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The term "pelintau" is derived from two words from the original Tamiang language ie, "pelin" means all, while "tau" means to know or understand. So "pelintau" has meaning or meaning "all know", both physical and spiritual. Pencak silat art tamiang lempang in solidified on 3 September 1953 led by a teacher named OK Said.
In the turbulent reign of the ruling Tamiang kingdom where too many enemy attacks from outside and within the region arose the sense of concern of a young Tamiang youth named OK Said who was born in 1912 to defend the tamiang from internal disturbance, as well as outside tamiang.
At the age of 15 years he left his hometown to seek knowledge of the miracle, he did the hermitage in Mount Titi Taliakar in Hulu Tamiang, then he continued his journey to Samosir, in his journey he continued to study from several teachers, martial arts from one teacher to another until he gets to Samosir, when he goes to his samosir to do the hermitage back in Nunbegu's grave.
After that he continued his journey up to the Range, where he studied back to the Tuan Syeh Silo, after he finished with Mr. Syeh Silo he returned to his hometown that is back to Tamiang again.
When he arrived at Tamiang he studied back to Tengku Lotan, after he studied from Tengku Lotan he began to develop his knowledge by opening the Pencak Silat arena in several areas in Tamiang Region, thanks to his persistence he taught martial arts martial arts, such as:
- Alm Muhammad Nyak weigh
- Alm Abdul Hamid
- Alm Abdul Rahman
- Alm Abdul Halim
- Alm Abdul Siddik
- Alm Yahya
- Alm Lebay Yusuf
- Alm Hasyim
At that time Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang had held a show of pencaksilat in front of the first R.I president Mr. Sukarno in Kuta Raja Banda Aceh.
After his death in 1970, Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang was taken over by a disciple named Muhammad Nyak Timbang, who was the one who continued the Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang College.
During the leadership of Nyak Timbang, the martial arts college of Pelami Tamiang has followed:
- Pencak Silat Festival in Malaysia in 1976
- Pencak Silat Festival in Lake Singkarak (West sumatra) in 1988
- Pencak Silat Festival at Istiqlal Mosque (Jakarta) in 1991.
Then after Nyak Timbang died in 1996, the leadership of Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang College led by Nokman until now.
During the leadership of Nukman Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang once welcomed state officials, and often took its members out of the region and out of the province of Aceh.
The art of Silat Pelintau Tamiang spellbound mastered several games, starting with an empty account, playing stick or toya, using sharp weapons.
The game Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang until now is:
· Songsong Opening
· Rounding Opening
· Play Rencah tebang banana stem
· Play Single Sick
· Play empty Hand
· Playing a knife one
· Play a knife two
· Play toya or stick
· Play the sword of the paga
· Playing 1 against 3 or 1 against 4
In every appearance Pencak Silat Pelintau Tamiang uses uniforms that stood from:
- Wearing black clothes and pants for both girls and women
- Wear blue-to-green tuft for men's silat, and wear blue hijab for princess
- Using a red sash for the boys and girls
- And wearing yellow songket cloth of son and daughter.
As for the musical accompaniment of silat consists of gendang, violin and Gong.
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