Silat Sendeng - One of arts of self defense, Malaysia

Getting to know Silat Sendeng (Malaysia)

Silat Sendeng founded by Allahyarham Long Mamat and expanded by Allahyarham Haji Hamid bin Haji Hamzah, named this silat by Seni Silat Sendeng Muar. First center under Allahyarham Haji Hamid is born at Sungai Mati, Muar, Johor Darul Takzim. After Allahyarham Haji Hamid past away on 19 May 1990, his younger brother, Allahyarham Haji Ismail bin Haji Hamzah was choosen to lead Seni Silat Sendeng and replaced as ‘Guru Utama’ (Grandmaster). On 11 July 1992, Seni Silat Sendeng Muar was register by the name ‘Pertubuhan Seni Silat Sendeng Malaysia’ with combining 7 branch of country like Johor, Melaka, Pahang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. Now, Pertubuhan Seni Silat Sendeng Malaysia has 42 training center in Malaysia and was born at lease 48 an expert instructor. Totally all members join or register to learn Seni Silat Sendeng is 2,240 members.

Pertubuhan Seni Silat Sendeng Malaysia (PSSSM) developed another training center at Kelantan, Sabah and Labuan. Under Allahyarham Haji Ismail leadership many things change and blaze like ideas and management. Every year PSSSM joins Wajadiri Programme organized by Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) Malaysia like matial art event, course, physical and charity activity. PSSSM are almost make appearence at ‘Kejohanan Seni Mempertahankan Diri Kebangsaan’ (National Martial Art Tournement) every year. PSSSM also makes a own tournament or event like Sendeng Full Contact (Sendeng Sparring), Silat Seni and other activity physical also charity.

Philosophy of Sendeng

-“If you want get a benefit what do you learn, let's bucket find well, not well find bucket. That means, how many highest knowlegde you learn but it not benefit, it same like your weapon (keris) not painful, if inncurred someone it not harmful to somebody."

-“Wise man using his mind when in silence and man using always thinking is always remember what they learn.”

-“Learning without think is danger and thinking without learning you already to lose.”

-“Get pain in class but don't pain outside class.”


Meaning of Sendeng

1) Seni / Art
’Seni’ or Art, it is have contain of meaning and philosophy to bring softly movement or step with clean or natty arrangement to act or to do a carnal movement.

2) Silat
Means skillful in carnal movement when to defend himself or attack using arm or with weapon.

3) Sendeng
Is dough all striking technics and parry, dodge or attacking tactics by ‘miring’ or ‘sendeng’ – awry or amiss, that means position in one side.

Big meanings in knowledge, flesh even spritual. Sendeng in knowlegde mean combination two units of word is ’Sen’ from word ‘Senggam’ give a meaning strong, secure and natty. While word ‘Deng’ was taken from word of ‘Dinding’ means place to defend, wall or safety position. From here when combine two words Sendeng is meaning ‘Position or safety, secure and strong in knowledge angle’.


Lesson of Sendeng

A General lesson of PSSSM has two characteristic, firstly is philosophy or words of silat and second is silat lesson. Philosophy or words of silat inside our silat is heritage from older master of silat. Words of silat, practitioner believe it is a highest level including teori and logic practical also have hiding meaning for every perform of silat movement.

Lesson of silat are separated in three part, basic level, middle level, skill and instructor level. In this level, it was separated in three core subject like seni (art), buang pukul and play silat weapon. Three of this lesson have a different style but still has same objective and angle because a practitioner must expert in three lesson if want to become as instructor or coach.

Silat Sendeng different in concepts, it not waiting any attacking besides that, it’s intercept attacking. In genuine, every attacking or striking was using following once philosophy ‘Sendeng punch cannot see or catch but if strike on target it will give damage to opponent’.

Silat Sendeng concept based on speed and powerful kicking or punch.

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