Pencak Silat - History Flashcards
(41 cards)
Once upon a time, there live a couple by the west of _______ in a place called _______.
SUMATRA;
PALEMBANG
The couple’s names are:
Rama Isuna (husband)
Rama Sukana (wife)
Rama Isuna (husband) title is:
a grandmaster of SENI SILAT HARIMAU BERANTAI
SENI SILAT HARIMAU
BERANTAI means?
Stripped Tiger Silat
Rama Sukana (wife) is a:
plain housewife
Unfortunately, amidst being married, Rama Isuna was unhappy. What was he unhappy about?
existence of other martial arts masters
So, unhappy with the other martial arts masters, what did Rama Isuna did?
challenge those masters
where were those other masters located?
different parts of Malay Archipelago
How did those challenges ends? How did Rama Isuna and the martial artist he challenged determine a winner?
either through surrender or death
What happens to Rama Isuna’s wife, Rama Sukana, everytime he leaves to challenge and set on a journey?
- Rama Isuna doesn’t leave any provision.
- Rama Sukana existed by selling of firewood that fell from the trees of the forest nearby
Since Rama Sukana was left alone, there are instances where she temporarily stayed at the forest.
At the forest, she observed many things that happened such as:
Once, she saw a fight between a monkey and a wild boar.
According to Rama Sukana, what was the monkey was doing?
- The monkey didn’t stay always on the branches
of the tree. - This time, the monkey was gallivanting (go around from one place to another) under the tree.
According to Rama Sukana, after the monkey’s gallivanting, what did the wild boar did?
All of a sudden, and without a warning, the boar runs toward the monkey and attacked him.
After the wild boar’s attack, how did the monkey responded?
In a split of a second, the monkey stays on top until the boar got tired.
Another experience happened to Rama Sukana was:
One time, she was in the river bank.
At the river bank, what did Rama Sukana observed?
The petals of the flowers
What happened to the petals of the flowers that Rama Sukana observed?
the petals of the flowers she threw unintentionally on the water remain on top and float inspite of it being thrown in the falls.
Furthermore, at the falls, Rama Sukana also observed what?
sticks, branches of the tree and coconut
What happened to the sticks, branches of the tree and coconut in the falls?
Broke after it falls
from the falls. These are all hard and rigid objects.
After the monkey and the wild board, river bank and falls incidents, Rama Sukana was urged to invent?
New martial arts
Rama Sukuna invented new martial arts.
From standing and walking she
was able to add the use of hands and feet, called it
flowers (bunga)
Rama Sukuna invented new martial arts.
the techniques are
fruits (buah)
After discovering the new art, what di Rama Sukana did?
She practices secretly the new art, ‘till she become proficient; unknown to his husband
who is away most of the time, due to challenging other masters
After practicing the new art, and being proficient in it, eventually, Rama Isuna went home, what did Rama Sukana did?
the wife served him food, a meagre (small in quantity) one
