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Posted by abdul on November 7, 2006, 9:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Traditional Pencak Silat Cimande Girang Walisongo" This original jurus of Cimande Girang may not have the dramatic impact of the other oriental martial arts. It is the development of rhythmic movements and physical fitness, both integral parts of the fighting arts. Cimande encourages discipline and non-violent attitude towards the opponent with effective twisting, holds, locks and fall which enable the practitioner to become supple and free from harmful adhesions. Cimande also teaches the disciple to achieve a state of balance and harmony with nature. Henceforth, understanding fluid body alignment and total awareness of the posture are being developed. In addition to that, emphasis upon intense and intuitive use of senses, the disciple will be able to improve reactions, perception and movement co-ordination. The disciple will learn to use the opponent’s force and power, bringing the opponent into imbalance stances and thus neutralizing the aggressive action. The above descriptions may sound an easy thing to accomplish, but the co-ordination required is much more complex. Cimande is simple when you understand how it is being practice, but obtaining the state of art is initially very difficult, painful and tedious. The extraordinary aspect of this Silat practice lies in its simplicity. Every movement in Cimande Silat is being so of itself, stance, steps and calculated ergonomics poise depending on our body structures and builds. This Silat apprehends the correct form of styles and techniques that are beneficial to the practitioner and towards which he is naturally inclined. The next step is to explore the person’s ability and hence develops his skill effectively, blending the basic Silat movements with suppleness and fluidity. This also makes the practitioner’s body flexible, a contrast from other forms of martial arts which requires muscular bound bodies. That is why it is difficult to identify this Silat exponent which does not by any stretch of the imagination, bring to one’s mind a martial arts exponent
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