THE KNIGHT FAMILY

Let the photos speak themselves....
(Pusaka Gayung)

Pak Andak Majid Mat Isa

Pak Ngah Mat Aris (am I right Cikgu Nik?)

Cikgu Tuah

Cikgu Jebat

Cikgu Kasturi

Cikgu Lekir

Cikgu Lequi

HAVING A CHAT WITH LIPAN BARA

Cikgu Mustapha Kamal

Called as "Lipan Bara" (Red Centipede) in Silat Seni Gayong, he was one of the senior Gayong Master that still active teaching and moving everywhere to support the Gayong activities. His name was popular since he was one of the Gayong disciples who came along with the late Dato' Meor to Japan. The demo team was invited by the Japan emperor to perform and to present Silat Seni Gayong during a martial art event. It was so impressive that the Japanese called them the Malay Ninja. Besides, Gayong demo is full with jumping and flying, and our uniform is in black!!! Serious looking Master, he is actually a kind and sociable.

"I used to learn and to write down everything that I learned with the late Dato'. Dato' didn't teach us only the external technic, but he taught us also many "Ilmu Hulubalang". I used to have a telephone-directory-size notebooks, which I noted every Ayat and Amalan from the late Dato' but I finally decided to bury it in the earth". I asked this Gayong Master why do he did that. He said that, "we are in 21st century. The "Ilmu Hulubalang" is here..." (while pointing his index to his head). He added, "However, don't stop learning and searching. Take which you'd prefer. And never forget the Qulhuwallah, Ayat 9 and others Gayong daily practices. It's for our own benefit"

This Master however reveals his sadness of certain Gayong disciples who forget where did they come from and with whom did they start to learn. I did ask him about his opinion regarding the conflict happens between among the Gayong family. He just simply replied to me, while smiling "Ingat asal kita..." (remember the moment when we started (in Gayong))



For those who still didn't watch his interview yet, can see here in youtube.

I think that my encounters with Cikgu Mustapha Kamal will bring me to another level of "not just being a Gayong blogger". I'll try my best to go around and to "frame" a souvenir from every Senior Gayong Master all around Malaysia. They must have something to say, and many thing to share with. For the sake of Silaturrahim in Islam, forget a while which parties we belong to. Gayong Bergayut, Kata Bersahut...

ZATTT!!!!

Cikgu Siti Kalsom in Memories...

Cikgu Siti led the Gayong Knights during the Independent Day

No one could replace the late Cikgu Siti Kalsom. Even though a Malay proverb says "Patah Tumbuh Hilang Berganti" (everything lost will be replaced), but to have a woman as a real Master in Martial Art like the late Cikgu Siti is one in a million. She was the one who received the "Silat Seni Gayong" directly from the late Mahaguru, day and night. The responsibility that she carried was really big. As a daughter, she took the task after the death of the late Mahaguru of keeping this one of the biggest Silat federation in Malaysia and Internationally. She struggled for the unity among Gayong disciples until her death on February 2007. May Allah place her soul among the good people. Amin... Al-Fatihah.

Cikgu Siti's Sundang Lipas. Still kept preciously by one Gayong Master...

Her hope was to see a united Gayong federation. Even though she didn't have the chance to see it,let us hope to the new Gayong generation would fight for this mission! ZATTT!!!


Gayong Mencantum Bersatu Padu, Mengingatkan Junjungan Empunya Seru. Sama Sendiri Bantu Membantu. Selamat Sejahtera Hajat Dituju...

CIKGU AWANG DAUD's FAMILY & ADMAA

Cikgu Awang Daud & Cikgu Adi (photos from Cikgu Nik Iznan)

A legendary Young & Dangerous Cikgu Zulkarnain (Cikgu Nik Iznan's)

In Sungai Ibor, Gurun, there is a Gayong Master that many of Malaysia would know his name. This old Master, is still teaching and training the young Silat practitioners for the perfection. The man, who was holding a Keris up to the sky while shouting like a lion at the beginning of TV series "MAHAGURU", was Cikgu Awang Daud.

When Dato' Meor taught Silat Seni Gayong in Singapore, the British government was quite skeptical with Malay Seni Silat. They don't want any rebels, and besides, as what they could see inside other traditional Malay Silat, there were too much "dancing" and few practical combat technic showed during the demo. But the late Dato' Meor was an intelligent Martial Art Master. He "created" a Combat system to be taught to the British army. It was not an easy task for a normal person to do that because as Malay, we can't reveal our secret to the foreigner, but at the same time we must prove that Silat is one of the best defense system.


That time, the "Kombat" syllabus was born. One man was charged by the late Dato' to teach the foreigner, the British, the Sikh, and other British army. He was Cikgu Awang Daud. Cikgu Awang said "I trained the white people. Cikgu Majid trained the Malays!". The system was developed and until it became a perfect self-defense system based on Silat Seni Gayong.
Even after that, the Malaysian Army and Malaysian Police started to use Silat Seni Gayong as one of their syllabus, called as Tempur Tanpa Senjata and Seni Silat Polis.

the old school ADMAA logo

the latest ADMAA logo

Cikgu Awang Daud now moves under his martial art academy of ADMAA: Awang Daud Martial Art Academy. He teaches all of his knowledge that he learned from the late Dato' Meor Abdul Rahman and arrange in one complete syllabus for the ADMAA Gurulatihs. The best ADMAA trainer was his son, the late Cikgu Zulkarnain (Allah yarhamhu..), and now continued by the younger brother Cikgu Adi.




A few snaps of Cikgu Awang Daud while explaining about a Tekpi for training to Cikgu Nasir. It is heavier and much more difficult to hold and to swing. But a continuous training with heavy Tekpi will bring you a better result when playing with it! It reminds me a lot a pair of Tekpi at Tuan Rashid's house that we used to train with. As what I was told, Cikgu Awang Daud is one of the expert of Tekpi in Silat Seni Gayong. (and he is expert in many things too!).

GAYONG MEMBER & GAYONG DISCIPLE

Cubit-Cubitan, Tampar-Tamparan, Senggol-Senggolan Orang Gayong ni Tetap Dalam Sayang.... :)

Pertama-tama kalinya, pohon maaf kalau artikel ini mengusik ketenteraman jiwa Cikgu-Cikgu semua. Ini pendapat ambo yang kerdil. Ini apa yang ambo semat dalam hati dalam mencari ilmu Gayong, Ini adalah kata-kata hati ambo. Minta jangan menhukum ambo di atas kejujuran ambo menzahirkan pendapat ini....

AHLI GAYONG & MURID GAYONG

Being a member of Gayong, or a disciple of Gayong? Two words with different meanings that could easily confuse everyone of us. "Member" has a meaning of "One of the individuals composing a group", while "Disciple"has a meaning of "a convinced adherent of a school or individual" (merriams-webster's online dictionary)

This is the most controversy topic recently that caused many "war and conflict" between Gayong family. This issue also made me and many other young Gurulatih all over Malaysia trapped in between the clash of the "Gayong Titans". The different point of view between Gayong Leaders and Gayong Masters exist since the time of the late Mahaguru. It happens everywhere in all big association all over the world. Since the bitter clash of Gayong Malaysia, Gayung Pusaka, Gayong Warisan, Gayong Pasak, Gayong Perwanit, Gayong Tiga Kalimah, Gayong Paduka, Gayong Purba and Gayong Serantau, even though every federation claims that the founder is always the late Mahaguru Dato' Meor Abdul Rahman, the Anak Gayong seems to grow in term of number, but sadly separated by different names and visions.

PERPECAHAN SAYANG???

The conflict cause many new members confused and sometimes misunderstood. It was not rare to see a Pencak Silat competition of Olahraga trembles, and becomes a real fight when a Pesilat from Gayong Malaysia meets a Pesilat from Gayong Pusaka. Or a Pesilat of Gayong Warisan meets a Pesilat of Gayong Pasak. Although it happens mostly among the youngster who doesn't know the Gayong elders from other federation, but it proves that there are still stupid persons who think the membership is everything. Silat Seni Gayong is just not an association. It is a "Perguruan" (A doctrine). Once a student performs his Mandi Sintuk & Mandi Seni (Ritual Bath), he is accepted as a disciple and becomes brothers/sisters with other disciples of the late Dato' Meor. It means that we are just one big family, one father, with many children. All of Gayong groups are our families. We become as brother and sister for eternity, as long as we don't commit disloyalty vis-a-vis the founder and the doctrine. But one can be a Gayong member by paying his/her annual fees to the federation he/she belongs to. He/she has the right to vote during the election and he can develop more the Gayong federation's growth and economic power as a NGO.

WE JUST WANT TO LEARN

The worst thing a Master could do to his student is by forbidding him from learning with other Master. Let say a student learned since many years with a Master "A" from Gayong Malaysia. But after years of training, he/she would like to learn more with other Gayong Master that had learned directly with the late Dato' Mahaguru. The student heard that the Master "B" learned the "Keris" from Dato' when he taught Gayong in Singapore. The problem is that the Master "B" that he/she likes to learn is not in Gayong Malaysia. So tell me sincerely brothers and sisters, is that student doing wrong by going to learn with that Master for the sake of seeking the "Ilmu" (art & science) of Keris??? Is it written inside the rules and regulations that we lost our membership by learning with Master from different Gayong federation? Is it correct to hate and to refuse from learning with Masters from different Gayong federation? Where is the precious quotes of the late Dato' Meor saying that "I didn't teach Silat Seni Gayong to only one student. Go and find the art of Silat Seni Gayong from every of my disciples (after I pass away)"??? How could you sure that your skills and knowledge came from the original version of Dato' Meor? Or maybe you learn a "modified" version of your Master?

Crash your ego, forget your "chula" (DAN/stripes), fold your Sandang, and go learn more and train more with other Master as much as you could! Yes, we are the member of PSSGM, but we are the disciple (Murid) of Dato' Meor Abdul Rahman. Silat Seni Gayong itself is to master the art. Being a disciple meaning there's no tolerance of not being good and we must be expert and skillful in doing the Gayong technics. The real hierarchy in Gayong is your skill and knowledge of Adat and Pelajaran. Forget the "Jawatan" (position), as it is not one thing that you seek. It is given. If we try to seek it, just wait and see the destruction. Isi dulu diri dengan ilmu. Kerana ilmu itu lebih utama dari harta dan jawatan. Ambo berpesan pada diri ambo dan saudara-saudari sekelian..... ;)

So ask your self. Are you a Gayong member, or a Gayong disciple???

SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU

Anak Gayong Veronique, Daoud (and his wife Noraini) and Rebecca

Congratulation for our brother Daoud for his wedding recently!
Sorry for the late to wish you all the best and may you love and hold each other in the worst of times with trust, faith and belief;
hoping the best for you on your auspicious wedding!

Quand deux etre s'aiment tellement qu'ils decident de s'engager ensemble pour l'avenir, devant eux les attend tout un monde a construire fait de ce que chacun desire, peu importent les evenements. Que ces moment de vie partagee vous apportent tout le bonheur reve!

Awaken After Falling Asleep

A great man's mind : Dato' Meor Mural
(photo from Cikgu Jaz's facebook of PSSGM S'gor &KL)

The late Dato' Meor's mural drawing is not only an art to be appreciated in term of it's uniqueness and it's surrealism. Only those who learn the "GAYONG" understands what exactly the late Dato' wanted to tell us.

The eyes, the tears, the horns, the black cats, the water container, and other elements hiding the important lessons, principles and missions for Anak Gayong.

The truth is that the drawing reminds me a lot to something. Something that changed my believe forever...

For certain who is lucky (or unlucky!), had a chance to witness the mural in a real form in front of them. The Dato's mural drawing was "translated" in one bizarre drawing inside the Gayung Pusaka's first Tempur Tanpa Senjata book. The drawing of an eye with the tears, a hand with long nails, a frog, and other mystic objects were presented to describe a topic of "Seni Belian" (Kebatinan) in Silat Seni Gayong.

I had a chance once to witness "the eye" from my Master, one of my student (in France) had met "the hand" unexpectedly and my brother a Gayong Master of Pusaka Gayung in other hand had a chance to witness "the frog" from his Master.

Only the God and the late Dato' Meor himself knew what he tried to tell us. It's us to interpret it in our own way. Brothers and sisters, don't ask me what and why about the drawing. I am just as much curious as you. Let we open the discussion....! ;)

Melayu! Bersiap sedialah kamu!!! ZATTTTT!!!!!!!

AMERICAN CONNECTION

With Cikgu Sam of USGF

"Sempoooii"! That was the first word my mind was murmuring when meeting this Gayong Master for the first time. The man I meant was Cikgu Syeikh Samsuddin, called as Cikgu Sam who came back to Malaysia to visit his family. He said to me, "post this photo so Jen and other American students could see me getting "Urut" by Master Kahar!", while giving a simple smile to me and Cikgu Jaz. But I don't think that I saw Cikgu Sam smiling to Cikgu Kahar, since everytime Cikgu Kahar "touches his Urat", his face looks so fierce and serious. lol

Master Kahar reflexology massages

He is the Gayong Master of USGF (United States Gayong Federation). Talking about the Gayong history in USA, Silat Seni Gayong was firstly introduced to the American by Cikgu Sulaiman Sharif. The name of "Gayong USA" was adopted to spread the art all over the country. The senior Gayong Master Cikgu Majid Mat Isa was also invited to USA to give his blessing to the Gayong students and Gelanggangs. Cikgu Sulaiman Sharif who is the author of "50 Martial Arts Myths" is still teaching and training the Gayong practitioners in Malaysia. I met him once during an event organized by Pusaka Gayung at Kg. Kerinchi few months ago. A serious and educated looking man, this Master must have learned "something" from the late Dato' to survive and to be able to open the Gayong class in the middle of the dangerous ghetto where the crimes are a daily event.

Cikgu Sulaiman Syarif of Gayong America

After Cikgu Sulaiman Sharif came back to Malaysia, Cikgu Sam continues the responsibility to spread the Gayong art in that continent. He is also the author of The Malay Art of Self Defense, the first Gayong book ever in English that make Gayong becomes popular and get attention from the Human Weapons, National Geographic and many other medias. What I respect from this Master is that he educates his American students so correctly. Those American could understand that to know Silat Seni Gayong, they must not only learn from their Master in US, but they must come and feel the technics from the Gayong Master all over Malaysia. Besides, the connection of USGF with Taman Nirwana (Master Kahar Redza and Cikgu Jazwan) is really close. This is what every International Gayong association must have. "A child, will never leave his Mother".

Hopefully the AFSSG (Gayong France) will have more chance to make a closer relationship with USGF. Let us work together to make Dato' dream comes true! ;) Many thanks to Cikgu Sam, Cikgu Jaz and Master Kahar for evrything. ;)

A TALE OF DRAGON'S TAIL

It is a sad story, with a happy ending. The separation is hard, but I had made my vow. I'm at the late 20's (am I????) and must start to work hard for my "family". ;) I love my hair (even though certain dislike it! lol) but I love more my family. I've to be more serious person nowadays! As to mark the change in my life history, a sacrifice must be made.

The "execution" was done by my Ma (the little one) and the rest of the "tail" was taken down by my Abah. Hehehehe. Good bye my little dragon.

It's time for a higher step in my searching for Gayong quest. The deeper knowledge. The more complicated. I think I am satisfied to learn the "Silat" and the "Seni" since many years. Hopefully this could be a right time to know better what " Gayong" is exactly. Gayong. Ga-Alif-Ya-Waw-Nga. It's spiritual. A "Kebatinan"(Ilmu Batin) in some words, perhaps. But I repeatedly ask myself those questions.

"Am I ready to dive into the Kebatinan, while my Solat (Daily Prayer) is not as Qurratul A'yun (my real pleasure)?"

"Am I ready to see the Kebatinan world, while my Solat still not make me forget what's happening around me?"

"Am I ready to feel the Kebatinan energy, while I still couldn't concentrate during my Solat when those mosquitoes give me their tiny bites and forget all the physical pain?"


Feeling that certain Kebatinan practices could endanger my soul, I must correct my prayer first before going far in this journey. First step to the Kebatinan: Learning to pray, like a prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Allahu Akbar....

A "Yoi" Wannabe

Alhamdulillah, eventhough it was raining cats and dogs this afternoon, I managed to spend a little time for my first "post-wedding" Gayong training. The first is always the hardest. The most difficult time to burn down my accumulated fats during the semester break.

I found a small spot where I could train during the rainy day without being wet at the 11th Kolej of UPM. Nice. It was a small shelter with benches and eight nice pillars stood proudly surrounding me. Seems it was raining, no one I think, would see me doing the whatever I want. So I felt that the "Yoi" training would be the best to put me in the line.
What is Yoi? It is one of the highest level of Silat Seni Gayong that caused many of the curious young practitioner like me getting crazy about searching the true "teaching" of this lesson. It is an art of moving to escape and to attack, while at the same time saving the time and distance to hit the target. It is an art of facing many adversaries at the same time. Four, Eight, Twelves, Fourteen and so on. In other word, it's the art of Royal Rumble. lol.

What do I understand about the Yoi is that, many training and exercises could help us to "obtain" the "art of Yoi". Yoi is already inside all of the basic Gayong technics. Yoi is inside the Elakan, and inside the art of striking "Pukul" (Seligi, Luku, Siku etc.) Other than spiritual practices and mantras, Yoi is the "Silat" itself. The highest external level that reaches the internal level by the practices...

When meeting with the Masters, I would never forget to ask them about the "Yoi". And until now many explanation and demo had I seen. As what an old story told us, about the a group of blinds with an elephant. One perspective could not describe everything. But each perspective will help us to see it the almost complete form. HOPEFULLY...! ;)

For every Masters that I met, thank you for your guidance and teaching. I'll never make money with it. lol God bless you all.

Reviving With The Fresh Air Of Kampung

I was raised in a village named Kampung Gelam, a village at the side of Pekan Pasir Puteh, a district in the region of Kelantan. I was schooled at the Taski Al Rahmat, then Sekolah Rendah Kamil 2, and finally Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kamil. As a Kampung Boy, I knew every single river and lake in the district. I knew where to find the best "Buah Getah" (rubber tree fruits), and where to catch the "Ikan Sepila" (beautiful fighter fish). We moved than to Sri Aman 2 and than to Sri Aman 1 until now after my family constructing the house there.

Sometimes, we miss the Kampung air. I spent some time to Kampung Pulau Sa at my uncle's house last weekend. The village was the place where my Mek and my Ma lived under a small barrack without floor, built on the someone's land. The life was so difficult in that time. Now everything is better but it won't make us forget where we come from. Alhamdoulillah... But the fresh air doesn't change it's smell. The cool and fresh blowing air, caressing my face, with a nice fragrance of the Melur flower and the Paddy field. The earth itself talks to me. The birds sing, and looking to the sunset while eating the Keropok Lekor and drinking the Sirap Pandan, I felt so peaceful and stressless.

What type of life would you strive for Mr Hakim??? Live peacefully, and prepare for a beautiful afterlife... ;)

small garden...

Fruit trees

constructing a store

house in the middle of the paddy field...

playing with the flock...

everything is edible here. yummy!!! ;)

Mek was cutting some Kangkung to be eaten fresh with "Budu"

I used to be like Azim. Playing happily around the Kampung without any stress and problems!

I am Kampung Boy!!!

Mango Tree

the bug

and it's future society...

banana tree!!!

a strange Nangka tree..

still early but already produced a nice jack fruit!

don't try to attack me gooses!!! Or you'll be my next dinner!!!

AFTER THE WEDDING

Wao...! One big thing just had happened. I made my wedding ceremony successfully. The marriage (Nikah) itself is simple, as it is just a word. But the ceremony itself needs much more preparation! Alhamdoulillah everything was done smoothly. I missed many Silat courses during those wedding weeks. I thought I could simply came to the Silat course organized by Cikgu Amin Hamzah the night we had the wedding reception at my wife's house. Nope. It was too hard. I wanted it hardly to come, but failed to fight against the wish of my beloved wife. lol

The wedding itself caused me many sacrifices other than that. Money, times, commitment, and attention. As I made a "Nazar" (promise to God), to cut off my hair when I'm getting married and only by the hand of my Ma and my Abah, something strange happened at the Barber's shop. It was only my Ma who managed to cut my hair. The second one is my Abah. Than the barber could do his work normally. Here myself, with no more "dragon's tail". Brutally chopped down by Abang Lan Tukang Gunting. Hehhe

The hair means a lot to me. I made that Nazar as a promise for myself to learn and to train Gayong as much as possible as I can before the time of "matured" comes. Hopefully the saparation between us will bring better things in my searching for the true art of Gayong.

And of course, after being "bombarded" many times with the friends' wedding invitations and was forced to eat eventhough you were not hungry, I finally "satisfactorily" gained few kilos. (Again!) Oh God...! I must start to work out my shape again. I need to maintain my stamina again. Hopefully after this wedding things passed on, I'll have enough time and wonderful place to start my training! ;)

I would like here to thank to all friends, families, Cikgus, Masters, brothers and sisters, who came to my wedding reception, and who thought a lot about us eventhough you were not coming. A sincere prayer from you is needed and your generosity and kindness were appriciated by us, my family here in Pasir Puteh. Ok, one thing just happened. One big thing. When will one "big" thing in Gayong will happen to me??? Hope the day comes when " Pecah Gayong Perpecahan Sayang, Satu Masa dan Ketika Akan Kembali Teguh"...


"Je suis de retour" (I'm coming back)

ZATTTTTT!!!!!!