honestly, i would prefer to write in Malay since it is easier for me to express all my thoughts and feelings in words. but then, not all people can read Malay though (-_-)" so i have to write in English (what a pain.. :P )
but still, i'll write in Malay or even use 'Rojak languange' (mixed between english n Malay) so that i can put my opinion in more efficient way (is it?).
the existence of Gayong in NZ?as i said in previous entry, gayong can be practiced everywhere , even in toilet, or before you go to bed.
so, how about in NZ?
of course-lah can practice gayong what :P
just find a good place, wear your silat uniform, 'buka gelanggang' and then practice as usual.
quoted from http://narapatinantaboga.blogspot.com/:
Gayong does exist in New Zealand. The reality is that Gayong exists everywhere, as long as there is Anak Gayong, there is the Gelanggang.just to respond to that:
in NZ, particularly in Dunedin, there is no Gayong Guru or trained 'Jurulatih'.
so, it is a bit hard for us, anak-anak gayong here to practice without a proper trainer, however, we still need to practise, otherwise we will forget everything we learnt since Gayong is about skill.
so, i gather all my friends who learnt gayong back in Malaysia and discussed with them about the idea of practising together, so that we can exchange knowledge and things that we know about Gayong. eventually, there were 7 of us boys who really want to to this, including me. Not forget to mention, we have a post-grad sister here who posses 3rd degree red belt in PSSGM under cikgu Rasol Abd. Ghani who is willing to help us with our training. she also got certificate for "Pembantu Jurulatih", so it is easier for us to refer to is we got any problem later on.
the seven of us are:
1. chek det
2. Mohd Faizal
3. Tengku Azran
4. Imran
5. Farrael
6. Bukhari
7. farhan
last time, Wado and Afif also used to train with us.
Us, in Dance Studio, Club and Soc's building.
again, since we do not have any trainer, i lead this gelanggang for the meantime.
Is it illegal to practice gayong in group in overseas?i am not really sure about this matter. but i think we should inform our Gurus first, ask for their permission. Then, try contact Federal Gayong and tell them about establishing new gelanggang in overseas. After that, if everything is fine then only we can practise as usual. the next steps are quite complicated and i do not wish to discussed it here now.
there are a few reasons for this:
-so that Federal Gayong is aware of our activities
-in case of anything happens, we are in safe side since our gelanggang is registered
-to avoid speculation since we Muslims practicing martial arts in black uniform would make people around us think bad about us.
PSSGNZ???there was one fella who asked me to be the founder of Pertubuhan Silat Seni Gayong New Zealand (PSSGNZ). For me, there is so such thing as PSSGNZ.
personally, i do not want to be anybody in Gayong because i got other duties to fulfill i am just an ordinary anak gayong who study in NZ. if only we got a gelanggang here, it is PSSGM gelanggang NZ/Dunedin :)
ask somebody else to establish PSSGNZ.hehe
do i have the permission to practice Gayong in NZ?yes i do, but not the official one (written permission).
i asked all my Gurus and they all gave me permission, except one guru since he did not understand the purpose of this gelanggang and also other issue.
more importantly, i got 'restu' from Cikgu Wan Ahmad Fauzi bin Wan Hussain, the Supreme Trustree, Heir of PSSGM.
at first i sent an email to him about issue of establishing gelanggang here so that my friends and I can practice gayong legally. few months after, i called him myself to discuss with him few matters. so far, he is very kind to me and gave advices and tips to practice gayong overseas. he even offered me to do an intensive course of national syllabus of PSSGM in his house at Bangi. I am very glad and appreciate it :)
last but not least, i would like to stress that the purpose of this gelanggang is to gather all 'anak-anak gayong' in New Zealand and practice together, not more than that. I welcome anybody who have any question or issues that you want to tell/discuss with me, I am open in this matter.
salam ramadhan
