The History of the Aliran (style) of Betawi silat, Jiencin
In the past, silat wasn’t a widely recognised word to describe the indiginous martial arts. People (in the Sunda area) called it maen pukul , which literally translates as maen=playing and pukul=hit or to hit.
About two weeks ago, a heavy rain drenched the pavillion with woven [...]

Surau Sumber Gerak - The place of devotion, from where the source of movement comes. Locks are the distinctive feature of gerak silek Kumango.

Translation note: Silek means silat in the traditional language of Minangkabau, West Sumatera in Indonesia. Gerak means movement in Indonesian and Surau indicates a communal place of devotion e.g. the place to [...]

Tanah Abang, one of the centers of commerce in Indonesia’s capital city is known as the biggest garment market in Indonesia and perhaps in Southeast Asia.
Aside from being a large textile market, Tanah Abang has also been known for a long time as a place that produced a lot of Silat champions (jago-jago). One of [...]