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History
Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau hails from Gunung, a district in Kelantan Darul Naim. Initially, this style was a blend of two different martial arts, namely silat which is the art of the Melayu and kuntau which is the art of the Chinese.

The thorough blending of the two cultures in Gunung eventually gave birth to Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau, which was once only practiced by the locals. To preserve this unique cultural treasure from extinction, in the early 1980s, Grandmaster Hassan bin Husin reorganised Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau in his efforts to develop it.

To ensure that the style could operate as a legal entity, Grandmaster Hassan registered it with the Gabungan Persatuan Seni Silat Negeri Kelantan (Kelantan Seni Silat Associations Collective) in 1984. After much effort, on the 17th of October 1984, Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau was officially accepted as a style under the collective.

Later, in the mid 1990s, Grandmaster Hassan once again reorganised the training system of Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau. For this purpose, he consulted three of his most trusted students, Master Mohamad Sajeri bin Abdullah, Master Mohd Zahir bin Ramli and Cikgu Mohd Amin bin Abu. This was done to further strengthen the movements inherent in Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau in order for them to be more systematic.

On the 20th of April 1999, Grandmaster Hassan founded the Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau Academy, which allowed him to teach in schools, community halls and recreational areas across Malaysia and was allowed to issue certifications.

The Founder
Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau was founded by Grandmaster Hassan bin Husin who was born in Gunung. Martial arts was a huge part of his youth, especially when he had the blood of warriors coursing through his veins. Both of his grandfathers were well-known masters of the arts in Gunung.

Aside from those that he inherited, Grandmaster Hassan also studied several other arts to further increase his understanding of different forms of combat. However, he greatly desired that the combat arts of his people also be able to stand level with other styles. This growing desire finally drove him to rearrange each and every step and movement within Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau, passed down to him by both of his grandfathers.

Grandmaster Hassan Bin Hussin studied directly from his paternal grandfather named Putih (Lang Merah) of Perguruan Silat Lang Merah and also studied directly from his maternal grandfather Gee Sing (Che Kob) from Perguruan Kuntau Gee Sing.

Through the blending of both of these styles, eventually Grandmaster Hassan bin Hussin founded the perguruan Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau. Originally, it was only taught to close family members in Gunung, Kelantan. Its spread to the outside world began when Grandmaster Hassan migrated to Kuala Lumpur.

Grade
Depending on the quality of effort put in, a student can safely achieve a black belt within 1 year and four months to 2 years. A black belt holder means that one has mastered all of the skills of Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau. More advanced levels will expose the students to the secrets of weaponry of all sorts in Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau. The decision to advance to a higher level is left to the Guru Utama.

Weapons
Weapon studies in Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau are divided into two types, formal and optional. These weapons will be taught to students after they achieve their black belts.

The formal weapon taught to students is the Tongkat Rotan, Pedang and Senjata Kembar (double weapons). Usage of these weapons will be taught to students according to their respective belt status. The students will be trained to mastery.

Other than the formal weapon study, the students will also be allowed to suggest optional weapons for every grade of their black belts. The student can choose whether to use a modern, traditional or even an innovated weapon. Among the weapons of choice are the keris, tongkat, rantai, tekpi and tonfa. Weapon applications are only taught to black belt holders because of the high risk involved expecially for students with no experience.

However, realizing that aggressive action might be necessary to defend oneself in an increasingly violent world, there are those among the instructors and higher ranked masters who also teach the practical usage of the rotan for students in the earlier srages.

Mystical
Seni Silat Gerak Kuntau does not practice any mystical elements or magic. In fact, it denies all forms of otherwordly assistance and superstitious knowledges and those that are prohibited by Islamic Law.

This article was translated from materials available at the official Silat Gerak Kuntau website http://silatkuntau.cjb.net

Translated by MOHD NADZRIN WAHAB