Silat is one sports that officials in Brunei Darussalam believe would contribute a lot of medals to the Brunei team at the 20th SEA Games. Over the past few appearances, silat had been the mainstay of Brunei's outing in the biennial Games.
Brunei acquired its first SEA Games gold medal from the Malay traditional martial art-turn-international sports event in 1987 in Jakarta through the skills of Awg Zabidi Ali.
In 1993, Dyg Umikalsum, another silat exponent, brought further glory to Brunei with another gold from the Singapore SEA Games.
Brunei silat participants in the previous SEA Games also typically came home with a handful of silvers and bronzes.
Currently, 27 exponents, under the watchful eyes of coach Awg Hassan bin Hj Tuah, are undergoing intensive training to prepare for the up-coming SEA Games.
According to sources, the training involves improving the exponents' physical and mental fitness, and enhancing their stamina.
The training programme also include participation in competitions locally and overseas, which included a recent 10 days spell in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Brunei invited the Vietnam and Sarawak silat teams over for the Brunei Open not so long ago, and came up top of the table with seven gold medals. So, the potential for the Brunei silat team to do well in the 20th SEA Games is there; it is all a matter now of turning that potential into reality.
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14 July 1999
09 June 1999
Brunei silat team ready for battle
The Brunei Pencak Silat team is now undergoing intensive training under the guidance of two Indonesian coaches, Sutjipto and Mohd Nasri. The two coaches have been training the team for the past three months and according to them, the team has made excellent progress.
For the past three months, Sutjipto has been training 12 members of the team under the Arts category. The category consists of three events - the men and women solo or Wiraganna, the men and women duel or Wirasangga and the men and women kata or Wiralokka Jurus Wajib.
Mohd Nasri has been training another 20 members of the team under the Athletics category. This consists of 15 events. According to the two coaches the team is now ever ready to take on the best from the Asean region.
Recently, the team participated in a friendly match against Pengda Ipsi Jawa Timur, one of Indonesia's finest teams, in Surabaya. The friendly match was one of the try-outs for the team in their preparation for the upcoming SEA Games in August.
According to the coaches, the Brunei team made quite an impact in Surabaya. Although the team did not fare quite well in the Athletics category, the team managed to upset the opposition in the Arts category.
The Brunei team gained first place in the men's Wiraganna (solo) category and in the women's Wirasangga (duel) category. The women's Wiralokka Jurus Wajib (kata) category also gave the opposition a run for their money.
According to Sutjipto, the women's Wiralokka was recently introduced to the Brunei team and they have yet to learn. "The women's team is progressing rapidly and are more than eager to learn the event."
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For the past three months, Sutjipto has been training 12 members of the team under the Arts category. The category consists of three events - the men and women solo or Wiraganna, the men and women duel or Wirasangga and the men and women kata or Wiralokka Jurus Wajib.
Mohd Nasri has been training another 20 members of the team under the Athletics category. This consists of 15 events. According to the two coaches the team is now ever ready to take on the best from the Asean region.
Recently, the team participated in a friendly match against Pengda Ipsi Jawa Timur, one of Indonesia's finest teams, in Surabaya. The friendly match was one of the try-outs for the team in their preparation for the upcoming SEA Games in August.
According to the coaches, the Brunei team made quite an impact in Surabaya. Although the team did not fare quite well in the Athletics category, the team managed to upset the opposition in the Arts category.
The Brunei team gained first place in the men's Wiraganna (solo) category and in the women's Wirasangga (duel) category. The women's Wiralokka Jurus Wajib (kata) category also gave the opposition a run for their money.
According to Sutjipto, the women's Wiralokka was recently introduced to the Brunei team and they have yet to learn. "The women's team is progressing rapidly and are more than eager to learn the event."
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17 April 1999
World community interested on pencak silat
Medan, April 17 (ANTARA) - Pencak silat, Indonesia's traditional self-defence sport, is drawing wide attention among the world community, chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) Edi M. Nalapraya said here Friday night.
Edi said pencak silat was not only recognized in Indonesia but also in Australia and several European countries like the Netherlands and Germany.
"This condition poses a challenge to the Indonesian people , namely how to preserve and develop this sport," said Edi after attending a ceremony marking the installation of the executive board of IPSI's North Sumatera branch.
He said IPSI was making efforts to have pencak silat accepted as an event in the Asian Games.
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Edi said pencak silat was not only recognized in Indonesia but also in Australia and several European countries like the Netherlands and Germany.
"This condition poses a challenge to the Indonesian people , namely how to preserve and develop this sport," said Edi after attending a ceremony marking the installation of the executive board of IPSI's North Sumatera branch.
He said IPSI was making efforts to have pencak silat accepted as an event in the Asian Games.
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14 October 1994
22 October 1993
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