Myth And Fact - Silat Seni Gayong

Myth and fact about Silat Seni Gayong. A proposal of writing this topic was throw by a friend and student of mine. I will try to list a few facts and myths that surrounding within the art. Before that we must understand the meaning of both words. Myth is a story with purpose that may or not be true, and many historian think myth are about actual event that have become strong symbolic meaning. While fact is an event known to have happened, and which confirmed to such an extent that it is considered reality.

The Myth...The Fact...

Once it was told by the founder that he was born together with a kind of worms and to believe the worms has turn to a dragon in the sea. So what is the symbolic of these stories? As we think deeply it was an event always related in the art of Silat Seni Gayong from the beginning till end. Which we have to think hard of the knowledge that surrounding these stories. Dragon or Naga in Malay is something mystical and have a strong spiritual meaning which brings to the legendary story of the Great Dzulkarnain that ruled from one end to the other. Dragon at one end related to a race ruling the Malay Archipelago and the dragon coil the island of the Malays. It is always said to me by the late founder the dragon is his twin, and when we wear the emblem of Silat Seni Gayong, he explained to me that I {that means him the late founder} will always be there together. The reason why the emblem should be correctly and exactly attach at the left of the body which are at the heart. . I would not elaborate more, as a conclusion it is all related to the Malay Nation. As per the great word of the legendary Malay Malacca Warrior Hang Tuah,"takkan Melayu Hilang Didunia".

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I will only stated the great stories that been told by the great founder. As per the above stories the other famous narration are when he was been seal by the great legendary warrior Hang Tuah at the border of Siam and Tanah Melayu. Do we really know the exact place where it happen? Whatever it is the most significant facts that the place where he was sealed is the land of the Malay huge glorious kingdom that far up  to the country named today as Cambodia. A very big and huge Malay Kingdom, and in that sacred land he was bestowed and seal by the Malay legendary warrior. It was told that he was been tested and seal when he fell asleep on a black stone. All the fact and myth of the stories are relatively about the Malay nation, the glorious, the kingdom, the spiritual, the magical, the greatness of the mystical Malay race.

All these myth and fact secret was told to me in the heir days and I only shared a few of the famous stories in convey intent of my student and friend whose has been waiting for this write up. I hope with this entry it will clear the mist in his mind and open the more understanding of Silat Seni Gayong.

Semoga kita semua diberkati.

Art of The Legs

As the late Founder said,"Silat Seni Gayong is a mother of martial arts". Inclusive in the training hand, leg, grappling , anti grappling etc. Only seeing maybe someone will say, this is Karate, another will say, Aikido or Judo and mentioning most of all the martial art that they have knowledge or seen before. That is the unique things had in Silat Seni Gayong and as for that I confirmed my Founder words is certainly correct. When those commentaries are been taught the art , they confirmed that it is different and it is originally silat. 

Let us get back to what the entry should be shared for widen our knowledge in Silat Seni Gayong.I am thinking to elaborate the art of the leg and please don't judge that it is a Korean Art ,which mostly using legs , this is totally Silat Seni Gayong. Maybe we will be thinking and jumping in our mind that we have known these, most might comes from Gayong instructors itself. Seni Kaki it was known and not only using the foot to attack where mostly practitioners knew ,but it is more than that. It can be used for defending our self from an aggressor using weapons such as knife, machete etc. without the use of our hands.

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How does this applications works? It can be used in higher and ground position when defending from an attack and according to our position that time. There is formula to understand these, especially on the tools that been applied on us. The flip of a machete from the right hand side, the thrust from a knife downwards, parrying using the leg with body movement without stepping the foot and support the knife with the leg to the exact point. Lifting the body with immediate propellant with agility and speed is a few leg techniques in Silat Seni Gayong. Those foot movement does apply in all aspects of defending movements in the art but most of us don't have the exact knowledge of performing it.

The significant of the leg techniques while defending and attacking, a practitioners who have this excellent and expert knowledge  been awarded with the title Kuda Gila or Crazy Horse during the heir days. So what is the actually the art of the leg that will bring you to the title. As per the sharing that the late guru mentioned, an agility, a speed, accuracy and running strong leaving the dust covering the visibility sight. A great and dangerous techniques of the leg which cannot be imagine with the mind. That's the kind of knowledge to be preserved and continued among us the practitioners.

Moving without leaving the position with a strong agilities kicking left and right while defending from all angle. Sometimes with one or two foot, leaping and rolling, side by side, turning like a storm with full scale energy. If it happens been touch by this offensive could detrimental for an aggressor. I summon all the Silat Seni Gayong brothers to seek the true knowledge of these art and be the better warrior of its own kind.

Semoga kita semua diberkati.

Ada Rahsia Apa Pada Sandang...????

Ada rahsia apa pada sandang? satu persoalan yang mungkin kita lupa untuk bertanya atau terlupa untuk bertanya atau memang kita tidak mahu ambil peduli.Sering kali bila diperlihatkan akan majlis penerimaan sandang ,berpusu-pusulah orang hendak memilikinya.Sandang sudah menjadi sebahagian koleksi khazanah kita. Memiliki sandang atau penyampaiannya sudah terlalu komersial sehingga tiada siapa peduli akan nilai penyampaian serta tugasan asal pemiliknya.Apa yang penting kain yang pelbagai warna dan bentuk aturannya ini disandangkan ke bahu.Selepas itu bolelah kita bergaya dalam setiap majlis lain pula.

Setiap sandang yang disampaikan dalam adat bersandang Silat Seni Gayong ada nilai dan rahsianya.Bermula dari persediaan sebelum penyampaian sehingga masa penyampaian dan diteruskan selepas disandangkan.Warna yang ada dalam setiap sandang membawa makna yang mendalam dan menyimpan seribu rahsia.Mengambil sebagai contoh sandang Waris Beradat  dan Ketua Beradat bertanah hitam berjalur berkilat putih memberikan makna yang tersendiri dan tersembunyi melindungi,mengawal dan menjaga.Ianya bukan hanya sekadar warna sahaja menurut penerangan guru suatu ketika dahulu.Itu secara ringkasnya,kalau dengan fahaman yang mendalam sudah tentu kita akan merasa dan berfikir kelayakan yang ada pada kita.Jadi sebagaimana yang asalnya hanya 14 orang sahaja pada suatu masa sahaja yang akan disandangkan dengannya.Tapi sekaranag ini sudah menjadi seperti jualan langsung hingga hilang erti sebenarnya.Tepuk dada tanya selera wahai pejuang adat Gayong iaitu kita  sendiri. 

Gambar Hiasan Sandang Contoh

Susunan dan nama yang dibuat bukan rekaan, ianya ada kaitan dengan Melayu yang mendiami alam nusantara ini.Tetapi kekadang kita lebih menambah untuk kesedapan kita sendiri hingga hilang yang boleh kita katakan kesaktiannya. Apa pun alam yang berkembang ini memang selalu terpancar dengan dusta yang menutup ain kita untuk melihatnya.Bukan sahaja itu malah menjadikan kita tuli iaitu tidak mendengar akan panggilan atau seruannya.

Diambil lagi sebagai contoh sandang Khalifah Muda yang warnanya bertanahkan kuning dan berjalur merah.Disebalik warnanya sahaja sudah tersembunyi rahsianya yang perlu kita tuntut agar kita ada ilmunya.Teringat kata guru dalam kiasnya jika ada sandang ini ibarat panglima yang dengan izinNYA melayani  dan berseloroh telatah 40 orang .Apa kias penyampaian arwah guru tua ini sama-sama kita fikirkan.Sejauhmana kita faham,rujukan kita pula sudah kembali ke Rahmat penciptaNYA. Tinggal hanya secebisan dikalangan kita,kekadang pun kita sendiri tidak faham akan ianya. Mana manikam dan mana kah jauhari yang akan mengenalnya.Alam yang tua ini penuh dengan misteri yang mudah dirungkai kalau kita diberikan pengetahuan akan punca tawarikhnya. 

Cukup sebagai meluaskan minda agar jangan kita duduk dalam kepompong yang kita rasa selesa.Rahsia tersimpan dipurbakala, begitulah pantun arwah guru kita yang selalu kita kenang dan bersedekah AlFaithah serta zuriat salasilahnya.Nun awan putih melindungi aku, zikrullah, Ya Allah Ya Muhammad,Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku. Semoga kita semua diberkati.

Tak Sembang Tapi Tunjuk Bukti

"Tak sembang tapi tunjuk bukti" , a words circling in my minds, a words that have a very strong meaning. A Malay word which means, not only talking but it proven of what he speaks. I do remember during my training days and still in training until today, I saw the Founder The Late Dato Meor Abdul Rahman, when been  ask a questions especially on techniques whether it is an advance or not, he immediately performed it without doubt and hesitate. Things changed nowadays, when we asked an instructors to show just a bit of some techniques they will come up with thousands of reason and the most common is , you are not in that level. Maybe the way of the pedagogy have changed our maybe we are not in that capacity of having that kind of knowledge. There are still many senior instructors having trained by the late founder when asked they will fulfilled our desire, but it is only left a few. What we have most now is more on glamour and feeling proud of something that doesn't exist within their skills.

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I heard that a senior instructor of Silat Seni Gayong can still performed push up one hand with his pinkie or little finger. This is amazing and as all the young masters, do judge own self , where does our level stands on. That reminding of a friendly challenged push up between a Silat Seni Gayong instructor and a Martial Arts instructor  from other style, which have not to be reveled due to respect. The Martial Artist are neighbors of our Asean countries. It's happened in the 80' in Kuala Lumpur. The match were started with push up 10 fingers and continued until 1 finger. Both of the competitors manage to finish 10 fingers push up, then 3 fingers, then 2 fingers, then finish with 1 finger. That was the first part, then it continued with push with one hand using fingers. On this part the martial artist failed to performed and the Silat Seni Gayong instructor manage to do all the task, push up one finger with one hand. It was a friendly match and both became friend and respected each other. That is Martial Arts all about, a friendship and unity in all angle no matter what style we practice.

From these we hope to scale our self , in what level we really are and as for that I realized why in the old days there are very few personnel ranking in Black Belt and Yellow Belt in Silat Seni Gayong because what they obtained is what they really are made off. And as a hope let us be like them or better for retaining and maintaining the quality of our beloved art Silat Seni Gayong.

Semoga kita diberkati.

Isim Embun

Sekadar berkongsi pengalaman dan cerita,seingatan penulis belum pernah dinukilkan penulisan tentang ilmu amalan hikmah Gayong, mungkin ada pada penulisan terdahulu atau hanya sekadar pengenalan sahaja.Terlalu banyak akan ilmu hikmah Gayong ini.Untuk kali ini digerakkan penulis untuk berkongsi akan sekelumit ilmu ini.Dikisahkan oleh guru akan ilmu hikmah Gayong ini,katanya ," jika dalam peperangan, mengalami luka yang amat parah diibaratkan seumpama nyawa ikan,dibaca isim embun ini, disapukan pada seluruh tubuh, bangkitlah ia ,segar kembali asal, pergi berperang". Begitu hebat kefahaman tauhid dalam ilmu Gayong ini.Bagaimanakah amalannya dilakukan? Sudah tentu ada tertib dan kaedahnya, seperti juga amalan-amalan yang lain. Diamalkan menurut adab dan tertib berguru sehingga mujarab pada diri.Insyaallah.

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Jika mengalami keadaan luka parah yang sedemikian kata guru diembunkan kita ditempat yang sesuai dengan masa yang sesuai dengan diiringi amalan hikmah Gayong  tertentu.Dan berpantang maut sebelum ajalnya pada ketika itu, segala luka parahnya akan pulang pulih seperti sediakala dan bolehlah kita kembali berperang.Pada mula mendengarkan penerangan guru berkenaannya penulis terdiam,berlegar didalam minda akan kehebatan hulubalang Gayong dahulukala.Dalam masa yang sama teringat pula kisah Hulubalang Mat Kilau bermandi embun.Terlalu banyak terlintas dalam pemikiran sehinggakan muncul dalam minda akan sebahagian air yang lagi suci menyucikan.

Apa signifikasinya embun disini?Secara ikhtiarnya embun itu tadi,secara doanya amalan yang tertentu dengan berkat guru dan secara rukyah penyembuhannya adalah milik Tuhan Semesta Alam yang Maha Penyembuh.

Ilmu hikmah Gayong isim embun ini adalah sebahagian khazanah perbendaharaan Silat Seni Gayong.Jika ada limpah kurnianya marilah kita menyambung akan khazanah ini agar tidak hilang supaya berkatnya dapat diteruskan. Terlalu banyak sudah hilang bersama yang arif tentang hikmah Gayong ini,ibarat kita anak Gayong sudah hilang satu persatu pakaian Gayongnya.Akhirkata semoga kita semua diberkati dalam melayari Gayong ini.Amin.