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Abdullah Hussain & Saiful Nizam – The Many Styles of Silat Part 2 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Abdullah Hussain & Saiful Nizam talk about the people in Seni Gayong – the silat elders as well as female members called Ibu Gayong (‘the mothers of Gayong’). We discuss their accomplishments in researching the history of Silat Gayong, but also new challenges in training the younger generation as well as documenting silat as Malay heritage martial arts.
Part 1 | https://youtu.be/-lIX85ayth4
Part 2 | https://youtu.be/STNXrISrJI8
00:00 Changing Times for Silat
06:00 Grading in Perak
12:26 Ibu Gayong
15:58 Silat Seni Gayong Pasak
18:27 Effendy’s Research & Book
20:29 The Crest
25:48 Performance on Islanders’ Day
27:27 Challenges
33:58 Documenting Silat
Silat Seni Gayong Naga Bura, https://www.gayongnagabura.org.sg/
Dr Mohamed Effendy Abdul Hamid, Silat Seni Gayong PASAK Singapura: A Historical Legacy. The book is available in the National Library.
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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