Harimau means "tiger" in Bahasa Indonesia. Pencak Silat Harimau comes from the Minangkabau tribe in the western part of the island of Sumatra.
Although the harimau exponent can fight in all ranges of fighting, this form of silat is very famous for it's groundfighting tactics. So famous in fact, that many silat styles have incorporated these tactics in thier repetoire to some degree, including the 2 forms I practice.
On the ground, the Harimau exponent has five foundations-his two feet, two hands, and his back which can be an advantage against his opponent who only has 2 feet for standing. In executing the ground tactics, the Harimau fighter find his legs most important.
The Harimau fighter has very powerful legs. This style is very deceptive, and many an upright attacker is surprised by quick defeat. The ground-hugging Harimau fighter is evasive and clever. The speed and power of his legs and feet can demolish an ordinary upright defense.
Much of what I wrote here is from the You Tube playlist I made about Harimau style Silat, which you can find in the sidebar, or you can just click HERE.
In addition to the playlist, I posted 2 videos below from You Tube which explains in detail what Silat harimau is all about. This first video is of Pendekar Richard Crabbe De - Bordes, who talks about his style of Harimau.
His Harimau system comes the Hanafi family, and was predominantly introduced and propagated by Pendekar Suchi Guru Besar Richard Crabbes de Bordes and his students.
Silat as propagated by the Hanafi family is the legacy of a warrior tradition tracing its ancestry back to the sixteenth century and the great warrior and founder of the clan Lubuk Ngantungan, Poyen Lebeh
Pendekar Suchi Guru Besar Richard Crabbe de Bordes, nicknamed "Machan Hitan", the "Black Tiger", places heavy emphasis in his instruction on Bela Diri (self defence). Continuing the warrior tradition of which he is a part, there are no sporting applications to the Silat that he teaches.
For more information about this school of Harimau Silat, check out Pendekar De - bourdes website at www.de-bordes-fcs.com. Pendekar De - Bourdes's student Guru Scott McQuaid also has a great web site, www.blacktrianglesilat.com.
The second video clip is an episode of Pendekar, a documentary type show featuring styles of Pencak Silat on Indonesian Television. This particular episode features the Silat Harimau school of Edwel Yusri datuk rajo gampo alam, a famous Harimau Silat teacher who has taught and demonstrated all over europe, and was the fight choreographer for the 2009 Action Movie MERANTAU, starring Iko Uwais.
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