One story on origin of silat says a man learnt it from his wife | New Straits Times

The Silat Road Sikh Temple, which commemorates its 100th anniversary this year, has a special place in Singapore history. The Temple was founded to serve the first wave of Sikhs who were brought into Singapore by the British colonial government, from the early 1880s, to serve as policemen. The Sikhs, who came from the Punjab in north-west India were generally tall and broad in physique. They formed the Sikh Police Contingent in Singapore, which became the nucleus of the Straits Settlements Polic

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