One of them is Seni Silat Laksamana Singa, which was formed in 2015 in Parit Amal Darat, here.
More interestingly, this form of silat was established by its founder Idris Mohamed, 40, through the combination of five silat styles which he studied in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perlis and Kedah when he was in his 20s.
“Prior to this, I learnt multiple styles of silat, namely Seni Silat Harimau, Seni Silat Gerak Sendeng, Seni Silat Pulut, Tari Silat Melayu and also Seni Silat Kuntau Pattani.
“So, based on my experience, I founded Seni Silat Laksamana Singa by combining the five silat styles into one syllabus,” he said when met recently.
The Muar native said, his mission was none other than to preserve the Malay martial art heritage, in addition to strengthening a person’s self-identity as well as self-discipline and prevent young people from getting involved in social ills.
“Through it, the students will learn self-defence after they have completed the empty-hand fighting techniques as an additional syllabus so that they will not panic when encountering an unforseen attack,” said Idrus who is also a contractor.
Seni Silat Laksamana Singa has now expanded to other states with the opening of three branches in Selangor, namely, Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam and Puchong and one branch each in Pernu, Melaka and Selama, Perak.
Idris, the Satria (male student) instructor, here, is assisted by his wife Suhana Abdul Hamid, 28, who is responsible to teach the female students, or Serikandi as training sessions are held separately.
Since it was set up, over 200 registered individuals had been trained nationwide with the youngest being an eight-year-old boy and the oldest, a man in his 50s.
Seni Silat Laksamana Singa also has its own belt system according to colours, namely white, black, green and red while the yellow belt is for the instructors.
Seni Silat Laksamana Singa had also become the member of the Malaysian National Silat Federation (Pesaka) and the Malaysian Society of Malay World Arts of Silat.
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