Jurus of Pukulan Cimande Combat

18 Standing Cimande Jurus

The Jurus are the foundation or base work of Pukulan Cimande they are the master keys. Once mastered they can be broken down and used for defensive applications.
Jurus #1 and Jurus #2 are know as the male and female Jurus of the system. The #1 Jurus starts all the odd numbers and Juru #2 all the even numbers. This is important to remember when you start practicing and learning the Jurus. All the Jurus are learned on both the right and left sides. Starting from the Simba postion a cat stance with a shaolin hand position, left hand covering the right fist, or as in number 2 where the forearm is held even with the floor and two fingers on the wrist.

The Jurus all begin with a stomping motion of the feet. To assimilate the stepping or stomping of the opponent's feet, to pin, punch or break? The Jurus can be trained with a fluid motion, or a slow training motion with snapping on each motion or as an aggressive attitude all out! Using speed, snap, timing, and power, along with a mental key word to start your aggressive approach to the Jurus. In the break downs of the Jurus the keys to defences in Silat. "Thought" We don't just block we punch or break, to destroy whatever comes.

Jurus Attitudes - what they train!

In the attitude of Jurus #1 it is a destruction jurus, teaching to hit, enter and destroy.

In the attitude of Jurus #2 it is to hit, catch, and break using an upward hitting motion.

In the attitude of Jurus #3 it is the use of circular motion to catch to parry, and the application of the long range uppercut (sangsot)

In the attitude of Jurus #4 it is the development of the inner gate jurus (dalam) working on the inside of a punch with parrys to elbow (sikut)

In the attitude of Jurus #5 this is another elbow jurus, to develop throwing it after blocking across body.

In the Attitude of Jurus #6 it is the development of ricochet hitting off of your own body to hit back to the opponent. Using forearm, shoulder, thigh.

In the attitude of Jurus #7 in teaches the dropping into a lower level and destruction of upward attacks and the outside ot inside wing type blocks.

The attitude of Jurus #8 it teaches the first combining of jurus. It teaches the flowing from one into the other using a combination of juru #1- #6-#3

The attitude of Jurus #9 this is the application of the first simultaneous parry and sweep motion (sapu)

The attitude of Jurus #10 this juru is a revolving jurus in that it teaches, to move into two different directions front to back, then back to the front again. Pivoting on the heels of the feet.

The attitude of Jurus #11 In this jurus again you develop a lead leg sweep (sapu) to the outside of the body followed with a elbow (sikut).

The attitude of Jurus #12 is to learn to defend against low/Middle kicks, with parries to change levels to strike lower vital targets.

The attitude of Jurus #13 in this jurus you develop the method of multi-angle hitting (pukul)

The attitude of Jurus #14 this jurus you develop the method of moving forward and using circular motions to block/parry and counter simultaneously.

The attitude of Jurus #15 this again is a combination jurus which includes #14- #6- #3 and the attributes of the these jurus combine. Circular motion, with Ricochet hit and follow up with in long range uppercut (sangsot)

The attitude of Jurus #16 this jurus, develops the application or motion required to open up, the center line, to catch kicks, and enter to apply leg sweeps and follow ups.

The attiude of Jurus #17 a multiple attack jurus, you develop moving from two directions forward and behind, and develop changing from a high line to a low line, back to a high line. using elbows and spear hands.

The attitude of Jurus #18 In this juru syou are learning the principle of bamboo, to take a blow or punch and recover into a counter attack follow up.

Elements

In Pukulan Cimande Combat, we have 5 Elemental Powers that we train in Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Life. In much the same way we train by watching learning and understanding the mannerisms of animals in combat, we use the attributes of the Elements to develop and increase our warrior skills.

Each of the Elements is linked to to primary mannerism (thou not solely) Fire = Snake, Air = Crane. Earth = Tiger, Water = Monkey and Life = Naga. When a students begins training in the element, he studies the attributes of that element and what it's primary mannerism its linked to

Earth is linked to the ground fighting attributes of the Tiger. In this element we work on strength, power, stances, physical movements, determination, body armouring, from the mannerism we get ground fighting, grappling, locking, tearing and ripping techniques.

Air is linked to the mobility of the crane with its jumping triangular footwork, fast powerful kicks and off timing impaling movements, along with the ability to close distance quickly.

Water is primary the understanding of flow ! The ability to go with the energy of a stronger opponent and use it against him, the movements of the student should mirror water, in the way water flows into the cracks between rock, the student should feel any weakness or openings in his / her attacker and expose it, and then be able to delivered fast, smooth powerful devastating blows, which are generated by allowing the energy to flow around the body, and into the striking parts of your body. The monkey mannerisms are flowing, loose, decoying and evasive.

Fire is link to quick explosive movements, like in lighting, instant, strong, fast and extreme ferocity, these are used in the snake mannerism with half fist strikes, and toe points kicks which generate lots of power (even in close range ) from short snapping, whipping movements. Much in the same lighting streaks across the sky, the movements of the snake are fast, darting and instant. Whereever these strikes land on the attackers body, it should cause instant pain and damage, these are sometimes refered to in Cimande as Poison Hand Blows, as often the attacker wouldn't even see the strike, and would feel like his body was damage by other means.

When a student has experience all the above elements and mannerism, he then uses his / her body as a vessel for these energies and powers to accumulate, develop and merge. He gives these energy "Life" and this process is call Naga the finish product of his Pukulan Cimande Training. Each student will uniquely be different as no two people are the same, than no to fighters will be the same. Yes they have a common thread (known as the 12th principle - more of that in another article) which unites all Cimande player, but each student will have they own attributes and if develop properly by a good teacher will mean that person will fight at 100% of their own natural combat abilities dependent on age, sex, skill and talent. This final process allows all the elements to work together in our body, the water is the fluid systems of our body i.e blood, lymph, water etc.., air is the oxygen we need for our bodies to work, earth is the physical body which we need to move around in and for us to exist and Fire is the Chi / Dalam. When a student understands and feels how his body works, and how he can use the natural energy of the body to work for him in combat, to increase his speed, awareness, timing, strength etc... than he becomes a much better fighter a Cimande Warrior

SILAT GROUNDFIGHTING/EXPLOSIVE KNIFE DEFENCE
WORKSHOP
Guru Besar Liam McDonald
Sun 26th July 12pm – 3.30pm

VENUE: St. ANNE’S GAA SPORTS CENTER
Bohernabreena, Tallaght. Dublin 24
Cost Advance Booking €40 / On the Day €50




An introduction to Silat Ground fighting covering the two basic styles of Cimande Ground fighting – Harimau and Matjan, along with this training you get to experience Silat Knife training that will bring your awareness of knife defence to a new level. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience grappling, Knife and ground fighting in a complete combat system

Training Will Cover
►Tiger Mannerism Techniques for Grading
►Locks / Throws/ Takedown/ Counters
►Striking / Grappling, Trapping and Ground Fighting
►Combat Application
►Weapons Defence Training (Disarms, Counters, Evasion)
►And lot’s more !!!

To book a place at this unique Workshop Contact Liam McDonald
Tel 087 9956569 /014629828
email guruliam@hotmail.com or
check http://www.silateurope.com/ or http://www.guruliam.blogspot.com/
– Only 35 places Available. Online Booking now available through Paypal

Time

After a series of emails from one student, explaining that thou he really really wanted to train he couldn't train because he didn't have enough hours in the day. I thought I would talk about this. You see the cool thing about time is, that no matter where we live in the world, no matter what the colour of our skin, or our belief system, or how much money we have or earn, the one thing we all share in common is the following - There are 60 minutes in every hour, 24 hours in every day and 7 days in every week etc... no one has less of these than someone else !

So how come some people feel they don't have enough time? The bottom line is people make choices, these choices have the ability to fill up your day. There is a saying" a man get a face he deserves at 40", but the same can be said that " we end up getting the life we deserve by making the choices we choose" These choices we take in life will affect the time we have to be with our family, or allowing us to follow something we love doing. Alot of people jump into every promotion they can find, because of the feeling of power or more money, and while this gives us a high for a while, it may end us taking us away from something we love doing. Where we born just to work? When we look at a child we can see how time is spent in playing and enjoying life, but somewhere down the road of life we begin to lose this ability and tied ourselves up with all the wrappings of titles. We control our playful emotions by saying we indispensable and wrap ourselves with the latest gadgets to make us feel even more self importance. Don't get me wrong if this is your goal go for it, but if you feel, that part of you should be doing something else you enjoy, than you do have the power to make that happen. When you say to someone" I just don't have the time," what you are actually saying is "I really don't feel this in important enough to do as I would have to give something else up" is this is really the case? Men defined themselves by their work, when you out anywhere very quickly in the conservation you will be asked, what do you do? What we do as a hobby, a skill we learn or an interests we pursue is way down the list of how men tried to defined each other, and if someone steps outside of this mould, there are treated as weird. Why is this? Why do we reject following our hearts and doing something that will make us feel good about ourselves and bring fun? How can some people find the time to train and others don't. The answer is "Choices" and you have the power to make them!


There are other choices, like do I stay in watch the latest soap show on tv, or stay on the Internet an extra hour, or go to the pub.... all choices. So you see we have the same time and how we fill it is up to you and what you feel is important. I leave you with this thought ! Does anyone end up at the last moment in their life thinking.."I wish I spent more time at work" Remember you have the ability to do whatever you want,and if one of them is learning Silat, and that is something you really, really want to do, than you will find a way.

Pukulan Cimande Combat:New Online Learning Experience

Over the past year I've been working on a project to help students who are on our long distance program who want to learn silat. We get an average of 12 to 15 emails a week from students who want to learn silat, but have no access to a teacher. Up to now the only way for students was to buy dvd's and try to learn from them.

On Monday 7th Sept we will be launching our new Online Long Distance Cimande Silat Training Programme. This will be the first of its kind, and students who are on the programme will get access to a weekly online lesson which will follow whats been taught in my regular weekly classes. This means if you live in Spain, UK, Russia, Brazil, Australia, America .... you be able to follow along what everyone else is learning that week, and become part of the Pukulan Cimande Combat Network.

This will even benefit students who can't make class some week, maybe due to work or illness, they have the opportunity to catch up. Students will also have the opportunity to email me directly with questions, on the lesson and if there areas of the art that they having difficulties we can plan to do extended lessons on this area. Along with this we plan to offer some of our workshops and classes on web cam, so you can follow along the classes / workshop live and if you have a training partner at the same all the more fun !

All this will run alongside our new Pukulan Cimande Combat Grading Dvd Productions will give you the most complete online training experience ever. Even though we know this doesn't replace having a teacher in the real class environment, it will be the next best thing

We plan to limited this to the first 250 to apply on line. If you like to pre-register your interest and be the first to received info on this new unique online training experience. Send me a email to guruliam@hotmail.com

I've have set this up primary, as I want to spread the beautiful art of silat and especially Pukulan Cimande my main art. I understand there are so few teachers, and that students may live to far away from a teacher they want to learn from, and I want to be able to offer in someway a opportunity for you to experience this art and to see its unique combat effectiveness steep in beautiful traditional culture of Indonesia. This programme is open to anyone who comes along and wants to experience this in a respectful manner.

"Knowledge is only wisdom when it's shared"


More details to follow

seminar / grading date change

Due to events outside of our control the Seminar - Grading that was plannned for Sunday 5th July has been postpone to Sunday 26th July 2009 more details to follow shortly on this.

New syllabus dvds

We will begin filming in late August early Sept syllabus dvds that will support the syllabus booklet which is now available. This will mean students will find all the material they required for that grading on a single dvd. We hope by end of the year all the dvds will be ready. The first two dvds will cover the Harimau portion of the Art and the Bela Diri Grades and will be available in Sept.

5000th New Visitor

Today we reached our 5000th Visitor to our Silat Blog. We have current followers from over 76 countries and a expanding network of long distance students across the globe. Our blog now has over 600 new visitors a month and I like to thank all of you who have sent great emails of encouragement and help for our cause to help promote Cimande. We look forward to developing, new modes of teaching, learning and developing Pukulan Cimande, so students no matter where they may be living, will have access to the best teaching possible and be able to access knowledge, advice and guidance so even thou distance may be great, they will get an opportunity to develop in this beautiful art ! More info to follow soon.... Best Wishes and Good Training

City Center silat - Kali Classes

The next Silat - Kali City Center class will commence on Sat 20th June 10am at Fitness Dock Gym on Lower Camden Street. This course will cover the material on Knife Defence Module 1- Defence and Counters from Stalemate range. At the end of the course students who successfully pass the module will get a Certificate of completion.

The course has a maximum of 14 places available due to studio size and to allow for maximum development in the training of each student on the course. At the current date 2nd June we have only 8 places left. If you want to secure your place, you will need to book by email guruliam@hotmail.com tel 087 9956569 / 01 4620828 or you can book directly through Paypal.
Cost of course €60

Monkey Mannerism

Great new article by Pelajar Sion Marc Simpson on Monkey Mannerism on http://www.pukulancimandeuk.blogspot.com/ Any student training in the art I would strongly recommend reading the article and get a unique insight in the mannerism concepts of the Monkey and Ape.

PCC Syllabus Book and Dvd's coming soon !!!

The Pukulan Cimande Combat Training syllabus Book is now ready, and all students will begin receiving their books in classes from today. This is the first time the syllabus has been put together in a book format and gives a very detail complete picture of the Art. Students who are on our long distance training programmes will received their books in the post over the next week to ten days.

With this project complete we will begin shortly filming and editing a series of digital high quality training dvd's which will follow the syllabus. This will allow students for the first time, to see all the material on their grading section recorded on one dvd. We also plan over the next 18 months to release new dvds on areas such as Pukulan Cimande Combat : Pendang, PCC: Kunjang, PCC:Keris, PCC:Trumbu, PCC: Kanching as well as dvd covering Internal Sparring, Lankas, Progression of Destruction, Principles of Combat and Jurus. Its is our long time goal to not only offer our students a complete combat system, but to also do our part in preserving this beautiful art of Pukulan Cimande for future generations.

Pukulan Cimande Combat Blueprint

This is the blueprint for our training. It is not set in stone, as a Silat Fighter is train to adapt and change to meet the numerous differences in self defence, he / she may experience. However most Attacks do follow a general overall plan, and so the blueprint deals with this.

#1 Move rhythmically and slowly to mentally calm and bring the opponents level of anxiety and adrenaline down.

#2 When the opportunity arises explode at the opponent using off -timing Zig Zag (Kilap ) footwork with stomping and slapping to add to auditory and visual disruption.

#3 As you enter your Attacker space destroy his base with powerful strong kicks, like the Lead Leg Joint Kick, low line Hook Kick adding smashing fast punches like the Back Hand Speed Punch to the face.

#4 If the Attacker is not stopped, attacked his Vulnerable nerve centers in soft targets such as eyes, throat, groin etc.. adding in Elbow and Knee strikes to weaken the attacker. Use Sweeps or pushes to knock the Attacker to the ground.

#5 If during stage #2 the Attacker evades your Kilap footwork , or proves to quick for you, than close the gap either with Pukulan Wall ( a series of fast penetrating punches and kicks) or use constantly changing decoy postures, which are done at various heights and speed to draw an attacker into a false weakness, which you can re -counter and go into stage #3

#6 If the attacker at any times grabs you and cant re - counter his hold, and he throws/pushes you to the ground, drop into Harimau Ground Fighting Postures and start striking the attackers ankles and knees, destroying his based and bringing him to the ground.

We be covering aspects of the Pukulan Cimande Combat Blueprint in classes from Monday 11th May to Thursday 21st May along with Advance Crane Mannerisms.

Eskrima Class :City Center

The next Eskrima Class will Commence Sat 9th May for 4 Weeks at 10am in the Fitness Dock Gym. The cost of the course is €45. There are 12 places available and is open to all. If you like to take part email guruliam@hotmail.com or call 087 9956569

Spring Camp 2009

Spring Camp 25th - 26th April 2009

The camp this year took place in Kilrea a small picturesque town in N.Ireland. Kilrea was the birthplace of Silat in Ireland back in the 1980's. Over 45 students from both North and South attended the camp. After a brief Introduction Guru Besar Liam began the basic Speed drills and applications before moving on to various entries using Kelid and Selup from the Cimande Tari Kolot and how to apply locks, throws and takedowns to them. After the break, students were taught for the very first time in Ireland the Orangutan Ape subsystem of Pukulan Cimande Combat. This unique subsystem, helps blends combat aspects of the Monkey and Tiger together. Its a low crouching powerful smashing style, using hammer fists, elbows and Knees to the fore. For many of the student experiencing it for the first time, it help them connect these two animals for blending.

After the first day training students had opportunity to try out Go - Kart racing at the largest outdoor track in the UK. These karts had top speed of 120kph. It turn out to be a fantastic afternoon craic will some hair raising performances, which resulted in some dubious racing from some students?? After a quick wash and change all the students met up again at the evening banquet in the Manor Lodge which give students an opportunity to chat and meet up with old friends, this continued on to the early hours of the morning where the famous "craic" kept many a student awake with stories, songs wash down with the odd drink.

Next morning was early call for training beside the river. Guru Besar covered Jurus and showing how to add in breathing and meditation. This was a beautiful training session in early morning sunshine, surrounded by water and trees with just the sound of birds to break the silence.

After a hearty Ulster breakfast it was off to complete the final day training session and today students worked on the Crane Mannerism, and covered various kicks like Clip kick and Lead leg Joint Kick to movements of the Mad Rooster, Crane Footwork and conditional drills of Tenggel. Students finished the day off with some Knife Combat training based on Knife retractions and footwork.

Special Note should be given to Guru Jonathan O'Neill and Guru Baharau Alan Walsh and Guru Baharau Dave Murphy for earning their Guru Grades and they well deserved it, as they were put through a very tough Guru test, which left down the marker for all to follow.

I like to thank all the students who attended and made this weekend a great success. Its really good to see the art making great progress now, and everyone working together to promote Cimande. I look forward to the next camp and meeting you all again soon.

UK Seminars: Nottingham / London

Guru Besar Liam will be teaching two workshops in UK this Summer. The Workshops will be held August / Sept and will be in Nottingham which will be hosted by Pelajar Sion-Marc Simpson and in London. At this moment we just finalising dates. These Workshops are open to all to come along and experience Pukulan Cimande Combat. If you like to attend, or host a workshop in the UK, or would like more info please email guruliam@hotmail.com

Gradings

The next Pukulan Cimande Combat Grading will be on Sunday 5th July. All students who wishing to grade, must make sure they completed the required hours of training and have learnt all the techniques of their core subject. The main grading this time is Blekop the Crane Mannerisms

Suilwa Pendang and Golok of Pukulan Cimande Pusaka

Short Demo of recent workshop with Guru Jonathan showing Suilwa (Pendang) Sword and Golok techniques that make up Pukulan Cimande Combat. The Suilwa is one of three styles of Sword styles that we teach. Suilwa Sword is primary long range slashing, thrusting and is very fluild, powerful and direct. In Pukulan Cimande Combat we teach 12 Short Jurus forms and from this we get many fighting combat application.


For more info on Suilwa or Golok training contact Guru Besar Liam (guruliam@hotmail.com) or Guru Jonathan who teaches a Sunday class in Blanchardstown,Dublin

Spring Camp

Accommadation for the Spring Camp is now fully book. Limited number of Places still available for training without accommadation tel 087 9956569 or from outside of Rep of Ireland 00353 87 9956569

Rotary Elbows

Guru Jon at the Kembahgan workshop, showing aspects and techniques of shielding and yangberbutar siku (rotary elbows)

Spring Camp Timetable - Update

Saturday 25th April

10.30am - 11am Registration at Kilrea Sports Center
11.00am - 1st Training Session Blakop (Crane Mannerism Training)
12.45pm - 2nd Training Session Cimande and Suilwa Pendang ( Sword) Training
2.00pm - 3rd Training Session Introduction to Advance Kera Training
2.45pm - Guru Gradings

4.30pm - 6.30pm Gran Prix Go Karting (Golfing / Fishing also available or your own activity)
7.45pm - Evening Banquet - 3 Course Meal Manor Lodge

Sunday 26th April

08.00am Morning Training Session beside River Breathing and Juru Exercises
09.00am Breakfast
11.00am - 1st Training Session Blakop (Crane Mannerism Training) Advance
12.45pm - 2nd Training Session Combat Knife Training
2.15pm - 3rd Training Session Cimande and Suilwa Pendang Sword Advance
3.00pm - End of Camp and Award Ceremony.