THE National Silat Association (Pesaka) have won their fight to get the sport included into this year's Asian Games albeit only as a demonstration event. This, however, is a step in the right direction and Pesaka are confident that silat will become a medal sport in time for the 2006 Asiad. Pesaka secretary Megat Zulkarnain said the association are delighted the sport has been recognised. "The matter was brought up at the International Silat Association (Persilat) last week," said Megat, who was in Jakarta for the meeting. "More than 20 countries supported the decision to get the sport into the Asian Games but we have yet to work out the mechanics. "It has long been Malaysia's goal to get the sport into the Asian Games and are next target will be to eventually get it into the Olympics." Megat said that the national association have yet to select any exponent for the tournament. He explained that the exponents are currently in training for a tournament in Europe next month and that Pesaka will sit down and discuss with the national coaches, who should go to Busan for the Asian Games. "Let us concentrate on the tournament in Belgium first.
We will only name the squad to Belgium next week," said Megat. "The Asian Games is about six months away.
There is still plenty of time to pick the exponents."
Written by GRAIG NUNIS
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23 March 2002
15 March 2002
INITIATE MORE ACTIVITIES TO WOO YOUTHS, CULTURAL BODIES TOLD
KEPALA BATAS, March 15 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today asked cultural bodies and silat associations to step up their programmes and activities to attract more youths to join.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the government supported their initiatives to increase their activities in efforts to overcome social ills among youths.
They should intensify their programmes and activities as the ones organised by the government were inadequate, he said when opening a silat arena of the Silat Gayung Fatani Association at Kampung Pokok Jeneris here.
Abdullah said cultural bodies and silat associations should organise healthy activities that could mould good personality, instil a sense of love for the country and to keep the minds active, especially among students.
"When youths get involved in such activities, they will not be easily hooked to drug addiction and can distance themselves from improper behaviours," he said.
Abdullah also urged parents to change their attitude to achieve progress for themselves and that of their families.
He said they should also cultivate self-discipline in their daily work.
Parents should spare time to check on their childrens' education, provide them with religious education and not waste precious time by indulging in non-beneficial activities, he said.
Abdullah said a change in attitude for self-advancement was in line with Hijrah concept exhorted by Islam.
"We must change our attitude to progress and parents should not be shy to learn new things in life," he added.
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The Deputy Prime Minister said the government supported their initiatives to increase their activities in efforts to overcome social ills among youths.
They should intensify their programmes and activities as the ones organised by the government were inadequate, he said when opening a silat arena of the Silat Gayung Fatani Association at Kampung Pokok Jeneris here.
Abdullah said cultural bodies and silat associations should organise healthy activities that could mould good personality, instil a sense of love for the country and to keep the minds active, especially among students.
"When youths get involved in such activities, they will not be easily hooked to drug addiction and can distance themselves from improper behaviours," he said.
Abdullah also urged parents to change their attitude to achieve progress for themselves and that of their families.
He said they should also cultivate self-discipline in their daily work.
Parents should spare time to check on their childrens' education, provide them with religious education and not waste precious time by indulging in non-beneficial activities, he said.
Abdullah said a change in attitude for self-advancement was in line with Hijrah concept exhorted by Islam.
"We must change our attitude to progress and parents should not be shy to learn new things in life," he added.
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23 February 2002
Brunei: Silat for students
A Brunei school, in the lookout for an extra-curricular activity for its students, stumbled on the idea of starting a silat club as it was this traditional Malay martial art that put the Sultanate on the global map when the country won gold medals in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei.
The Kampong Masin Primary School yesterday kicked off the Silat Club with a strong support of more than 50 students.
Adi Hj Kahar, the head observer of the Silat club and also one of the teachers in the school, said the plan to establish a Silat Club was mooted last year.
With the help of the Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Brunei (PERSIB) that has provided the club with two instructors, the first day lessons began in right earnest yesterday.
The two instructors, Awg Timbang Ahmad and Noriemie Erna Mohd Danan, would teach the students the basic skills of martial art.
Every Friday and Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 pm the students would gather at the school and begin their lessons in silat.
Students from Primary Three up to Primary Six are encouraged to join the club.
Pg. Hj Jaluddin Pg. Salleh, the Secretary of PERSIB, was also present yesterday to provide some encouragement to the students.
He said, "Silat is a good discipline to learn in spare time instead of loafing around aimlessly. It provides one with the knowledge of self-defence."
The Silat Club has utilised the empty garden slot in the school compound providing a perfect ambiance to it.
Written by AZROL AZMI
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The Kampong Masin Primary School yesterday kicked off the Silat Club with a strong support of more than 50 students.
Adi Hj Kahar, the head observer of the Silat club and also one of the teachers in the school, said the plan to establish a Silat Club was mooted last year.
With the help of the Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Brunei (PERSIB) that has provided the club with two instructors, the first day lessons began in right earnest yesterday.
The two instructors, Awg Timbang Ahmad and Noriemie Erna Mohd Danan, would teach the students the basic skills of martial art.
Every Friday and Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 pm the students would gather at the school and begin their lessons in silat.
Students from Primary Three up to Primary Six are encouraged to join the club.
Pg. Hj Jaluddin Pg. Salleh, the Secretary of PERSIB, was also present yesterday to provide some encouragement to the students.
He said, "Silat is a good discipline to learn in spare time instead of loafing around aimlessly. It provides one with the knowledge of self-defence."
The Silat Club has utilised the empty garden slot in the school compound providing a perfect ambiance to it.
Written by AZROL AZMI
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29 November 2001
M'SIA MAY SEND 15 EXPONENTS TO BELGIUM SILAT OPEN
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The six Malaysian silat exponents who won gold medals at last September's SEA Games are likely to be picked for the Belgium Silat Open championship in April next year.
Malaysian Silat Federation (Pesaka) secretary general Megat Zulkarnain Omar Din said Malaysia were expected to send 15 exponents to the meet.
Based on their SEA Games performance, the six should make the squad, he told Bernama today.
At the Games, Malaysia won five golds through Ismail Darus, Mohd Azrin Abdul Malek, Ahmad Faizal Omar, Mastura Sapuan and the pair of Noor Syhahidda Wati Abdullah Sani and Shalina Abdul Ghafar.
Megat Zulkarnain said the list of representatives would be decided by the Selection Committee.
He said Pesaka's focus for next year would be the world championship to be held in Penang in October, which is expected to attract 1,000 exponents from more than 50 countries.
All training programmes would be geared towards the world championship, he said.
He said a new selection would be made to pick Malaysia's representatives for the world meet.
"Exponents from all states, including the SEA Games gold medallists, can vie for places in the team," he said.
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Malaysian Silat Federation (Pesaka) secretary general Megat Zulkarnain Omar Din said Malaysia were expected to send 15 exponents to the meet.
Based on their SEA Games performance, the six should make the squad, he told Bernama today.
At the Games, Malaysia won five golds through Ismail Darus, Mohd Azrin Abdul Malek, Ahmad Faizal Omar, Mastura Sapuan and the pair of Noor Syhahidda Wati Abdullah Sani and Shalina Abdul Ghafar.
Megat Zulkarnain said the list of representatives would be decided by the Selection Committee.
He said Pesaka's focus for next year would be the world championship to be held in Penang in October, which is expected to attract 1,000 exponents from more than 50 countries.
All training programmes would be geared towards the world championship, he said.
He said a new selection would be made to pick Malaysia's representatives for the world meet.
"Exponents from all states, including the SEA Games gold medallists, can vie for places in the team," he said.
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18 September 2001
Darus, Azrin wins more than just gold
FOUR gold medals in the bag, one by default, and the Malaysian silat olaraga squad can celebrate.
And the celebration was made more meaningful yesterday by the very fact that the two Malaysian victors - Ismail Darus and Mohd. Azrin Abdul Malek - yesterday had downed the reigning world champions from Indonesia to win their respective gold medals.
Ismail took care of Abdul Karim Al Djufrie in the men's Class A while Mohammad Azrin Malek demolised Nyoman Yamadhi Putra in the men's Class I.
Then it was Mastura Sapuan's turn to step on the rostrum with an efficient performance to beat her Vietnamese opponent Lam Thi Houng in the women's Class E contest.
It was gold No 3 for Malaysia at the Pasir Gudang Indoor stadium yesterday and No 4 came even easier. Without having to raise a sweat, literally.
Ahmad Faizal Omar was to have fought Indonesia's Samuel Mallo for the gold in the men's Class J but his opponent did not even show up.
Some say it was a sign of protest over an earlier decision to turn down the Indonesian's appeal over the result of the Vietnam's Trinh Thi Mui versus Nikomang Ayu Ariati fight in the women's Class C which gave the gold to the Vietnamese.
But others say Samuel was injured having suffered a broken bone in his right arm in his semi-final bout on Friday.
Whatever the reasons, the night belonged to the Malaysian silat exponents and it certainly belonged to Abdul Karim and Mohammad Azrin.
Both of them showed true grit to overcome their opponents for the gold medals to add to Malaysia's overall tally.
As Mohammad Azrin said: "I didn't care if my opponent is the reigning world champion. I just went out to fight and in my mind I knew I stand a chance of winning."
And fought they did.
Particularly the Pontian-born Mastura who was so strong and convincing in dominating the fight over her Vietnamese opponent in her maiden Sea Games.
"This is a victory and a gold medal I dedicate to all Malaysians," she said.
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And the celebration was made more meaningful yesterday by the very fact that the two Malaysian victors - Ismail Darus and Mohd. Azrin Abdul Malek - yesterday had downed the reigning world champions from Indonesia to win their respective gold medals.
Ismail took care of Abdul Karim Al Djufrie in the men's Class A while Mohammad Azrin Malek demolised Nyoman Yamadhi Putra in the men's Class I.
Then it was Mastura Sapuan's turn to step on the rostrum with an efficient performance to beat her Vietnamese opponent Lam Thi Houng in the women's Class E contest.
It was gold No 3 for Malaysia at the Pasir Gudang Indoor stadium yesterday and No 4 came even easier. Without having to raise a sweat, literally.
Ahmad Faizal Omar was to have fought Indonesia's Samuel Mallo for the gold in the men's Class J but his opponent did not even show up.
Some say it was a sign of protest over an earlier decision to turn down the Indonesian's appeal over the result of the Vietnam's Trinh Thi Mui versus Nikomang Ayu Ariati fight in the women's Class C which gave the gold to the Vietnamese.
But others say Samuel was injured having suffered a broken bone in his right arm in his semi-final bout on Friday.
Whatever the reasons, the night belonged to the Malaysian silat exponents and it certainly belonged to Abdul Karim and Mohammad Azrin.
Both of them showed true grit to overcome their opponents for the gold medals to add to Malaysia's overall tally.
As Mohammad Azrin said: "I didn't care if my opponent is the reigning world champion. I just went out to fight and in my mind I knew I stand a chance of winning."
And fought they did.
Particularly the Pontian-born Mastura who was so strong and convincing in dominating the fight over her Vietnamese opponent in her maiden Sea Games.
"This is a victory and a gold medal I dedicate to all Malaysians," she said.
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17 September 2001
Pencak silat athletes save RI pride
KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Pencak silat athletes salvaged some Indonesian pride at the SEA Games after winning four golds on Friday as the two- horse race between Malaysia and Thailand intensified.
Bambang Priwahyudi, Tuti Winarni, Dwi Shimanto and the pairing of Yusuf Hidayat/Asep Solihin gave some consolation to Indonesia, which looks destined to end up in the third position in the overall championship stakes.
With three days to go, Indonesia is stuck in a distant third position with only 51 golds. The defending champion is steadily moving up the ladder with 69 golds compared to Malaysia's 73.
Apart from pencak silat, a traditional form of martial art popular in the Southeast Asian nations, cycling, judo and shooting were the only other two sports that produced gold for Indonesia.
The cycling arena has become the gold mine for the Indonesian contingent. After a nine-gold collection from the track, the team reaped another two from the mountain bike event in Selangor on Friday.
Risa Suseanty won the women's 1.5km Down Hill in three minutes and 50.59 seconds. She beat Thailand's Kanittha Pratom to second place on 3:52.36 seconds, while Vietnam's Thi Thuy Trang finished third on 3:58.38 seconds.
Her male compatriot Sugianto Setiawan covered the 1.5 km route in 3 minutes and 10.20 seconds, to leave behind the Thai duo of Sitichai Gatekaewmanee on 3:11.65 and Nutawut Patihan on 3:21.51.
Dwi Simanto put up a brave fight against Manop Leewat Janakl of Thailand to win the middleweight final for the team's second gold at the meet.
The shooting range yielded another gold for Indonesia from the team double trap competition.
Indonesian archer Kuswantoro failed to make the SEA Games a double success after being narrowly pipped by Parawit Poliunoleed of Thailand 108-107 in the men's individual.
Contests in the track and field and inside the weightlifting hall ended up with only a silver. Sylvia Silimang added the tally with a silver in the women's individual double trap.
Ong Kok Hin in the men's hammer throw, Darimah in women's discuss and Supriati Sutono in 1,500 meters took to the field with high hopes only to find themselves second-bested at the end.
Likewise, Joko Hanggono could only win a silver for the weightlifting team. But unlike their athletics compatriots, the lifters should come back home with their heads held high.
Joko's silver was only an extra medal to their collection which already consists of six golds.
In the ring, Thai boxers showed their invincibility. After winning all five bouts in the first semifinal stage on Thursday, they won another six ties on Friday.
Indonesia has only two boxers left in the final, Bonyx Yusak Saweho and Albert Papilaya. Other finalists will be six from Malaysia, two from the Philippines and one from Laos. The final bouts are to be staged on Saturday.
The Indonesian badminton squad is assured of another two golds after it managed to make all-Indonesian finals in the men's and mixed doubles. However, the men's singles title will surely go elsewhere as Ronny Agustinus and Marlev Mainaky failed to advance.
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Bambang Priwahyudi, Tuti Winarni, Dwi Shimanto and the pairing of Yusuf Hidayat/Asep Solihin gave some consolation to Indonesia, which looks destined to end up in the third position in the overall championship stakes.
With three days to go, Indonesia is stuck in a distant third position with only 51 golds. The defending champion is steadily moving up the ladder with 69 golds compared to Malaysia's 73.
Apart from pencak silat, a traditional form of martial art popular in the Southeast Asian nations, cycling, judo and shooting were the only other two sports that produced gold for Indonesia.
The cycling arena has become the gold mine for the Indonesian contingent. After a nine-gold collection from the track, the team reaped another two from the mountain bike event in Selangor on Friday.
Risa Suseanty won the women's 1.5km Down Hill in three minutes and 50.59 seconds. She beat Thailand's Kanittha Pratom to second place on 3:52.36 seconds, while Vietnam's Thi Thuy Trang finished third on 3:58.38 seconds.
Her male compatriot Sugianto Setiawan covered the 1.5 km route in 3 minutes and 10.20 seconds, to leave behind the Thai duo of Sitichai Gatekaewmanee on 3:11.65 and Nutawut Patihan on 3:21.51.
Dwi Simanto put up a brave fight against Manop Leewat Janakl of Thailand to win the middleweight final for the team's second gold at the meet.
The shooting range yielded another gold for Indonesia from the team double trap competition.
Indonesian archer Kuswantoro failed to make the SEA Games a double success after being narrowly pipped by Parawit Poliunoleed of Thailand 108-107 in the men's individual.
Contests in the track and field and inside the weightlifting hall ended up with only a silver. Sylvia Silimang added the tally with a silver in the women's individual double trap.
Ong Kok Hin in the men's hammer throw, Darimah in women's discuss and Supriati Sutono in 1,500 meters took to the field with high hopes only to find themselves second-bested at the end.
Likewise, Joko Hanggono could only win a silver for the weightlifting team. But unlike their athletics compatriots, the lifters should come back home with their heads held high.
Joko's silver was only an extra medal to their collection which already consists of six golds.
In the ring, Thai boxers showed their invincibility. After winning all five bouts in the first semifinal stage on Thursday, they won another six ties on Friday.
Indonesia has only two boxers left in the final, Bonyx Yusak Saweho and Albert Papilaya. Other finalists will be six from Malaysia, two from the Philippines and one from Laos. The final bouts are to be staged on Saturday.
The Indonesian badminton squad is assured of another two golds after it managed to make all-Indonesian finals in the men's and mixed doubles. However, the men's singles title will surely go elsewhere as Ronny Agustinus and Marlev Mainaky failed to advance.
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Indonesia and Viet Nam continue to excel in silat
JOHOR BAHARU, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Indonesian and Vietnamese silat exponents continued to rule supreme at this SEA Games while the Malaysian team too had a good outing.
Indonesia re-emerged as the overall champions after being outclassed by Vietnam at the 1999 Games in Brunei.
The Indonesians collected nine gold, six silver and five bronze medals against Vietnam's six-five-seven tally.
Malaysia's medal count was five-one-four, their best since silat made its SEA Games debut in 1987.
Elsewhere, Singapore collected one gold, two silver and one bronze, the Philippines four silver and four bronze, Thailand two silver and nine bronze, Brunei one silver and two bronze, and Mynamr five bronze.
There were altogether 21 gold, 21 silver and 37 bronze medals at stake in silat. Five gold medals were offered in the artistic categories and 16 in the tanding (combat) categories.
Vietnam's former silat coach Suhartono said the Vietnamese exponents had high fighting spirit and strong mental resilience.
The Indonesian, who trained the Vietnamese team from 1995 to 2000, is responsible for Vietnam's success in emerging as the overall champions in the 1999 Games.
Suhartono, who is now the chief coach of the Philippine team, said Vietnam had become so good that it would not be surprising if one day Malaysia and Indonesia had to learn from them.
Malaysian team manager Datuk Mohd Rashidi Mohd Noor too praised the Vietnamese exponents.
"They have been consistent. They won seven gold in Brunei and have now collected six. I understand their exponents undergo intensive training on a continuous basis to face international-level tournaments," he said.
On the Malaysians' performance, Mohd Rasidi said he was on the whole satisfied although they did not meet his target of eight gold.
They managed to achieve the five-gold target set by the Olympics Council of Malaysia (OCM), he said.
While the silat exponents are working hard to excel, the marking system needs to be improved too.
At this Games, the Indonesians were clerly unhappy with he jury's decision in the contest between their woman exponent Al Fana and Vietnam's Trinh Thi Nga.
The jury ruled 4-1 in the Vietnam's favour but the Indonesians feel their exponent should have been the winner.
Meanwhile, efforts are underway to include silat as a competitive sports in the 2006 Asian Games after it is featured as a exhibition sport in the 2002 Games in Pusan.
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Indonesia re-emerged as the overall champions after being outclassed by Vietnam at the 1999 Games in Brunei.
The Indonesians collected nine gold, six silver and five bronze medals against Vietnam's six-five-seven tally.
Malaysia's medal count was five-one-four, their best since silat made its SEA Games debut in 1987.
Elsewhere, Singapore collected one gold, two silver and one bronze, the Philippines four silver and four bronze, Thailand two silver and nine bronze, Brunei one silver and two bronze, and Mynamr five bronze.
There were altogether 21 gold, 21 silver and 37 bronze medals at stake in silat. Five gold medals were offered in the artistic categories and 16 in the tanding (combat) categories.
Vietnam's former silat coach Suhartono said the Vietnamese exponents had high fighting spirit and strong mental resilience.
The Indonesian, who trained the Vietnamese team from 1995 to 2000, is responsible for Vietnam's success in emerging as the overall champions in the 1999 Games.
Suhartono, who is now the chief coach of the Philippine team, said Vietnam had become so good that it would not be surprising if one day Malaysia and Indonesia had to learn from them.
Malaysian team manager Datuk Mohd Rashidi Mohd Noor too praised the Vietnamese exponents.
"They have been consistent. They won seven gold in Brunei and have now collected six. I understand their exponents undergo intensive training on a continuous basis to face international-level tournaments," he said.
On the Malaysians' performance, Mohd Rasidi said he was on the whole satisfied although they did not meet his target of eight gold.
They managed to achieve the five-gold target set by the Olympics Council of Malaysia (OCM), he said.
While the silat exponents are working hard to excel, the marking system needs to be improved too.
At this Games, the Indonesians were clerly unhappy with he jury's decision in the contest between their woman exponent Al Fana and Vietnam's Trinh Thi Nga.
The jury ruled 4-1 in the Vietnam's favour but the Indonesians feel their exponent should have been the winner.
Meanwhile, efforts are underway to include silat as a competitive sports in the 2006 Asian Games after it is featured as a exhibition sport in the 2002 Games in Pusan.
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