Review : Silat Cekak Malaysia

Silat Cekak is derived from the state of Kedah , Malaysia , and said to have been practiced by the senior commanders of the state government in the past. Among them was during the era of the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II . Silat Cekak has been passed on by Panglima Ismail of the Kedah state government to the Panglima Tok Rashid and then to Yahya Said (as trustee) who hails from Batu Kurau , Taiping , Perak , 40 years later, on 5 Ramadhan 1385 Hijrah (28 Disember 1965), Yahya Said was put down to Ustaz Haji Hanafi bin Haji Ahmad.

Silat Cekak at that time had been born again and operated by Sari Cultural Arts Perkumpolan Sri Kedah. Malaysian martial art association was officially registered on August 19, 1971 by  Ustaz Hanafi  as President and Principal Teacher PSSCM. He died on August 13, 1986 after leading the PSSCM and expand this silat throughout the country for 21 years. This position was replaced by Ishak bin Haji Itam as President and Principal Teacher PSSCM on 21 September 1986 to the present day. Silat Cekak 99% Silat emphasizes the concept of self-defense, and only 1% of the attack. Attacking the Silat practitioner applies only when the situation was desperate Silat Cekak. Silat Cekak purpose of educating the students stressed the concept of waiting for the attack is consistent with the concept of self-defense martial art. Will only be used martial arts to defend themselves when attacked or threatened. There are four special Silat Cekak :

• Awaiting attack while standing straight
• There are four methods of repelling the attacks
• There is a cut level
• Attack methods if avoided would be, if at repelling be eaten.

Silat Cekak has 3 colors that show the person practicing this martial art. It is a white, red and yellow with a description below :

•    End stage
•  Coach 
•  Primary Teacher (A)

The actual form of Silat Cekak belt is not as above, but this picture serves to explain the color. Belt colors in Silat Cekak does not reflect the fruit that has been learned, but reflects the division of responsibilities in Silat Cekak component. There are four levels of learning in Tiny Silat :

• Stage One - Basic and Fall
• Base Method - Learn basic fend off the front.
• Fall Method - Extension of the basic units, which repel the attack and bring down the opponent.

• Stage Two - Cut
• Cut Method - Used to counter the Silat Cekak method if used on us.

• Stage Three - End
• General  Method  - Learn all defensive and offensive techniques to use in practice.

Here is a list of 21 in Silat Cekak learning system :

• Buah Pertama
• Buah Keputusan Gayung Fatani
• Buah Keputusan Sendeng Atas
• Buah Kilas Belakang
• Buah Kilas Hadapan
• Buah Kidong Kiri
• Buah Kuntau Jatuh
• Buah Kuntau Kiri & Kuntau Kiri Gantung
• Buah Kuntau Kanan Gantung
• Buah Hentak (Buah Keputusan Silat Harimau)
• Buah Ali Patah Atas
• Buah Ali Patah Sudah
• Buah Selendang
• Buah Gari & Gari Gunting
• Buah Paras
• Buah Keputusan Pasung Kemanga
• Buah Keputusan Terlak
• Buah Keputusan Lintau
• Buah Hempok
• Buah Luncur
• Buah Siku Potong

Banning of Silat Cekak Prohibitions :

• Not be rebellious to the teacher
• Can not be disobedient to parents
• Can not betray his father
• Can not quarrel among members
• Can not berate other native Malay silat

Source : Wikipedia, ensiklopedia