Martial art silat to get a place in schools and varsities

Martial art silat to get a place in schools and varsities

Education minister Maszlee Malik says the ministry has plans to make silat a co-curricular activity in schools.

Malaysian silat exponent Zulfazly Zulfakar (centre) in action at the Malaysian international open silat championship in September. (Bernama pic)
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The Education Ministry plans to make the Malay martial art silat as a co-curricular activity in the schools, as well as an elective credit course in universities, to uphold the traditional heritage.

Education minister Maszlee Malik said the ministry also plans to make silat as a course in technical and vocational colleges so that the students could be given certificates to advance their careers in the related fields.

At the same time, he added the promotion of silat would be carried out across the globe through the Malaysian Education Division.

“The ministry will also be collaborating with the Malaysian national commission for the UN cultural agency Unesco for silat to be recognised as a world historical heritage.

“In the effort to instill interest among students, we also encourage schools to establish silat clubs. We have set a target of 5,000 clubs by next year,” he told reporters here today.

Maszlee said this when met after the prize giving and closing ceremony of the 10th International Silat Championship and Silat Seni Asli Open Championship 2019 at the University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM).

 

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