Some Observations Aside from this being one of the dumbest threads I have seen on a martial arts forum, I'll make the following additional...
Asalaam Aleikum, At the end of the day this has been a good discussion. I'm coming in kinda late here and was going to ask howcum just a short...
Salaam, What a great reply Mas Wali! I have absolutely nothing better to add to your response other than to say: Silat is a culture, a way of...
Salaam to All, Sorry if you were rubbed the wrong way by my post Mas Wali. I suppose it was a bit flip. It appears theres one group in...
Salaam Hormat, Actually Mas Tristan, I too am a card carrying member of the Padi Tribe! That is why I asked you the question about Cimande. I...
Salaam Hormat, Pak Kiai Carita, could you please tell us more about Haji Mangipin? Also Mas Tristan please tell us something about your Cimande...
For what its worth, I have no connection to any perguruan Cimande outside of Indonesia, but over the past 10 years or so whenever the subject of...
Aw shucks Gajah, now you made me feel bad :o Sorry, bro. Friends? I agree with you about the pecahan. I always felt like the Cimande...
As a practitioner of Silat for more than 35 years, I have this to say: Silat is what it is. Its no "better" or "worse" in terms of effectiveness...
Thanks for the invitation. I think I'll pass. :cool:
Thanks Gajah Silat!
To the Guru Besar who posted back a few: Cimande is NOT Javanese (its SUNDANESE) Herman Suwanda was also not Javanese (SUNDANESE) Suryadi...
Hi Everyone, Remember me? I'm the poor slob who never got an answer to the Irianjaya Silat question. It just so happens that I have practiced...
I have never met Pak Victor, but you simply can't go wrong with Sifu/Guru Inosanto. Also, consider looking into Willem DeThouars' system. He...
Hi, Can anyone give some info on silat systems from Irianjaya? Peace, Jawara
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