The Star : Taking silat to the people

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Silat practioners during a demonstration
A NEW campaign launched recently plans to bring silat o the masses, especially youths.

Organised by the Persatuan Silat Cekak Hanafi, the Jom Silat campaign is a seven-year programme aimed at educating the public about the martial art form.

Officiated by Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah last week, the campaign will culminate in a mass silat demonstration involving 50,000 participants in 2015.

“Aside from being an art of self-defence, Silat also helps to instill the values of disicpline and teamwork among our university students,” said Saifuddin, adding that the campaign will give the martial art form more prominence. - By PRIYA KULASAGARAN

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/27/education/5353631&sec=education

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