Pukulan Melaka
I found an interesting blog entry of Pukulan Melaka from http://alfakir.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/pukulan-melaka-2/. Enjoy.
Assalamu alaikum.
Throughout the years I have learned many types of martial arts and I strongly believe that all styles have their own strengths (and also weaknesses). one of the styles that I have learned (and actually still learning) is Pukulan Melaka.
Pukulan Melaka is said to be brought to Malay Peninsula from Sulawesi (actually there are many versions regarding the origins of Pukulan Melaka but I have come to accept that it was originated from the said place). Bugis people brought the said martial art style hundreds of years ago, when the movements from one country to the other was not yet restricted by laws.
The most famous of Pukulan Melaka grandmasters is (still) the late Mat Kelang. Kelang was an area with a port in Selangor, Malaysia. The man was actually from Malacca but instead of being called Mat Melaka, he was called Mat Kelang, for reasons that I am yet to know.
It is said that throughout his life he had fought at least 56 grandmasters (besides other fights against non-masters) and had won all fights hands down. He also taught his styles to many people and actually there are still some people teaching Mat Kelang’s style of Pukulan Melaka. There are two whom I personally know (since I learn Pukulan Melaka from them) and they are Pak Guru Abas and Pak Guru Dahlan Karim.
Pak Guru Abas is currently staying in Selandar, Malacca, the said birthplace of the late Mat Kelang. Pak Guru Dahlan Karim, on the other hand, is currently staying in Ampang, Selangor.
Both teach Pukulan Melaka but Pak Guru Dahlan Karim has founded his own style - Silat Setiabakti.
Are there differences between the two Pukulan Melaka? The answer is a definite yes. I will explain later perhaps. But this is not a promise:-D
hm..menarik gak citer nie…minat untuk tahu tentang buah silat yang anda tau,..
there’s some new info (and also corrections) in my blog. thanx
salam….
sy anwar dr mlk…
sy pon ade blajar buah pukul arwah tok guru mat kelang….
guru sy, abg long yaapar indon…
pulau gadong melaka
I knew one baba guy in malacca who taught pukulan gerak dan resa. He was mat kelang’s student. I met him more than ten years ago. I learnt a few moves from one of his students. It is a great art but can be fatal. He has passed away but his senior student Tango teaches a modified version called combat pukulan.
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