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THE HISTORY OF SILAT SENI PUSAKA TUJUH
Silat Seni Pusaka Tujuh was founded from the combination of many forms of martial arts skills that was learnt and made into a syllabus by removing any mysticism element from those martial arts by its Grandmaster Zubir bin Mat Isa. Among the martial arts he learnt from his adolescent until he compiled into his Silat Seni Pusaka Tujuh are Muay Thai, Silat Terelak, Chimande, Karate do, Tai Chi, Depowoojo (Javanese Silat), a bit self defense technique from Seni Persaudaraan Nasrul Haq and Gerak Alam Suci Pencak Silat Indonesia (Cimande).
Starting from unorganized method, Grandmaster Zubir Mat Isa has organize trainings and moves until it becomes a syllabus that includes many techniques and tactics from the various basic of martial arts and this establish the Pusaka Tujuh.
Finally, Grandmaster Zubir Mat Isa continues to advance forward in developing his silat by opening classes all over Perlis. Starting off with challenges from his family, community and friends, he face failures in his early days of teaching martial arts for lack of knowledge on how to teach, however he keep pressing forward and learn. Eventually the Pusaka Tujuh has become an authorized silat society and was admired from friends and opponents.
Silat Pusaka Tujuh has grown over to France, Germany, Sweden and Thailand. Grandmaster Encik Zubir Mat Isa succeeded in becoming an International Jury/ Wasit (Silat Referee). His second wife is a champion of two World Silat Championship. His nine children all involved in the Silat world. They had managed to make themselves known in the world of silat because of their winnings in several championships. Among them: Zulfakar Zubir a twice youth champion in national youth championship and Zulkarnain Zubir one time youth champion in national youth championship. Likewise pupils from his Pusaka Tujuh Silat have their own success at state and national levels.
Truthfully, many do not understand the road Grandmaster Zubir Mat Isa walked on. He wants something different in his life, loves challenges, and fond of building something new but hate those who imitate the culture or the way of life of others.
His quote is “To be successful, do not walk the route of failures.” Although his father, Mat Isa bin Osman oppose and did not understand what Zubir bin Mat Isa did but when he saw with his own eyes how Silat Seni Pusaka Tujuh grow without mysticism element, plus seeing the Pusaka Tujuh is against the practice of mysticism, Mat Isa Osman finally support Zubir Mat Isa, before he die. Mat Isa Osman bequeath a plot of land for the benevolence done by Pusaka Tujuh.
Now, Silat Seni Pusaka Tujuh has obtained approval from the Perlis State Fatwa Council that the Pusaka Tujuh is clean from all sorts of practices that are disagreeing with the syarak. In accordance with the Perlis State Fatwa Council, Silat Pusaka Tujuh should be learn. Silat Pusaka Tujuh does not have any mysticism practices but Grand Master has succeed in creating the inner strength that is generated by movement and mind focus which is called the sixth sense. In order to achieve the inner strength, the pupil need to practice passionately, self-confident and high spirits.
Translation by Raymond
