Tuesday, March 11, 2008

THE HISTORY OF SENI SILAT TERLAK EMPAT IN MALAYSIA

During 1920’s, a Malay warrior (pendekar), namely Bapak Abu Tamam, from a village in Minangkabau which name is Terlak, in the province of West Sumatera, had traveled to Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga (Kelantan) searching for new and better livelihood.

The “warrior’s blood” in his body urged him to spread his martial art (silat) techniques. Hence, Bapak Abu Tamam taught his loyal student namely Harun Daud, all his arts of self-defence. This martial art school (persilatan) was named ‘TERLAK EMPAT’ in accordance with Bapak Abu Tamam’s birthplace. At that time, this school becomes famous among those from the palace including princes and princesses of the sultan, and also Dato’ Perdana Kelantan. Beside that, this silat school also learned by Sahibul Fadhilah Dato’ Mufti Hj. Muhammad Noor b. Hj. Ibrahim.

The leadership of Terlak Empat school was then held by the two greatest students of Bapak Harun Daud. They were brothers, namely Ismail Yusuf (Pak Ma’il Kok Lanas) and Muhammad Yusuf (Pak Mad Kampung Puteh). After these dual warriors resigned, the leadership was passed to the loyal and great student, Hj. Mohd Noor Mahmood (Pak Su Noor) until now.

By the will of God, with Pak Su Noor’s obstinacy, dedication and patience, this silat school has spread rapidly in Pahang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and especially in Kelantan. Moreover, the victories of its members in national, international and world silat championships have seized attention and interest of the youths to join this school and eventually, Pak Su Noor has been appointed as a Head Coach of the Malaysia team (1987-1997), and as advisor to the Malaysia’s Silat Olahraga team for several tournament.

5 comments:

Hj Idris Bin Alimuda Nasution said...

Assalaamualaikum teralak_4,

Qoute:
During 1920’s, a Malay warrior (pendekar), namely Bapak Abu Tamam, from a village in Minangkabau which name is Terlak, in the province of West Sumatera, had traveled to Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga (Kelantan) searching for new and better livelihood.
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I read your above posting with interest. I, however, questioned the source of the information.

To the best of my knowledge [based on family record], my grand father [ Abutamam Bin Inderamuda ] migrated to Singapore> Brunei> Singapore and, finally, expired in Kelantan [1945].

For your information, he was a Land Surveyor assigned to undertake a “pilot survey work” for the whole Brunei and Kelantan state.

Regards.

Gemala Kasturi said...

Sila teruskan blog yang bagus ni. :)

Hj Idris Bin Alimuda Nasution said...

What is historical reality?

"Historical reality is often too bitter to swallow or too hot to stand. History is a large mirror that reflects the facts of the past, and all that has been etched into the glass of history can never be erased.
If you don't like a particular historical fact, you may try to cover it up or forget it, but you can never remove it. An historical fact can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but regardless of the interpretation, the fact will never change"., The Jakarta Post, July 2005.

TeRaLaK_4 said...

Ila Abg Idris yang
dihormati...

"History is a large mirror that reflects the facts of the past, and all that has been etched into the glass of history can never be erased..."

I will erased n correct the wrong fact in this blog gradually...

Thanks abg Idris

TeRaLaK_4 said...

Terima kasih Kumpulan Gemala Kasturi yang hormati...atas sokongan yang diberikan. Insya Allah, kami akan teruskan blog ini. Terima kasih tak terhingga kerana membuat link dalam blog tuan.

Jazakallahukhairan kathira!