Seni Gayung Fatani

Seni Gayung Fatani

Emblem of the Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia Association

Emblem of the Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia Association
Also known as Gayung Patani
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Country of origin Malaysia Malaysia
Olympic sport No
Official website Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia

Seni Gayung Fatani is a style of silat from Malaysia based on the art of war. In Malay, the word seni means art and gayung is a word for martial arts, synonymous with silat.[1] Fatani means wise in Arabic and was chosen in 1976 by the councils of Guru Tua (Seniors). The grandmaster of the silat is Tuan Guru Hj Anuar Abd. Wahab. After he is deceased, Hj Ismail Ashraff Khan was elected (by the councils of Guru Tua and trustees) as the Second Grandmaster of Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia which was witnessed by many of his disciple and beloved wife.

Origin

Seni Gayung Fatani originated from Malacca Sultanate Empire. In 1840, it was brought to Kedah by Syeikh Abdul Rahman. The style was expanded upon by his son Tok Yah Ramli. Another of Abdul Rahman's students was Pak Teh Mat Ali who taught this style to Pak Andak Embong who in turn passed it down to Tuan Guru Anuar Abdul Wahab. When it was registered in 1976 as an association under the Government's Club Act, the name was formalized to Seni Gayung Fatani Association.

Syllabus

The new syllabus outlined by Tuan Haji Anuar has seven different levels. Each level teaches techniques of its own while maintaining the same basic form. Some of these are:

Bunga Silat

Jurus Silat

Belebat Silat

Tapak Silat

Buah Silat

Tempur Seni Silat

Tempur Beladiri Silat

Seven Levels in Seni Gayung Fatani

Level 3

In the level three, the practitioner wears a brown belt and is called Pesilat Perkasa (Second Rank Junior Silat Exponent). This terms derives its meaning from the fact that at this level, the exponent would spend a lot of time in the gelanggang or training ground doing whatever the silat instructor asks.

  1. Bunga Silat (fifteen movements)
  2. Jurus Silat (fifteen movements)
  3. Belebat Silat (elak or avoidance)
  4. Tapak Silat (empat or four)
  5. Buah Silat (selapis or one layer)
  6. Tempur Seni (buah seni selapis or the art of silat arts with one layer)
  7. Tempur Beladiri (elak berangkai or avoiding network )
  8. Technique: Avoidance

Level 4

The practitioner wears a yellow belt and is called pesilat muda or young silat exponent because they now have some knowledge of silat but not yet enough to qualify as a full-fledged trainee.

  1. Bunga Silat (fifteen movements)
  2. Jurus Silat (fifteen movements)
  3. Belebat Silat (tangkis or block)
  4. Tapak Silat (tiga or three)
  5. Buah Silat (berangkai or continues)
  6. Tempur Seni (buah seni berlapis or the art of silat arts with continues movement)
  7. Tempur Beladiri (tangkis berlapis or blocking network )
  8. Technique: Blocking and repelling attacks

Level 5

The practitioner now wears a green belt and is called a 'pesilat' or silat exponent because they have now experienced enough to be able to apply techniques in sparring matches.

  1. Bunga Silat (twenty movements)
  2. Jurus Silat (twenty movements)
  3. Belebat Silat (tangkap or catching)
  4. Tapak Silat (lingkar bulat or circle)
  5. Buah Silat (berlapis or more than one layers)
  6. Tempur Seni (rangkai berlapis or the art of silat arts network with more than one layers)
  7. Tempur Beladiri (gelut berseli or alternate attack and defense )
  8. Technique: Avoidance, blocks, tangkapan (trapping or seizing) and felling an opponent

Level 6

At this stage, the pesilat wears a red belt and is called a pendekar muda or young warrior. Now adept at applying techniques, the exponent can face off any attack by any assailant and is qualified to teach. Before being recognized as a pendekar, the pendekar muda may receive a black stripe on their bengkung (waist sash) for each year they show active participation and constant improvement.

  1. Bunga Silat (Twenty movements)
  2. Jurus Silat (weapons)
  3. Belebat Silat (potong or secret techniques in Silat Melayu)
  4. Tapak Silat (lima or five)
  5. Buah Silat (senjata berseli or weaponry application between the silat exponents)
  6. Tempur Seni (gelut seni senjata or weaponry application between the silat exponents with continues movement)
  7. Tempur Beladiri (tempur dan gelut silat or combating application with alternating attack and defense application)
  8. Techniques: Avoidance, blocks, tangkapan, locks and armed combat (parang, kris, etc.)

Level 7

The individual is given the title Pendekar, denoting a full-fledged warrior. This level is not easily attained as the grading is only held when a pendekar muda is deemed fit for it. In becoming a pendekar, the exponent has to create their own bunga silat, jurus silat and tapak silat movements which must not be similar to that of others. At this stage the warrior will be given the Silat knowledge that origins from the art of war from multiple aspects of knowledge, practice and traditional weapon skills system. The Malay warrior attitude is the same in Warrior's Attitude.[3] The warrior also will be train to become silat guru to implement the self-defense moves education to others. They are also exposed to science teaching, management, spiritual, technical and co-curriculum in purpose to strengthen community, religion, race and nation.[2] During grading, they will have to face off armed attacks by multiple assailants from different directions to qualify.

  1. Bunga Silat (gerak seni or the arts of creating silat movements continuesly)
  2. Jurus Silat (with and without weapons jurus movements)
  3. Belebat Silat (aplikasi gabungan or the combination of silat application from level 1-7)
  4. Tapak Silat (kepelbagaian gabungan tapak or the variety and combination of floor movements to strike opponents)
  5. Buah Silat (with and without weapons application)
  6. Tempur Seni (silat melayu or the highest arts movements in Silat Melayu application)
  7. Tempur Beladiri (seni dan beladiri or combating application with the art and self-defense of attack and defense application)
  8. Techniques: The art of war of Silat Melayu.[4]

See also

References

  1. Martabat Silat Warisan Negara, Keaslian Budaya Membina Bangsa PESAKA (2006) [Istilah Silat by Anuar Abd. Wahab]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Anuar, A.W. (2007). Silat: The development history of traditional Malay silat and development of modern Silat Malaysia curriculum. Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor: Hizi Print Sdn Bhd
  3. "Lessons in Grace & Confidence", "Changed Children" & "Preserving Tradition" by Leong Siok Hui, TheStar Newspaper (13 August 2005)
  4. Anuar, A.W. (1992). Teknik dalam Seni Silat Melayu (Technique in Malay Silat). Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

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