mystical weapon in Malay kingdom Options

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2009 Muzium Negara - Pameran Senjata Tradisional




Keris Jawa







Keris Jawa & Keris Palembang





Keris Sajen







Keris Sundang





Keris Sundang Kecil (Terengganu)





Keris Sundang Melayu & Keris Sundang Sulu









Sources : http://jawa27272.multiply.com/

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Pedang Melayu

[PerisaiLangkasuk...]

Hang PC. I cant even see your Malay swords properly.

Could you get some bigger, higher-resolution pics of them?

[HangPC2]

Hang PC. I cant even see your Malay swords properly.

Could you get some bigger, higher-resolution pics of them?

Original Sources : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECicAduPJ_w

[Henry123]

Any keris with finger or lip marks on them?

[HangPC2]

Pedang '' Al-sayf al-Qadaram" (Pedang Kedah)









Kedah Yang Dilawati Oleh Abu Dulaf 940 TM




Dalam tahun 940, Abu Dulaf al-Muhalhil berasal dari Bukhara singgah sendiri di Kalaha (Kedah) dan meriwayatkan bahawa:





"Apabila saya sampai di Kalah, saya dapati tempatnya amat indah dengan tembok-tembok kota, taman-taman bungan dan aliran mata-mata air dari bumi. Saya lihat lombong bijih timah yang tidak ada tolok bandingnya dalam dunia ini. Di dalam kota ada tukang-tukang membuat pedang "qala'I" iaitu pedang Hindi yang tulen Seperti di Negara China, terdapat orang-orang yang tidak menyembelih ternakan yang mereka makan. Penduduknya mempunyai sistem keadilan dan mempunyai penjara serta hukuman denda".

"Mereka makan gandum, buah kurma, sayur-sayuran yang ditimbang bila dijual dan roti yang dilonggok-longgok sahaja bila dijual. Mereka tidak mempuyai hamam tetapi mandi di sungai-sungai yang mengalir deras. Wang mereka ialah dirham perak Wang dipanggil 'fahri'. Mereka memakai kain 'al firand' (sutera) yang sangat mahal seperti orang-orang China dan menyebut Maharaja China di dalam Khutbah Jumaat dan qiblat Raja Kalah pun mengadap ke arah Maharaja itu "


(Paul Wheatley, 1961:217)





Abu Dulaf menyebut orang-orang di Kedah telah pandai menggunakan tepung gandum, buah kurma, roti dan sayur seperti orang-orang Arab. Tergambar bahawa kebudayaan Arab telah sedikit sebanyak terserap dikalangan orang-orang Melayu di sini. Mengikut Paul Wheatley dalam nota kecilnya di muka surat yang sama, dirham perak yang dipanggil "Fahri" itu ialah matawang yang digunakan di Khurasan, Utara Iran. Di Kedah dipraktikkan sistem 'barter' atau sistem hebah barang dengan barang dan "fahri" itu digunakan ketika amat perlu sahaja. Pedang "qala'i" yang ditempah di Kedah menjadi barangan eksport yang dikenali oleh orang-orang Arab sebagai "al-sayf al-Hind"

Abu Dulaf menimbulkan kekeliruan apabila menyebut bahawa Raja Kalah "Menyebut nama Maharaja China di dalam Khutbah Jumaat dan qiblat Raja Kalah pun Mengadap ke arah Maharaja itu"

Abu Dulaf keliru melihat penduduk di Kedah yang beragama Islam tidak menyebut nama Khalifah Al-Muttaqi (940 - 944) yang baru bersemayam di Damsyik pada masa itu di dalam Khutbah mereka. Berita begitu belum sampai ke sini lagi. Mungkin orang Kedah menyebut nama Maharaja Sribuza (Sri Wijaya) atau lain yang didengarnya sebagai nama Maharaja China.

Maksud qiblat mengarah ke negara China ialah qiblat Raja Kalah atau Kedah dan bukan orang bersembahyang. Abu Dulaf memungkinkan bahawa agama Islam belum lagi dianuti oleh Raja Kedah sungguhpun rakyatnya telah Islam.



Sources : http://www.mykedah2.com/10heritage/102_1_p3.htm

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Silats biggest secrets finally revealed



Amir Hafizi

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 04:02:00




Word on the street has it that the silat tradition of mandi minyak or 'hot-oil bath' practised by silat exponents is a scam.

Underneath the layer of oil, as the story has it, is water. Water and oil don’t mix and each has a different boiling temperature. So, when you heat up a water and oil concoction in a big wok, the water, which boils first, gives the illusion that the oil is a bubbling hot liquid that would scald.

“That's what we thought!” said Khairun Lamb. “But Justin (Ong) and I, we were at the site of the ceremony since beginning, and it was all oil, all the way, and it was really, really scalding hot! That’s just one of the things that surprised us when we were making the documentary.”

Khairun is the director of photography and co producer for a team commissioned by National Geographic Channel to do a documentary on the traditional Malaysian martial art of silat. The result is Fight Masters: Silat, set to be premiered this Merdeka Day on the National Geographic Channel.



Joel performing the 'hot-oil bath' or mandi minyak ritual


The documentary follows American silat exponent Joel Champ who has been studying martial arts since he was seven, as he gets his next stripe in his belt — stripe being a level in silat.

The 32-year-old US Navy dry land sailor and master-at-arms fell in love with silat some 15 odd-years ago.

“In silat, it is said that the student doesn't search for the master. The master will seek the student, only when he is ready,” said producer and director Justin Ong.

“Joel was approached by Cikgu Sam — Tan Sri SM Salim's son - in the States and he never looked back, discarding all other forms of martial arts in favour of silat. Joel is in fact the highest-graded silat exponent in the western world.

“However, his training was a bit soft,” said Khairun. “He was practicing in air-conditioned gyms, and had paddings on the floor.

“He wanted to experience what it was like in the birthplace of silat, so we didn't spare him anything. It would have cheated him if we did.”

Then, Khairun added, with a mischievous grin on his face, “And this look he had when it was revealed that traditional silat practice only has sand to fall onto, and training is done outdoors, in the sweltering heat and torturous humidity.”

The project began when silat was chosen as one of the martial arts to be featured on Fight Masters.

“We went on a pitching process to National Geographic and the production company commissioned by them,” said Ong. “Then, a three-month research and two weeks of shooting, and then six to eight months of post- production. We made changes after changes when we discovered new things about silat. Overall, it took a year. And it wasn't easy. Every single line had to be verified by at least two sources.”

That's how stringent the standards are for National Geographic documentaries. And yet, it was a golden opportunity for Ong and for Khairun who even though has done numerous work for international networks such as NHK, Discovery Channel, ABC News, Al-Jazeera, Channel News Asia, has yet to do something about Malaysia.

“I wanted to do this because I have done so many things for other countries,” said Khairun. “I thought it was time I got involved with something for Malaysia.

“Doing this documentary basically taught us a lot about silat,” said Ong. “It was a martial arts that was developed for its practical uses, so we don't see any flying kicks or stylish moves. Everything has its use. Everything is effective. Even spitting at someone's face is a move that could determine the outcome of a fight.

“We also inserted a lot of CGI to show the scientific effects of some silat moves and the force of the blow. We were very lucky as Cikgu Sam convinced the masters in Malaysia to reveal some of their closely-guarded secrets and the moves they rarely show outsiders. We then put some experts to the task of taking a medical and physical explanation why it works that way. It's the science behind the art,” said Khairun.

“It's silat as you've never seen before!” interjected Ong.

However, the team does concede that the sheer scope of the documentary was narrowed down somewhat as the story of silat could not be encapsulated in just one documentary.

“We only have 47 minutes, and it’s jam-packed with as much information as we can,” said Khairun. “So it’s more of an introduction to silat. We covered Silat Gayung as it is the most established, and there are many other schools and styles out there.”

All the more reason, then, to give these guys another chance to cover silat again. This time, perhaps a whole series?

• Fight Masters : Silat will be shown on National Geographic Channel at 9pm on Merdeka Day, Aug 31 (premiere), Sept 11 and Sept 15.



- Malay Mail -

[Sexysomchai]

I hope they dont fight war with Kris in old times ... lose for sure.

If enemy use long swords .... hoho ..they be butcher.

If u see the real one b4 it looks kind of fragile ... and only good for stabbing.

More for show and small fights

[radzi]

I hope they dont fight war with Kris in old times ... lose for sure.

If enemy use long swords .... hoho ..they be butcher.

If u see the real one b4 it looks kind of fragile ... and only good for stabbing.

More for show and small fights

Present of swords, tombak, lembing, parangs and even canons indicates that Malays used other weapons.

Keris were just for style and tradition as back-up weapon for close contact combat. Entering an Istana (Palace) for example...only keris are allowed and you'd have to kept-out other weapon elsewhere....while the royal guards were with tombak and lembing.

[swingdoctor]

Present of swords, tombak, lembing, parangs and even canons indicates that Malays used other weapons.

Keris were just for style and tradition as back-up weapon for close contact combat. Entering an Istana (Palace) for example...only keris are allowed and you'd have to kept-out other weapon elsewhere....while the royal guards were with tombak and lembing.

I'm surprised that The Sultans allowed subjects to carry Keris's in the palace. Most monarchies didn't allow weapons except by the kings personal bodyguards for obvious reasons.

[HangPC2]

I'm surprised that The Sultans allowed subjects to carry Keris's in the palace. Most monarchies didn't allow weapons except by the kings personal bodyguards for obvious reasons.

For Adat Istiadat or Status (Prime Minister / General / Army / Orang Kaya)

[swingdoctor]

For Adat Istiadat or Status (Prime Minister / General / Army / Orang Kaya)

I wonder/does anybody know, if any sultan was ever betrayed and killed by one of his advisors with a keris.

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Pedang Jenawi & Sundang Lipas

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Pedang Sungai Manik














Sources : http://ketualanun.blogspot.com/

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http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3037176044452...1/posts/default

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Pedang Jenawi






Credit

golokFly_30 (carigold.com)

[SanjungAlam]

Keris Pekaka Kelantan-Patani

The magnificent Keris Pekaka. I believe the design of this keris, done to make to make the hulu (hilt) resemble the face & head of a burung pekaka (i.e. kingfisher bird), is indigenous to the Kelantan-Patani region. If I'm not mistaken, it's also called alternatively as Keris Tajung.

Kelantan-Patani, of course, were closely related 'brother' kingdoms with much shared history between them in the past. At times, they even existed as a single united kingdom.

This post has been edited by SanjungAlam: Oct 18 2009, 08:22 AM

[SanjungAlam]

Another Keris Pekaka

[SanjungAlam]

Yet another Keris Pekaka. Now, this one is the most beautiful of them, I reckon.

I don't know why, but when I copy the pix of this kerises into my MyPictures file, they just keep dissappearing, with only the file name remaining.

Funny, or what? Maybe they've got some special power or something.

You know, I now suspect that this unique design also has an additional benefit. It enables the keris wielder to more easily shuffle the weapon around - when drawn (terhunus) - in his hand, in exactly the same way that a gunman shuffles his gun.

This post has been edited by SanjungAlam: Oct 18 2009, 08:32 AM

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Keris Melayu





Keris Sumatera





Keris Jawa





Keris Bali





Keris Bugis







Sources : http://www.silat.tv/profile/Raksasa