History::

History Of Silat

Fighting arts in the Malay Peninsula and Malay Archipelago arose out of hunting methods and military training by the regions native inhabitants. The descendents of former headhunters still perform ancient wardances which are considered the precursor of the freestyle form in silat. While these aborigines retained their tribal way of life, the indon Malay diaspora instead based their culture on China and India. By adopting the indian faiths of Hinduism and Buddhism, their social structure became more organised. Evidence shows that silat was influenced by both Chinese and Indian martial arts. Many of the region medicinal practices and weapons originated in either India or China, and silat thight slapping actions are reminiscent of Hindu wrestling. The Chinese community also practiced their own localised martial art known as Kuntao, which both influenced and borrowed from silat.

Even Hang Tuah is famous for his silat during the 1400

However, these is just based on a rough theory. The first person who performing Silat remains a mystery, and some legend told it to be firstly perform by a muslim from Indonesia. Silat also has a strong relation with the Muslims, where we could define that these martial arts were created for them. Many of the lagendarys of Silat that is stand from the muslims also has their own unique ability. Some of them practices "ilmu Batiniah" which a self defense art which could not be explain by science theories. Until now, Silat is still full of Mystery and it still remains unstoppable and can be considered as one of the best martial arts in the worlds.

Silat is now learn by various races

Vietnamese Silat