Tok Janggut : Malaysia’s Rebel Pendekar
Born 1853, Haji Mohd Hassan bin Munas or more famously known as Tok Janggut (Old Man with Long Beard in Bahasa) was the son of Panglima Munas and Che Mah. He was born and raised in Kampung Saring, a small village in Kelantan, East of Peninsular Malaysia. His father, Panglima Munas was a man well-known in the village for his Silat fighting skills, learning Silat from his father, Tok Samad, who was a famous master in the district and later on diving deeper into the art from Panglima Puteh, one of the royal guards at the time.
The Ultimate Pendekar: Hang Tuah
Hang Tuah is a legendary warrior who lived in the 15th century during the Malaccan Sultanate. He was said to be one of the deadliest fighters among the Laksamana who served the Sultan and is considered one of the greatest Pendekars who ever lived in the Malay Kingdom.
The Secret Story of the Sarong
Sarong is one of the oldest styles of clothing still worn today, and the national clothing of countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, Burma, and Somalia. A long fabric made of cotton, silk or rayon, it is worn as a wide piece of cloth around the waist to cover the lower part of the body. And in extreme cases, used as a weapon for self-defense in the various arts of Pencak Silat. The Sarong has a long history in the Nusantara (Indonesia and Malaysia) but…
The Rise and Fall of Malacca
The start of the trials of colonialism faced by the Malays following the conquest of the Sultanate of Malacca. And how Pencak Silat withstood the onslaught of one of the most advanced naval forces of the day: the Portuguese Conquistadors. For the citizens of the Sultanate of Malacca and their successors, the resistance to the conquistadors proved to be as much a political, religious, and cultural struggle as one of the force of arms.
Brutal History : 5 Craziest Torture Methods of All-Time
Humans have long come up with methods of punishing criminals, villains, or anyone who’s unlucky enough to mess with the wrong people, at the wrong place and time. Hanging, burning, stoning, caning, those are among the popular ones, the ones we are all familiar with. But what about the ones that are just plain mad and cruel, the craziest ones? The torture method that causes not only physical pain but is psychologically destructive, leaves deep mental scar if not crippled for the rest of their lives or worse, death.
Weapons of Silat
Until the early twentieth century, the people of the archipelago have forged weapons primarily for their daily use and self-defense rather than using it for offensive purposes. People mainly use these weapons as a tool for their daily chores and activities such as hunting, gathering firewood, care for their crops, and building their shelter. As the cultural and social systems developed, the functions of the weapons have also evolved and changed.