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
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
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