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It was
originally created along three principles:
it had to
be easy to learn.
it had to make use of every possible weapon.
it had to allow for fighting multiple opponents at once.
Weapons
Talwar: curved sword
Lathi: stick of bamboo from one to three meters in length
Flexible weapons, such as whips and chains.
Churi: knife
Bow and arrow: either traditional Indian steel recurve bows or true
composite bows made of wood, horn and sinew. Arrows used are usually
fletched reed arrows with tanged steel points.
Barcha: spear
Khanda: traditional Sikh and Rajput straight sword
Peshkarj: dagger
Kukri: bent sword which broadens towards the point
Tabar: axe
Chakram: circular edged weapon that can be thrown. Smaller specimens can be
worn like bangles and used as brass knuckles.
Bagh Nakh: leopard's claw, a spiked weapon worn on the hand similar to the
Japanese shuko
Katar: dagger able to pierce armor
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