Two rows of about twenty men face each other, carrying thin sticks of bamboo to signify spears or swords. (The performance can alternatively make use of dummy rifles made entirely of wood and metal plating or real rifles, swords, or spears.) Between the rows musicians play Emirati music on large and small drums and tambourines, brass cymbals, leather bagpipes, or flutes.
Opposite each other are two lines of about twenty men holding thin bamboo sticks to symbolize spears or swords. (The performance can also use wooden and metal dummy rifles, real firearms, swords, or spears.) Musicians play Emirati music on large and small drums, tambourines, brass cymbals, leather bagpipes, or flutes between the rows.