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An Introduction To Pencak Silat
What is Pencak Silat? This is a difficult question to answer as there are hundreds of different styles that claim the name throughout Nusantara; the region of southeast Asia that runs from Thailand...
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Spirituality And Mysticism In Pencak Silat
About six or seven years ago, I was waiting for my turn to present at a demonstration that my school, Inti Ombak Pencak Silat, was putting on as part of an Indonesian cultural exhibition....
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How To Find An Authentic Silat Teacher
This is what 200 years of silat experience looks like. So, you have seen The Raid or The Raid 2: Redemption and want to learn the deadly weapon-based martial art of Pencak Silat (pen-cha’ see-lot)....
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The Balance and Ritual of Training Indonesian Martial Arts in Central Java
A typical early morning before the day’s training is filled with the buzzing and chirping of insects. The Muezzin’s prayer already fades in the rapidly heating air, broadcast from many speakers and...
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An Interview with Indonesian Silat Guru Mas Noeryanto Dhipuro
Guru Noeryanto with students. Original Photo Credit: Shannon Dae “…a Guru must teach the way of fighting and making peace with one’s self…” -Mas Noeryanto Dhipuro I first met Mas Noeryanto...
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Silat Guru Demank Ahmed El-Benjary on Silat and Kuntau in Borneo
“The culture of the people of Borneo is very hard, and this makes the character of fighting styles from Borneo similarly hard and unforgiving.” -Demank Ahmed El-Benjary I first met Demank Ahmed...
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Voices of the Archipelago: Kang Rafijen of Maenpo Peupeuhan Adung Rais
The author, Guru Tharyana Sastranegara, and Kang Rafijen On my trip to Indonesia in 2014, I had the pleasure of sojourning in the city of Bandung located in western Java. Bandung is one of...
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Voices of Nusantara: Madurese Martial Arts with Mas Mochamad Amien
Mas Mochamad Amien with student In my continuing quest for advice on how to become a better pencak silat instructor, I asked my mentor and friend Mas Mochamad Amien of Chakra V Silat Combat System for...
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An Introduction to Indonesian Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor w/ Marines. (Photo source: Wikipedia Commons/Cpl. Jeffery Belovarac) Indonesian martial arts incorporate a variety of fighting styles from traditional to hybrid. It’s common to...
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Voices of Nusantara: Interview with Benedictus Sukardi
“Other definitions exist, but all agree that silat cannot exist without pentjak; pentjak without silat is purposeless.” -Donn F. Draeger1 Smack! I can still remember the sound of the impact ten years...
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