KUALA LUMPUR: The variety of techniques in silat clearly piqued the interest of a Kedah-born Indian youth to venture into this heritage martial art that is more synonymous with the Malays.
According to national silat exponent V. Thamaraj, apart from wanting something different and trying new things, techniques such as sweeps, scissors and stylish combat motivated him to delve deeper into the sport until he made history by becoming a world champion, veritably becoming the first Indian and Malaysian-Indian to do so, at the World Championships in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday.
