Are We Really There..?

Walking the street while wondering things surrounding  Gayong community around the world. I did noticed something that really interesting happening. The Gayong communities is represent with many criteria of individual and with different thinking, ideas and opinion. Sometimes it is good for the development of the art and sometimes it gives negative suggestion which if not making a deep thought will bring a calamities within the communities.

There comes adat-istiadat in Silat Seni Gayong, which has been neglected and sometimes mislead by some, due to not really understand what it is in reality or fact. Following, this so called guide and rules is to educate the community of Gayong to be in a great order. It was like a book of law. But as usual without the full knowledge we intent to put remarks or comments that might mislead the communities.

The adat-istiadat in Silat Seni Gayong comprise of many subject. It is educating the community to be behave accordingly and respecting each others. Sometimes we over used the manner and putting a trade mark that this is correct and that is wrong. A questions here..Are we really have the full knowledge of it? If we said we do..why we make an evolution for what has been practice since. Are we better than the founder?  Do we have the knowledge of doing so? Do we have the right to say of what we are doing? There are so many questions in our thought that to be translate or waiting for an answer.

We are talking about adat-istiadat of Silat Seni Gayong which was not been opposed before during the founder was still around. Which we should do so in order for us to get the correct answer for all of adat behaviour. What went wrong? We felt afraid? Which we shouldn't

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Common evolutions we can found this days can be seen in adat perlimau tapak. Why is this happening? There are many type of doing pertaining this matters. Some just used water and green lemon without others material. Some left out few material especially "bertih","kemenyan". Others maybe evaluate in different forms. A questions what went wrong again? And we said we preserved and take adat,adap or whatever it is as a role in our Gayong communities. It is a sorrow to say that we don't.

Just a point to ponder as said by the founder,"Barangsiapa yang tidak menjalani adat-istiadat perlimau tapak Silat Seni Gayong, ia tidak boleh diiktirafkan sebagai murid Gayong dan sama sekali tidak sah mengaku dirinya ahli Gayong", Dato Meor Abdul Rahman. Let us take a minute to think deeply about that statement. If we do according to our evolution without preserving as per guidelines and teaching from the founder pertaining to this matter, does the act that we are doing valid with that statement? And we have a gut to claim that we perform the well said to be preserved adat-istiadat. If we thought it is yes than move on with whatever the believing and if not we must return back to our original way. We make our own choice. And as a view if we said about adat,adap and everything related and we don't act as per the guidance and teaching of the founder than we cannot consider we are steeping on that path because we don't have the knowledge and we can't say that we understand well.

As a conclusion let sit and really think deeply on all aspects of any corner of adat-istiadat,adap and related to find solution and hoping there will be follow accordingly as per the footstep of guidance and teaching of our beloved founder. Until then if we still in evolution we don't have the right to say that we are following the same passage. Al Fatihah.

Semoga kita diberkati.

Think,Think and Think

Many things can be used as a weapons for the silat practitioners. Training on various weapons is to make one understanding  the type of weapons used when handling it. What we didn't realise is that we already equip with natural weapons at hand. Also when a weapons is used it must be accurate with our body mechanics of making sure we will be able to maneuvers it accordingly.

Let share some of the weapons within our body system. We take an example machete, the weapons that attach to our body is on the side of our palm and the method of applying it, is the same when handling a metal machete. The effect when been strike by those weapons is different. A machete strike will result with blood flowing out after the cut and can cause death or cutoff part of the body. While a true experts masters in silat can delivered a fatal blow using his so called machete hand which will result by internal bleeding or more worse burst of the nerve systems. There are many terms for this method according to the style of the martial arts. As what the western world known as DimMak which comes from the Chinese Martial arts terminologies.

In Silat Seni Gayong it was terms as per Malay wording as "Seni'. This method are various starting from an accurate movement till an accurate striking. Those techniques will be follow along with our body mechanics system in order to get it to be perfect. But before we reach the summit the training has to be accordingly and be expose each part of the so called "Seni" movement. It has both internal and external training from inner and outer. The knowledge and understanding is from the crown to the toe.

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I would like to share some of the event when mastering the method. Example one, when performing a grappling , no matter what techniques applied some will taste the pain and some will not and some will get choke and some will not. From this different feeling it marks that there are different level of doing it and we should know which level are our stand. If we are on that track we aren't on the level of "seni".

Another example the feeling is comes from the crown to the toe. Like a bone is breaking moving  like volcanic lava and like a building is collapsing. All those are an example of the well said method and it is up to us to stand on what level. The higher we go we will feel like flying and without feeling any pain at all and all our body is starting to cramp and the end result is that we are going to get frozen. There will be no pain been felt when  we are at the summit, the only things other people will notice that we are on our own now on another dimension, death. And this is "seni".

Understanding and mastering those techniques is not an easy boulot .It needs patience and the most important manner is obedient to his teacher no matter what happen. Then it will follow with the blessing. Those are the criteria needed importantly of gaining those so called easy to say but not easy to mastered. Many people failed when it comes to this but as the Malay proverb said, "taat setia tidak berbelah bahagi". Think, think and think about the significant of it.

Semoga kita diberkati.

The Art of The Warrior - SARONG

Sarong is wear as an attire in the Malay Archipelago. Although there are also weared in other countries outside of the region. What important of, it is not how it was made a fashion but how effective and dangerous of it, if been in the hand of a silat experts. Widely in the ancient time sarong are used as a weapons. Most of the Malay Archipelago has a way and techniques of applying it. What applied in Malaysia will not be the same as in Indonesia and there goes to other countries as well, although they came from one clump.

In Silat Seni Gayong the art of sarong been considered as one of the highest and deadliest techniques should be learned. The art of grappling and striking can be applied from the sarong and also defense from others weapons attack. Various techniques of application can be applied from the sarong. Started from movement, avoiding techniques etc.

Breaking Roof Tiles Using Sarong

Often sarong are been wear as a headband, waist tie or been sling to the body or sometimes used a holder to a weapons such as machete etc. The sarong is used as a last resort for the warrior when protecting of defending. One of the weapons that can be defeated by sarong is kerambit. With an expert the sarong can blow a roof tiles or something hard provided applied the correct techniques.

In the ancient way training of sarong are made secretly, only with one candle light when the techniques is shown. Sometimes it was made training in a water pool for gaining the power of the striking of the cloth.

In today the teaching is still made as secret and a trustworthy and loyal student only will get the chance to learn the true art of the sarong. To preserved the secret an oath were made before the teaching. All this are to preserved the art and secret and culture of the Malay been guard accordingly.

May this sharing will open the eyes of the significant of the art of sarong and may we all be blessed.

Semoga kita diberkati.

Siapakah Yang Memiliki Ilmu Gayong? Sambungan Bahagian #4

Setelah diterangi dengan pola langkah "Ta" ia ditunjuk ajarkan sehingga ketahap 7 martabat silatnya. Dikhatamkan ia dengan 21 langkah hulubalangnya maka difahamkan akan ia dengan petua dan ilmunya, nafas dan geraknya. Maka berbelanglah ia memahami langkah keseterusnya dalam penyediaan ia bagi mengemudi gerak gerinya.

Dibawa ia kegigi ombak yang menghempas pantai.Kedengarannya mengersik pantai tersebut.Duduk ia disitu dihempas ombak dan badai. Direntang tali kuning sebagai payung perlindungan dengan izinNYA. Diharungi gelombang yang berhempas pulas menjawap panggilan. Tubuh Gayong itu tadi ditawafkan sebanyak 7 kali.Sehingga selesai berkenduri kendaralah ianya.

Langkah yang ada padanya sudah dimohorkan dan dijelaskan dan dilengkapkan bagi ia meneruskan perjalanan hulubalangnya. Simbolik perbendaharaan semasa dilautan menjadi saksinya. Dinyatakan juga dengan permohonan kepada Illahi akan penggantian bersilih agar langkahnya itu tidak hilang ditelan zaman dan permodenan. Itulah Khatam Keris sebagai pelengkap adat istiadat melangkahnya.Jika kita tidak menjalaninya ibarat baju yang tidak berbutang atau rumah yang tidak lengkap tiangnya.Direjam pucuk kelapa kearah jauh mata memandang disusuli 7 bunga wangi berserta kelengkapannya. Tiada yang berHAQ hanya dia yang memilih siapa yang berHAQ untuk memiliki akan ilmu kesatria ini.Kembali kita kepadanya, kembali kita kepada ibu, kembali kita berasal usul.

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Keris digenggam jika dihunus tiada hentinya kecuali mengalir merah jadinya.Faham kan ia supaya tidak sewenang mengenggam keris ditangan.Langkah hulubalang perlu dijaga adat dan adabnya. Genggaman bersusun dengan gayanya agar berkekalan tradisinya. Sesudah bersirih selengkapnya kembalilah ia dalam meneruskan perjuangan melangkahnya.

Nun awan putih melindunginya agar langkahnya tidak berhenti begitu sahaja. Ada yang kecundang dalam perjalanan, kecundang kerana merasakan langkahnya sudah sempurna dan sudah boleh menyatakan langkah.Mana yang masih bermaya meneruskan perjalanan tapi kali ini perjalanan yang lebih sukar yang hanya segelintir sahaja yang berpeluang pulang dengan pialanya demi mencari rahsia dalam kendi. Manakala yang tercicir tadi puas dengan langkahnya menjadi sanjungan para rakyat jelata.

Pencari rahsia dalam kendi pula berhempas pulas mencari titik nokhtah langkahnya. Direnung Nun disitu , berkalam yang penuh rahsianya, dilingkari ular saktimuna yang bernaung penuh kesaktian kuasaNYA. Kendi cuba dibuka tidak nampak cahayanya.Kelihatan segayong,sekendi,seperigi dan sejalan,sedarah dan sedaging,seminum dan sepadu,sejadi.Mencari sembilan "se" yang diduduk dipintu kendi perbendaharaan menunggu dengan penuh kesabaran.

bersambung.......

Semoga kita diberkati.

Suatu Ketika Dulu

Terpanggil untuk menulis sedikit tentang pengetahuan yang sempat ditimba ketika di Pusat Latihan tertinggi  Silat Seni Gayong  di Taiping suatu ketika dulu. Berkenaan dengan sandang yang dikurniakan dalam Silat Seni Gayong. Bukanlah untuk membincangkan secara terperinci tentang keseluruhan tingkatan sandang yang ada, cuma sekadar membuka kisah tentang sandang orang bergelar. 

Secara adat-istiadatnya orang bergelar dilantik dalam majlis pertabalan adat istiadat Silat Seni Gayong. Perlantikan pula berdasarkan ciri-ciri yang telah ditetapkan dalam Silat Seni Gayong.Salah satu cirinya mestilah berbengkong Hitam Harimau Pelangi Chula Sakti 6 dan beberapa ciri-ciri lain. Mungkin akan ada persoalan , ada juga yang menerima gelaran tanpa ciri-ciri ini. Disini bukan hendak membincangkan bagaimana seseorang individu itu menerimanya. Yang mahu dikongsikan sebagaimana kisah yang disampaikan oleh Arwah , secara rasminya ianya hendaklah dijalankan majlis adat istiadat perlantikan secara beradat Silat Seni Gayong dan cirinya sebagaimana yang digariskan.

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Sesuatu itu perlu ada panduan agar ianya boleh menjadi panduan dimasa hadapan.Juga dikongsikan semasa penuntutan dikhabarkan suatu perkara menarik, bahawa orang bergelar tidak ada sandang khusus.Orang yang bergelar boleh memakai pelbagai sandang tetapi pengesahan gelarannya itu dirasmikan didalam majlis adat Silat Seni Gayong.

Penceritaan ini disampaikan secara jelas dan hendaklah menjadi sebagai khazanah Silat Seni Gayong.Walaupun pelbagai pandangan dan penceritaan penuntutan dari sudut yang berbeza tetapi bahagian penceritaan ini tidak terkecuali untuk kita menilai atau membentuk yang terbaik. Bagi yang berevolusi teruskan dengannya dan bagi yang masih mahu kekal ditahap adat istiadat yang dikatakan adat istiadat yang perlu dijaga, dipelihara bersama kita mencari jalan terbaik mengekalkannya.Sebagaimana yang dipesankan oleh arwah supaya menjaga adat istiadat ini keseluruhannya kerana Silat Seni Gayong berdiri dengannya.Adat dikendong agama dijunjung.

Semoga kita diberkati.