki Silambam’ at the Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi as part of the Penang Heritage Festival.

They were taught how to handle the stick as well as the striking positions of silambam, a traditional martial art from South India.