Urumi

thumb|170px|Urumi usage in Kalaripayattu demonstrated by Gangadharan Gurukkal in Perambra, [[Kozhikode.]]

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Weapon.name: Urumi
Weapon.image: Welding Urumi.jpg
Weapon.caption: Kerala kalari practitioners wielding urumi in a friendly spar.
Weapon.origin: Kerala, India
Weapon.type: Sword
Weapon.is_bladed: Yes
Weapon.length: approx.

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Subclass of: edged and bladed weapon
Country of origin: India
Image: Urumi weapon.jpg

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thumb|170px|Urumi usage in Kalaripayattu demonstrated by Gangadharan Gurukkal in Perambra, [[Kozhikode.]]

An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, secretly worn around the waist. Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern India, it is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam period.

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