Silat Harub

Silat Harub is the civilian self defense system of TCMS steeped in 1400 years of Warrior Culture and Battle tested principles, and forged with the developments and research of modern sciences of the Muslim people to become a comprehensive Combative system like no other.

The Name

The name Silat Harub (War Silat), is the civilian version of Pencak Silat Qutuz coming from various sources. First, "Pencak" a Javanese term meaning native. In our system, we would say native to the Muslim Community or Ummah. Second, "Silat", a Malaysian term meaning Martial or Military Art used in many of the Southeast Asian archepalago. Silat is also a shortened term from the Arabic word "Silaturahim" which means "Brotherhood and Unity". It also represents the connection to the Muslim Fighting Arts of the various warrior cultures from which we derive most of our physical technique. The name Qutuz comes from The Egyptian Sultan, Qutuz Ibn `Abdullah Al-Ma`zi who rescued the Muslim nation from the Mongols attack. After being threatened by the Mongols to surrender His land, Sultan Qutuz, led the Mujahideen along with Emir Pipers for Jihad and set out towards `Ein Jalut, a place in Palestine between Bisan and Napolis, where the Tartar forces gathered. On Friday, 15th of Ramadan, 658 A.H. war broke up between Muslims and Tartars. When chaos prevailed in the Muslim army, Sultan Qutuz took off his helmet and aroused the fighters’ enthusiasm shouting: “O Islam!” Then he went to the foremost of the army and fought against the Tartars and killed their commander.

The rest of the Tartars fled, but Muslim fighters followed them and killed them. Then they returned back with abundant booties. Then Qutuz conquered the rest of the Tartars in Damascus and regulated the affairs of the Islamic State. Sultan Qutuz was then martyred on Saturday, 16th of Dhul Qi`dah, 658 A.H. Hence, the blessed month of Ramadan, 658 A.H. witnessed Muslims’ victory over the Tartars, enemy of Islam, in `Ein Jalut, in Palestine.

The curriculum

The curriculum of Silat Harub is best described as simple, precise, and intelligent deriving from the Muslim Arts of Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Hui Chinese, and various other Muslim Warrior Cultures throughout the world.

Silat Harub is made up of 9 core components that enable the student to become proficient in all ranges of combat, in various levels of force, and dealing with armed and unarmed engagements with or without weapons.

The primary weapon of Silat Harub is the knife with emphasis on assault and counter assault tactics. Little blade to blade fighting is done due to this emphasis.

Unique to Silat Harub is its use of the firearm and knife in co-operation with one another in combative engagements.