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'''Urumi''' ([[Malayalam]]: '' | '''Urumi''' ([[Malayalam]]: ''uṟumi''; [[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]: ''ethunu kaduwa''; [[Hindi]]: ''āra'') is a sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, originating in modern-day [[Kerala]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Devnath|first=Vinay|date=2016-07-09|title=10 Deadly Weapons That Originated In India|url=https://www.storypick.com/deadly-indian-weapons/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Storypick|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is thought to have existed from as early as the [[Sangam period]]. | ||
It is treated as a steel whip<ref name="Saravanan2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/14/stories/2005011400050100.htm|title=Valorous Sports Metro Plus Madurai|last=Saravanan|first=T.|date=January 14, 2005|journal=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128173452/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/14/stories/2005011400050100.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and therefore requires prior knowledge of that weapon as well as the sword. For this reason, the urumi is always taught last in [[Indian martial arts]] such as [[Kalaripayattu]]. | It is treated as a steel whip<ref name="Saravanan2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/14/stories/2005011400050100.htm|title=Valorous Sports Metro Plus Madurai|last=Saravanan|first=T.|date=January 14, 2005|journal=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128173452/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/14/stories/2005011400050100.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and therefore requires prior knowledge of that weapon as well as the sword. For this reason, the urumi is always taught last in [[Indian martial arts]] such as [[Kalaripayattu]]. | ||
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==Use== | ==Use== | ||
[[File:Bhujangi showing Urumi - Aara skills.jpg|thumbnail|[[Gatka]] | [[File:Bhujangi showing Urumi - Aara skills.jpg|thumbnail|[[Gatka]] practitioner giving an urumi demonstration.]] | ||
The urumi is handled like a flail | The urumi is handled like a flail but requires less strength since the blade combined with [[centrifugal force]] is sufficient to inflict injury. As with other "soft" weapons, urumi wielders learn to follow and control the momentum of the blade with each swing, thus techniques include spins and agile manoeuvres.<ref name=Saravanan2005/> These long-reaching spins make the weapon particularly well suited to fighting against multiple opponents. When not in use, the urumi is worn coiled around the waist like a belt, with the handle at the wearer's side like a conventional sword.<ref name=Saravanan2005/> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||