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In fact, he continues to shake things up in the martial art arena until that fateful day.The date was May 15 and the event, the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi. Sheik Ferdous took an illegal punch to the jaw fromThai opponent Suthat Bunchit in the second round of the match and was immediately knocked out.\ufeff\u201cI didn\u2019t see the hook coming,\u201d he tells TheHomeGround Asia.His father\u2019s sonSheik Ferdous comes from a family of silat champions. He and younger brother Sheik Farhan are sons of Dr Sheik Alau\u2019ddin Yacoob Marican, two-time Silat world champion himself and a multiple medallist of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. His last gold medal was at the 1999 SEA Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Dr Sheik Alau\u2019ddin is now the CEO of Singapore Silat.Sheik Ferdous (right) with his father Dr Sheik Alau\u2019ddin Yacoob Marican, who was himself a two-time Silat world champion. (Photo source: ST 2013)He founded the Grasio Sports Silat School in 1997 in hopes that he would pass on the legacy to his children and others in the community. He even introduced Silat to all of his children while they were still toddlers.His eldest Nur Shafiqa competed in several world championships in the women\u2019s Class B (50-55kg), while the two younger children Nur Shaqira and Sheik Fayz are on the rise.\u201cI can\u2019t remember exactly when I started silat but it was since I was very young. My dad used to take us to his silat classes. Slowly, I was introduced to the art and I joined those classes,\u201d Sheik Ferdous says. He joined the national team at the age of nine and had been practising since.But winning as an athlete in the sport did not come till much later. He suffered many losses and at one point, he became so tired of losing that it spurred him on. He represented Singapore numerous times and bagged a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games. He went on to take the World Silat Championship that same year.\u201cI am disciplined with my diet and training. I usually give 100 per cent in all my training sessions and I take care of my body well (and make sure I) eat the right food, sleep well and recover,\u201d he says, adding that being his father’s son puts a lot of pressure on his performance.The punch that ended the quest for goldAt the beginning of this year, Sheik Ferdous told digital lifestyle platform Honeycombers Singapore that after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he was going to take 2022 as a new start. \u201cAt the same time, I\u2019m always seeking to bring back the gold for Singapore,\u201d he said, referring to the 31st SEA Games.\u201cFor the SEA Games, I had to drop two classes. It wasn\u2019t much of a hassle as I\u2019ve started three to four months before. There are new rules implemented, so my coaches drilled me well with the new techniques and I\u2019ve adapted well to the new rules,\u201d he says.But the gold he was determined to bring home was not to be. His dream ended in one illegal blow to the face by Thailand\u2019s Suthat Bunchit and he was immediately out cold.\u201cThe moment I got hit, my jaw shifted, which I assumed, resulted in the concussion. I blacked out immediately as I dropped to the ground but I regained consciousness after I hit the ground. In my mind I was saying \u2018again?\u2019\u201d he says.The punch in the face was not the first illegal move rained on Sheik Ferdous. At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, his Malaysian opponent Sobri Muhammad Robial delivered a hard kick in Sheik Ferdous\u2019 back after he fell to the ground \u2014 an illegal move on the Malaysian\u2019s part.\u00a0Malaysian opponent Sobri Muhammad Robial delivered a hard kick in Sheik Ferdous\u2019 back. (Photo source: Yahoo Singapore)He told Singapore daily The Straits Times then, \u201cI saw the kick coming and braced myself for it.\u201dBut this time round, he was not prepared for the Thai punch and fell to the ground hard.\u201cWhen I opened my eyes, my vision was blurry, and I was in a daze. The medical team decided that I should not continue. It wasn\u2019t the proudest victory but rules are rules,\u201d he says. He was eventually stretchered out of the ring and the illegal punch resulted in the Thai\u2019s disqualification.Unfortunately, Sheik Ferdous had to withdraw from the men\u2019s Class G (75-80kg) Tanding Final on doctor\u2019s orders for safety reasons. He was given the Silver.\u201cI was very disappointed and frustrated because I really wanted to fight the Vietnamese whom I lost to in the SEA Championships two months before the SEA Games. I wanted a comeback and most of all, I really wanted the gold medal. However, I trust in my medical team, the doctors and their advice. I have to just look forward to the upcoming world championship and the next SEA Games,\u201d he says.Singapore silat exponents leave Hanoi with best ever showingSingapore\u2019s silat exponents completed their 31st SEA Games with four gold, three silver and four bronze medals, making it the best-ever showing at the biennial event.The team’s previous best was three gold, two silvers and 10 bronze medals at the 2003 games, also in Hanoi.\u00a0Nurul Suhaila Mohamed Saiful got the team off to a good streak when she beat Malaysia\u2019s Siti Shazwana 30-22 in the women\u2019s Class E (65-70kg) Tanding final in the first bout of the day.\u00a0Muhammad Hazim Mohamad Yusli took two strikes in the face during a gruelling bout in the men\u2019s Class C (55-60kg) tanding final and took the gold when Indonesia’s Muhamad Yachser Arafa was disqualified for an illegal kick.\u00a0Sheik Farhan went on to collect the team\u2019s third gold medal of the day when he beat Saranon Glompan of Thailand. He was up 13 against his opponent\u2019s -6 when the Thai athlete and his coaches walked out of the bout.\u00a0Join the conversations on TheHomeGround Asia\u2019s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram. "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The punch that knocks the gold off the table for Sheik Ferdous","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/the-punch-that-knock-the-gold-off-the-table-for-sheik-ferdous\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]