Silat
An introduction to the Malaysian and Indonesian Silat traditions represented at Detroit Kali Silat.
A family of traditions
Silat and Pencak Silat refer to many martial traditions across Southeast Asia. Regional schools have their own names, histories, and customs. The academy’s curriculum brings together particular lineages from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Malaysian Silat
Silat Kuntau Tekpi comes from Kedah, in northern Malaysia near the border with Thailand. The academy’s materials distinguish the tradition’s earlier roots in Kedah from the lineage and modern syllabus associated with Panglima Taib and Cikgu Sani.
Read the Silat Kuntau Tekpi overview Read about Senaman TuaIndonesian Pencak Silat
The Indonesian curriculum includes Cimande Macan Guling and Terumbu Gajah Putih. In West Java, much of Cimande’s history has been passed down orally. Accounts differ on the role of Pak Kahir and on how the tradition reached later generations.
Read the Cimande history See the full curriculumStart training.
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