▁no ▁other ▁weapon ▁available ▁or ▁lost ▁their ▁main ▁weapon ▁in ▁battle . ▁As ▁such , ▁older ▁styles ▁place ▁less ▁importance ▁on ▁the ▁weapon , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁However , ▁its ▁significance ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁symbol ▁has ▁raised ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁k ris ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁primary ▁weapon ▁of ▁many ▁later ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen ins ula . ▁Sil at ' s ▁traditional ▁ar sen al ▁is ▁largely ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁objects ▁designed ▁for ▁domestic ▁purposes ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁fl ute ▁( ser uling ), ▁ro pe ▁( t ali ), ▁sick le ▁( s ab it ) ▁and ▁chain ▁( rant ai ). ▁ ▁Training ▁ ▁In iti ation ▁To ▁sign ify ▁the ▁init iation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁student , ▁certain ▁rit uals ▁may ▁be ▁carried ▁out . ▁This ▁may ▁include ▁fast ing ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days , ▁or ▁drink ing ▁her bal ▁tea . ▁Sil at ▁master s ▁tradition ally ▁never ▁charged ▁fe es ▁for ▁their ▁teaching , ▁but ▁money ▁or ▁some ▁other ▁gift ▁may ▁be ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁asp iring ▁student . ▁Such ▁practices ▁usually ▁don ' t ▁apply ▁today , ▁especially ▁outside ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁but ▁a ▁few ▁schools ▁like ▁Sil at ▁L int ar ▁preserve ▁their ▁own ▁init iation ▁rit ual . ▁ ▁Sal ut ation ▁Sil at ▁pract ition ers ▁begin ▁and ▁end ▁each ▁routine ▁and ▁practice ▁session ▁by ▁sal uting ▁their ▁teacher , ▁partner ▁or ▁any ▁spect ators ▁as ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁respect .