Locks and catches become the hallmark of this flow.
Movement two is really beautiful and charming. Jumping and bersalto, dropped to the floor with legs spinning, sometimes flying up the opponent's body and then jointly rolled along the floor.
But, make no mistake, the couple were not being acrobatics, dance was not demonstrating the dynamic nan. They are two people who were showing off Tiger Silat techniques, which were colored attractive moves, acrobatics, and charming. Still looks beautiful, at the end of each movement there is always precisely locks and kick a dangerous and deadly to your opponent.
"Like the tiger movement is lively and interesting, but also implies the threat of danger and death," said Datuk Rajo Gampo Edwel Yusir Alam told Tempo, who watched the action in the discussion forum lovers and Conservation of Traditional Indonesian Silat in West Sumatera Pavilion, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah , middle of last month.
Datuk Edwel-so he usually called, when it headband wearing batik cloth is made with the tip protruding at the two ends to the upper side of the head. That's called a headband or "Reverend" tiger, a marker for the practitioners of Silat Tiger. But Edwel more than a practitioner. He had learned that flow from an early age and has now transformed into a teacher.
Tiger Silat Silat one stream originating from West Sumatra. Edwel learn from many teachers who are scattered in Minang. Learning step starts from the deceased grandfather, Dina Sutan Mangkuto.
During his life, his grandfather who was called Inyak Anguik (Inyak is called Minang for grandpa) is a famous Tiger Silat teacher in Balingka. "Until now, when I return home, was always the old people there told my grandfather that his supernatural powers, which, when it even maintains eight Sumatran tigers at his home. Real tiger, not a stealth tiger, "said Edwel.
But Inyak Anguik not directly teach martial arts to the Edwel. He only taught the basics of martial arts since the age of 10 years. Once they have enough stock, then he sent Edwel learn Silat Tiger to some teachers.
Edwel then studied engineering catches and locks of Sidi Bakar from University baringin Sakti, Sungai Puar, Agam, West Sumatra. He also deepen the horses and techniques of nauseated Zainal lockdown at West Pasaman. Zainal, who is known by the nickname Tiger Link, a hard teaching methods and performed at night.
Edwel could also gain knowledge from Tadjudin Salim, who called Mr. geeks and well-known by the name Malin Sampono. Uwan Linatu Muri in Tanah Datar, about 60 kilometers from Bukittinggi, he had also attended. To the teacher that she learned lockdown techniques, including basic technical training strangulation with ripping claws and coconut shell with a claw hand.
From the latter two teachers, he also studied engineering "angek oil bath." Coconut oil is heated overnight then massaged into the body, which makes it slippery and learn techniques to help him escape from lockdown.
There are still others where he studied elders. Call it Mother Going from Balingka, who also mastered the supernatural aspects of Silat Tiger. "But I did not study the mystical aspects of it," he said. He only learned the techniques of catching and lockdown. The same thing he learned from Datuak Kurai in Bukittinggi.
Locks and catches are characteristic of Silat Tiger. Knocking out the opponent more often done by arresting and locking arms, legs, or neck of the opponent. Generally, locks done while bringing the opponent to the ground. Lockdown will be very painful to the opponent who fall down and make it move. When the flow of other martial arts fight with his feet, Tiger Silat fighting techniques also have applications in the bottom, like a tiger who struggle with opponents on the ground.
When the fight standing, Silat Tigers have acrobatics and a variety of techniques, including attacking with the knee as he boarded the enemy's body, as well as other techniques that it is often applied in foreign martial arts techniques. Not surprisingly, the application moves Silat Tiger is not only effective and deadly, but also beautiful and nice views.
Other characters from Silat Tiger is no beating with fists, but with blows paws with open palms. Claw is directed to the face, neck, and genitals opponent. The form is also effective open arms to catch and lock the opponent's limbs.
