Editing Silat Melayu (section)

===Malaysia===
Silat practiced in Malaysia are diverse, with vast differences in training tools, methods and philosophy across different schools and styles. The variety of styles not only demonstrated many different combat skills, but also the ability of the martial art itself in manifesting different personages and community in warrior traditions. Some forms of Silat also exist especially in the very remote villages, with members consisting of a few students. The modern law and regulations require that the Silat bodies need to be registered as an association or club. Therefore, we find that those silat forms with very few members are those which are being practiced in a secretive way in remote areas and are taught only by invitation of the master. Based on the data from 1975, there were 265 styles of Silat in Malaysia, which in turn grouped into 464 different Silat associations throughout the country. Today, there are 548 associations or communities which actively practicing Silat in Malaysia. Out of these, four associations are the most prominent and became the founding members of ''Majlis Silat Negara'' ('National Silat Council') in 1978, later renamed  ''Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia'' or PESAKA (The National Silat Federation of Malaysia).<ref>{{harvnb|National Silat Federation of Malaysia|2018}}</ref>

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The first two associations are ''[[Seni Gayung Fatani|Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia]]'' and ''[[Seni gayong|Silat Seni Gayung Malaysia]]'' that represent a style called ''seni gayong'' (modern spelling ''seni gayung''). The word ''gayung'' in Malay literally means to assault using blades like [[parang (knife)|parang]] or [[sword]], or it can also can means 'martial art' and synonymous to Silat itself. ''Gayung'' also means "single-stick," a weapon that is associated with magical powers in Malay literature. For the Malay martial artist, ''gayung'' is a verb that describes the action of dipping into the well of the unseen, to draw out mystical power for use in this world. Seni Gayung is a composite style, incorporating both Malay Silat and elements from Bugis fighting styles. It is visually distinctive from other Malay styles of Silat due to its emphasis upon performance acrobatics, including flips, diving rolls, somersaults, and handsprings. The student learns to competently handle several weapons, notably the ''parang'', ''lembing'' (spear), ''sarung'' and the ''kris''.<ref>{{harvnb|Farrer|2009|p=111}}</ref>

The next association is ''Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia'' that represents a style called ''Silat Cekak''. ''Silat cekak'' was originally developed in the [[Kedah|Kedah Court]], and has been practiced by senior commanders of Kedah army in wars fought against the Siamese. The style is said to has been developed specifically to counter the Thai fighting style, [[Muay Thai]] or known locally as ''tomoi''. It is one of the most popular Silat styles in Malaysia, first registered as an association in Kedah in 1904, and for Malaysia generally in 1965. ''Cekak'' in Malay means to 'claw' or to seize the opponent. It is renowned for its series of ''buah'' (combat strategy) which have been influential in the development of more recent silat styles in [[Malay Peninsula]], including ''seni gayung''.<ref>{{harvnb|Farrer|2009|p=108}}</ref>  Unlike most of styles of Silat, ''Silat Cekak'' is known for its non-ceremonious nature with no emphasis in graceful dance-like movements. It is a defensive-type of Silat that applies 99% defending techniques and only 1% attacking techniques. The style has no ''kuda-kuda'' stances commonly found in other Silat styles, and it does not utilize any evading nor side stepping techniques in mortal combat. As a result, it is hard to predict movements and counter-attacks of this style.<ref>{{harvnb|Futrell|2012|p=60}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Nazarudin Zainun|Mohamad Omar Bidin|2018|p=7}}</ref>

The last association is ''Seni Silat Lincah Malaysia'' that represents a style called ''Silat Lincah''. ''Silat Lincah'' is said to originate from another older style of Melaka called ''Silat Tarah'', allegedly practiced by [[Hang Jebat]] himself, one of the companions of [[Hang Tuah]].<ref>{{harvnb|Seni Silat Lincah Association of Malaysia|2019}}</ref> The word ''tarah'' in Malay means to sever as in cut off, and the term was considered too aggressive for the use of masses,  thus it was changed to ''Lincah''. ''Lincah'' means fast and aggressive which is the principle of the style, that emphasise aggressive movements both in defense and attacking techniques in punches and kicks. The style favors evasion with follow up sweeps, locks and chokes that do not relate to dueling techniques used with a [[kris]]. Similar to ''Silat Cekak'', ''Silat Lincah'' put little emphasis to graceful dance-like movements.<ref>{{harvnb|McQuaid |2012}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Lobo Academy|2019}}</ref>