![]() ![]() Tanding competitions are carried out in three two-minute rounds, with rest times lasting a minute each in between each round. Tunggal(single), Ganda(double), and Regu (team) categories simply use the entire 10 by 10 metre performance arena. These are labelled in blue and red at diagonal ends, while the other two corners, marked yellow, are neutral areas. The two opposing sides are also allocated corners at the points of the square arena. The middle of the match ground is marked by a circle measuring three metres in diametere, which separates the opponents at the beginning of a competition. This match ground is outlined by a five centimetre-wide border. The arena for the Tanding (match) category measures 10 by 10 metres, and has a round match ground measuring eight metres wide in diameter marked out within it. A 10 by 10 metre non-slip surface may be laid out on top of it This mattress must have a level surface that is not bouncy, and cannot measure more than five centimetres thick. The MHC’s programming team concluded that a historically and culturally contextualized presentation of a main ‘teri healing ritual would provide a means to explore the theme of adat, Malay customary practices, and support the MHC’s proposed special museum exhibit of Ilham Alam: Nature and Healing in The Malay World.A silat competition arena is usually topped with a mattress for safety reasons. The underlying philosophy of main ‘teri, the concept of angin, and its connection to Malay cosmology, is shared and understood with varying degrees across Nusantara. Main ‘teri has been well documented in ethnographic literature (Kessler 1977 Laderman 1991 Hardwick 2009, 2013a, 2013b, 2014) and continues to be used to treat psychological and spiritual illness in rural Kelantan. A highlight of the 2013 Malay Culture Fest was a performance of main ‘teri, a Kelantanese Malay healing ritual. The festival marked the centre’s first anniversary after its recent facelift and inclusion as a Heritage Institute under the National Heritage Board. In September 2013, the Singapore Malay Heritage Centre (MHC) presented a three week long festival highlighting Malay culture. ![]()
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