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Voices of Nusantara: Mas Mochamad Amien of Chakra Lima Silat Combat Systems
Tragically, Mas Amien passed away shortly after this article was first published in June 2018. He had a fairly large group of students...

Guru Chaz
3 days ago7 min read
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Notebook Excerpt: Anatomy of a Technique (Entry)
The motion of Inti Ombak Pencak Silat (IOPS) is influenced by two major traditions from the islands of Java and Madura. The central...

Guru Chaz
Jun 186 min read
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Voices of Nusantara: Benedictus Sukardi
This article was originally published on the martial arts travel blog Milk.Blitz.Street.Bom b in December 2019 shortly before the...

Guru Chaz
Jun 75 min read
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What makes silat, silat?
What is Pencak Silat? This is a difficult question to answer as there are hundreds of different styles that claim the name throughout...

Guru Chaz
May 267 min read
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Anatomy of a Technique (Opening)
While drilling techniques in my class, a student asked me how we decide to perform one technique over another. I explained that "it...

Guru Chaz
Aug 30, 20207 min read
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1st USA Pencak Silat National Championships
On the weekend of July 13th-14th, history was made as the first internationally sanctioned national-level tournament for Pencak Silat (Indo

Guru Chaz
Aug 11, 20192 min read
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Demonstration at Rutgers University
On June 25th, we received a last-minute request from the Indonesian Consulate (KJRI) in NYC to perform for the first-ever East Coast...

Guru Chaz
Aug 11, 20191 min read
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Judge/Referee Training in Sports Silat
On Saturday, March 30th, silat coaches and players assembled at a pencak silat school in Middlebury, VT to take a seminar on sport silat.

Guru Chaz
Jun 23, 20192 min read
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