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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
2 days ago6 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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