Pencak Silat Sharaf

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Pencak Silat Sharaf, formerly known as Silat Mubai ^[1], is a Muslim system of Silat which is essentially composed of four primary sources:

Malay Archipelago Combatives
Ottoman Islamic Military Arts
Chinese Muslim Warrior Arts
Experiences and Research of the Founder Ustaz Hussein Udom

Pencak Silat Sharaf is an extremely aggressive form of Silat which teaches primarily military applications of the martial arts that are practiced in the Muslim communities around the world, synthesised into a slim curriculum. The style is not a mix of different arts but rather a mix of different principles and concepts of movement which the founder turned into Jurus (forms of combat movement) which he created himself. The system focuses heavily on empty-hand, gun, knife fighting, wrestling, and traditional Muslim Chivalry called "Futawa". There are also body culture development exercises similar to Chi Gung which help develop the correct body mechanics for close quarter fighting. It is a very practical system which focuses on violence of action, intention, and spiritual readiness to face death and life with a similar gusto and desire for victory. The specialization of the system is the close quarter usage of the knife, and unlike other systems it is a totally ambush-oriented curriculum that is military in origin, so there is little knife-to-knife combat, and a lot of attack and counter-ambushing tactics. All in all, it is one of the most comprehensive and effective of the Silat systems.