Although the debates are still ongoing, there is a certain belief that the martial art of silat came from the deep trenches of Minangkabau, West Sumatra. One humorous myth believes that silat or silek ...

Persatuan Silat Cekak Malaysia (PSSCM) president and chief instructor Datuk Maideen Kadir Shah said the development of this martial arts style to the international level was among the association's ...

Lee Edmondson has practised martial arts for decades, and is a muay Thai black belt, but since he discovered the martial art of pencak silat he hasn't looked back. Now, he is on journey to spread ...

THE martial art of silat, indigenous to South-East Asia especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, is growing in popularity among youths in Mersing, Johor. The traditional self-defence technique, passed ...

Kamanis, 50, and Eggeling, 36, were in the country recently to learn more about silat from AVS Bathi Allimuthu, a former kickboxing and taekwondo world champion. Bathi, who runs Xtreme martial arts ...

TWO Indian siblings have developed an interest in silat, and have been honing their skills at Perguruan Silat Gerak Langkacitra Kuantan, Sinar Harian reported. Yashvini Nair Raja Kumaran, 17, and her ...

JAKARTA: “Daasshh!” Mr Zakaria, a 90-year-old Indonesian pencak silat master exclaimed as he kicked his right leg high into the air, showing off his martial art skills. Mr Zakaria, who goes by one ...

Despite its national federation in Australia was inaugurated nine years ago, pencak silat is said to be still in the 'introduction' stage in this country. To what extent is this Indonesian traditional ...

The past year has been very busy for martial artist and actor Iko Uwais, which is why he has had to cleverly maneuver his time between working on films and attending to his duties as a new father. Iko ...

Even though actor Beto Kusyairy began learning silat at age seven, he says he wasn’t entirely confident in portraying the late Meor Abdul Rahman in ‘Gayong’. (Bernama pic) Despite spending much of his ...