1ST ANNUAL CIMANDE ALLIANCE SUMMER CAMP


*Driving directions from Detroit area!
Take I-94 East to Exit 271 to Downtown Port Huron. Follow to the end at Desmond Landing, turn left. You will pass the new YMCA and Citizens First building on the left, the river is on the right and the school is 2 block past the YMCA on the NW corner!
Instructors to feature:
Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs
Guru Santiago Dobles
Punong Guro Michael Blackgrave
Guru Penglima Darren Felsot
Guru Penglima Derek Owings and
Guru Fred Bigliardi
*Internet Special: pay online via Paypal and the cost is only $125 for the weekend. Paypal ID is: gurubesarjacobs@yahoo.com
Make sure you provide your name and contact information and say that you are paying for the Cimande Summer Camp!
**If you can only make 1 day of training the cost is $70
Tentative Schedule:
  • Friday - 5:00pm to 11:00pm Slamatan (pot luck dinner), meet n greet, bonfire, informal training
  • Saturday - 10:00am to 5:00pm all day training with an hour lunch break
  • Sunday - 10:00am to 5:00pm all day training with an hour lunch break
Hotel and Motel accomodations:
Super 7 Motel: 810-984-3166
Located in historic downtown Port Huron only 2 minutes from school! When you call, tell them your with Studio Raja Naga Martial Arts and you will get the discount flat rate of $50 per night.
Comfort Inn: 810-982-5500
Hampton Inn: 810-966-9000
Fairfield Inn: 810-982-8500
Don't miss this opportunity to train with some of the top Silat and Kali instructors in the United States!!! Register today at: http://www.pckinternational.com/
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Welcome to Studio Raja Naga

Hello everyone and welcome to the official blog for Studio Raja Naga Martial Arts & Wellness Center of Port Huron, Michigan. We are located at 303 Court St. Suite B, on the corner of 3rd and Court, just 2 blocks north of the new YMCA in beautiful downtown Port Huron.We offer a varierty of classes and services including:

  • Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi Pencak Silat
  • Sinatirsiawali Kali-Silat>Indonesian Yoga
  • Usui Tibetan Reiki
  • Therapeutic Massage
  • Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques
  • SET Therapy
  • Energy Healing
  • Personal Training
  • Seminars>Corporate Workshops
  • Law Enforcement & Military Training
  • Womens Self Defense Training

Studio Raja Naga is owned and operated by:

Guru Besar (Master)Dr. Jerry Jacobs, Ph.D, NCTMB, Head Instructor

Other Certified Instructors at Studio Raja Naga:

  • Guru Laura White
  • Guru Robert Freiberg

PCK CLASS RULES, GUIDELINES & POLICIES

  • There are absolutely no refunds on class tuition and registration fees. It's the student’s responsibility to attend class and make the effort to train. If a student is going to be out of town or they are sick then they can make up missed classes they had already paid for as long as they have contacted their instructors.

  • Before starting any program with us, always consult with your physician.Notify ALL INSTRUCTORS of any health conditions you may have (Spine Injuries, Dislocations, Contusions, Sprains, Etc)

  • .Phases I & II are open to Beginners & All Levels.Phases III through V are Intermediate classes, you must have permission from an instructor to attend these classes.

  • Phase VI and higher are ADVANCED classes and for only those students who were invited directly by Guru Besar.

  • Wear comfortable clothing that you can exercise and sweat in.

  • Bring a notebook to class and take notes.If you are 15 minutes late or more and have not pre contacted the instructor do not bother to come in and interrupt class!

  • Be 5 - 10 minutes early for class.Bring your own training equipment (knives, sticks, etc).

  • Avoid arrogance, boasting or showing off to your fellow classmates.

  • Do not leave personal belongings overnight. We will not be responsible for lost or missing belongings.

  • Help keep school clean: sweep mats, vacuum, dust, etc.

  • Be courteous and show respect to your training partners and to your instructors.

  • Do not try to intentionally hurt anyone in class. You will be expelled from training grounds if you are trying to intentionally hurt any of your fellow classmates. Also, do not try to teach or correct your fellow classmates unless you are an instructor. Instead politely raise your hand and ask an instructor for help.

  • While training please be respectful and show proper Adat and Hormat by addressing your instructor by their given title, such as Guru or Guru Besar.If you arrive late please do a formal salutation and quietly warm up on your own for 5 minutes and then join class.

What We Teach

Traditional Indonesian Pencak Silat:

This program consists of traditional Pencak Silat from West Java Indonesia. Learn a warrior art in the tradition of the masters of old

  • Sword, Knife, Stick as well as other traditional weapons are taught with real combative effectiveness
  • Multiple Opponents
  • Hightened Awareness and Sensitivity in Combat and in your daily life
  • Utilizing the ferocious movements of the monkey , tiger , snake , crane and dragon or naga, this art is facinatingly deadly
  • Battle tested in the jungles of Indonesia and on the streets of the U.S.A
    No competitions just flat out real world street ready techniques
  • Traditional Healing, Meditation and Tenaga Dallam or internal energy training are also incorpoated to create the perfect balance of peace and power that differentiates atheletes from warriors

Traditional Indonesian Meditation:

Meditation, Healing and Tenaga Dallam or Internal Energy studies. Ancient breathing techniques and Indonesian Yoga, relaxation meditation and healing techniques and Chakra awareness, to help keep yourself and those you love at the highest levels of mental and physical health

Kids Program:

Our kids program is very similar to our adult program and teaches :

  • the four animals
  • practical self defence
  • basic weapons in a safe but still effective manner using practice weapons
  • self confidence
  • respect
  • dicipline
  • and above all it's fun.

What will you learn from our classes?

Pencak Silat

Training covers all areas of combat including:

  • Empty Hands
  • CombatStriking
  • Grappling
  • Ground fighting
  • Locking
  • Trapping
  • Multiple Opponents

Weapons training

  • Pisau (Knife)
  • Pedang (Sword)
  • Kerambit (Tiger Claw)
  • Clurit/Arit (Indonesian Sickle)
  • Trumbu (Halu Stick)
  • Kancing Stick (Pocket Stick)
  • Kujang (Traditional Indonesian Training Weapon)
  • Cabang (Traditional Indonesian Training Weapon)
  • Keris (Traditional Indonesian Training Weapon)
    ..and even how to use your clothes as weapons in Sarong Training!

Internal Training

  • Tenaga Dalam (Inner Power)
  • Power Postures (Yoga Like postures)
    Elemental Breathing (using the various Elements of Earth, Water, Fire and Air)
  • Animal Mannerisms (using the various mannerisms of the Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane)
  • Bunga (Soft flowing movements which develop calmness of mind and spirit)This type of training will not only provide you with the ability to defend yourself, but will also dramatically increase your Fitness, Speed, Power, Co-ordination, Flexibility, Health, and Vitality. It will also help you to relieve Stress and Relax! This is a Warrior Art that truly links Mind, Body, and Spirit into an ultimate fighting force.

What is PCK International?

Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi International was formed by Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs as an Association for the promotion of the traditional and combative aspects of Pencak Silat Training in all areas including Physical, Mental, and Spiritual. PCK International training is pure and undiluted in traditional techniques and combat effectiveness. We offer Silat training that’s non political and non religious, we live by the code of the Cimande Warrior! We offer one of the most complete Silat training syllabuses available in the world today. We offer a 21st Century approach to teaching, with full support through our weekly classes, student memberships, intensive training seminars, long distance training programs, extensive and expanding instructional DVD collection, online instruction and an expanding network of Representatives.

Main Influences

Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi is based on Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs extensive training over the past 13 years with Pendekar William Sanders in Pukulan Cimande Pusaka and the combination of these sources:Poekelan Tjimande - This is the style of Pencak Silat propagated by Willy Wetzel, a Dutch-Indonesian immigrant to the United States. A handful of schools in the United States teach variations of 'Poekelan' as it is also known. Pendekar Banten (PPPSBBI) - This is an organization of Indonesia Pendekars whose goal is to promote traditional style Pencak Silat. Cimande Tarik Kolot - Cimande Pusaka as taught in the village of Tarik Kolot by Pendekar Mama Sukarmo, who traces a direct lineage to Embah Kahir.Cimande Kombinasi - This is a style created by Mas Jud in the twentieth century, based upon traditional Cimande, Cikalong, the five animal silat styles, and other sources. It is currently taught by Mas Jud's descendants living on Java in the town of Cilisung.Ilmu Surapati - Pendekar Sartono claims inheritance of a lineage of Ilmu (mystical science) which traces its origin to Untung Surapati

Cimande Macan Guling DVD

"I recently recieved the first volume DVD from Cimande Macan Guling featuring Guru Gorka Echarri from France. I was very excited to see this first volume on the art of Cimande Macan Guling and it did not dissapoint. The DVD showed several of the basic jurus of the system in detail at both fast and then slow speeds. The instruction was very easy to follow and the applications were excellent. I especially liked the Kelids Jurus of the system. As with most Cimande styles, the Kelids are the backbone of the system. Four jurus were shown on the DVD with superb instruction in both form and application by Guru Gorka Echarri. The Kelids build the students base in blocking and countering techniques and increase the students handspeed, timing and sensitivity tremendously. I highly recommend this first volume on the Bantenese art of Cimande Macan Guling and i look forward to more volumes in the future."

Wassalam,
Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs

DVD available at : www.saudara-kaum.fr

Change is in the Air

Hello everyone! You may have noticed that across the world over the past few months the vast majority of Pukulan Cimande Pusaka schools have changed their last name. Our Pencak Silat style in now termed "Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi" This change in name was necessary for a number of reasons:

1. We as an Association could no longer follow the direction, promotion and leadership of Pendekar William Sanders. We have different philosophies on how the art should be promoted and presented to the public and because of these differences we had to seperate ourself from Mr. Sanders and his Association!

2. After forming closer links to the Motherland of our Art in West Java, Indonesia, we discovered that the term "Pusaka" should only be reserved by the Indonesians for the original Cimande as it means it is the "center" or 'origin" of ALL Cimande. It was a sign of deep disrespect to all of the Cimande Elders and Cimande brothers and sisters for us to continue to use the name!

3. The final reason is to pay respects to the Masters of this beautiful and deadly art, Mas Jud and Willy Wetzel. Mas Jud called the style that he taught "Cimande Kombinasi" and Willy Wetzel termed it "Pukulan Cimande" when he brought it to the United States! So our name pays respect to both Masters in the union of the two names culminating in the art of "Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi"!

The Art that I teach, is the exact material and requirements, that Pendekar Sanders taught me over the past 13 Years. We have an extensive catalogue of Dvd's showing every single seminar that Mr. Sanders taught and you can see what we teach is exactly the same! I developed both the curriculum and ranking system for PCP by taking all of the information I learned over the years and putting it into a logical progression. I reached the highest grade possible in his Art "Guru Besar" and was also awarded the highest honor of the "Black Naga" by Pendekar Sanders. I was the only Guru or Rep in the United States with a full time PCP school for the past 13 years!

Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi is a living energy that will just keep growing and expanding! We have a long distance program, but it is just as difficult to earn rank as training in any of our chartered schools! You will start right from the beginning and learn the exact same information as if you were actually in the classroom with me. The DVD's will take you through our entire curriculum step by step but you will also have to maintain contact with myself and at some point and train with myself or any or our certified instructors in person. I believe that you can learn through video training but you also have to experience this art in person to feel the spirit and power of its movements!

So, for all of those who were concerned about the name change, I hope this clears up any confusion. When it comes down to it, it's not the name that is important but the knowledge, respect, humility, emotions and friendship that are behind it. In the past month we have reconnected with many of our Pukulan Cimande brothers and sisters from around the world as well as many other silat brothers and sisters in general. We are happy to be working together and building friendships in the Silat community not only here in the United States but around the world. I would like to thank ALL of my students who supported me in my decisions regarding this matter and continue to support me and PCK. I would also like to give a special thanks to my following senior students who will also serve on the PCK board of Directors:

Derek Owings
Darren Felsot
Laura White
Bryan Jacobs

Also a special thanks to Guru Gorka Echarri for designing our NEW PCK logo, we love it! Terima kasih

*Finally this Art is not for the Chosen Few and there are NO secrets! It's for all people, of all races, religions and nationalities, for the rich or poor, for the very young and the very old. If you come in friendship, we will share our knowledge. Silat is the "Art of the People"!

Selamat,
Guru Besar Jerry

Cimande History

Embah Kahir
[Source: Passage from the book, Learning Silat, page 10, by Mr. R Asikin, Bandung, August 1975 and authorized by H. Suhari Sapari, The General Leader of PPSI "The Indonesian Self Defense Association" of West Java, and the IPSI, Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia]

Original Indonesian text here

He was the master of "Cimande", clan. He introduced the "Cimande" fighting system to the West Javanese. He called his clan "Cimande" for the place where he lived had a river called the Cimande River. He lived in a small village called the "Congreg" near the town of Bogor in West Java, around, 1780.

Embah Kahir had many students in many places like: Bogor, Jakarta, Banten, Bandung, and else where in West Java. In 1773, he fought against a fighter from Macao in Cianjur, a small town in West Java. It was witnessed by the chief of the district of Cianjur called the Prince of Kornel.

His very well known student was "Bapak Sera", who had many students in Depok, Bogor, Jakarta, Tangerang, and Banten.

Embah Kahir's five students who spread Cimande in Bandung were: Bapak Endut, Ocod, Otoy, Komar, and Oyot.

There were three other students who came from Bogor to Bandung and taught Cimande, namely: Bapak Bidong, Mailin and Bapak Abo.

The Myth of Maempo Cimande
[Source: Interview with Bapak Rifai, Guru Pencak Silat Cimande Panca Sakti in Jakarta, 1993]

Original Indonesian text here

Not far from the Mande river shore was a family of a merchant by the name of Kahir who lived in peace and calm. One day his wife went toward the river to run her daily errants such as washing laundry, cleaning food materials and relieving herself. When the wife was washing laundry she saw a school of monkeys across the stream, picking up "kupak" fruit along the river shore. Not too long after that a tiger appeared at the same place. Feeling that the presence of the tiger was very disturbing, the monkeys screamed and made loud noises, as loud as they could. Kahir's wife was alerted and wondered what would happen next. The tiger roared furiously and charged towards the monkeys with its strong paws, but the little monkeys, not showing any fear at all, dodged the tiger and striked back by biting on the tiger's stomach. The tiger struggled and striked back, but his attacks did not prevail over the monkeys. On the other hand the other monkeys, using branch sticks, they tried to divert the tiger's attention and made him even more angry and jumped on them again. But at the same time the monkeys dodged the attack and bit on him again.

Ibu Kahir was carefully watching this moments by moments, she comprehended every movements which appeared to be as a fighting technique. As a result, she didn't finish her job in time, she arrived home late and did not prepare lunch yet. Her delay in preparing lunch made Mr. Kahir very upset at her and he didn't want to understand her, though she tried her best to explain. He got so upset and that he tried to slap her on the face. She dodged and escaped the slapping. Her husband got even more upset and lost control over himself. Blow by blow he tried to land on his wife, but none were able to touch her. She always managed to dodge the blows. Panthing and out of breath, Mr. Kahir asked his wife :"where did you learn to play poho?" (poho means to perform "deceiving moves", or "maempo" for short). The wife explained to her husband that her delay was due to her return from the river, after having watching an interesting fight between the tiger and the monkeys.

After that Mr. Kahir dilligently asked his wife how those swift moves were done, and his wife showed him some samples. Mr Kahir would recall those fighting moves and it is now known by the name "jurus kelid pamonyet" (dodging monkey style). The monkeys attacking by using branches is known as "jurus pepedangan" (sword move) and striking of the tiger with both of its strong paws is known as "jurus pamacan" (tiger style). Because the tiger's position when charging against the monkeys was with both rear legs in squatting position and the monkeys were using low stance position, thus the basic moves for Cimande is first - jurus kelid (dodging moves), starting from the tiger's sitting position and the next step is standing low (low stance) monkey style. The maempo teknik was continuously developed by Mr. Kahir and the locals called it by the name of maempo Cimande.

The Life of Guru Kahir
[Short essay quoted from Gema Pencak Silat Vol 3 no. 1:18-19]

Kahir lived in a village of Cogreg, Bogor. He became a feared pendekar around the year 1760 which was when he first introduced to his students the maempo Cimande moves. His students then spread it out to other regions like Batavia, Bekasi, Karawang, Cikampek, Cianjur, Bandung, Garut, Tasikmalaya, Sumedang, Ciamis, Kuningan, and Cirebon.When he was living in Cogreg, Bogor, Kahir used to travel far, leaving his hometown for trading horses. There has been many attempts to rob him, but he was able to overcome them all because of his skills in playing maempo. In Batavia he was able to get acquainted with other silat pendekar(s) from Minangkabau and Cina - masters in the world of silat, and he traded experiences with them. His meeting with other silat pendekar gave him an idea to broaden his horizon by accepting other cultures into his own. When doing business in Cianjur, he met with the 4th city mayor of Cianjur, Raden Adipati Wiratanudatar (1776-1813).

He then decided to move to Cianjur and lived in Kamurang vilage. Raden Adipati Wiratanudatar knew that Kahir is skillful in playing maempo and he asked him to teach him and his family, all regional and security officers. In order to prove Kahir's his skills, the mayor challenged him to a fight against a Chinese master of Kuntao Macao in alun-alun (park) Cianjur. Kahir won the fight and made himself more popular among the people in Cianjur region. In 1815 Kahir came back to Bogor, he begat 5 "sons" which are Endut, Ocod, Otang, Komar and Oyot. By his 5 sons was Cimande widely spread throughout the land of Pasundan (Western Java). Meanwhile in Bogor, Cimande was successed by his student, Ace, who died in Tarik Kolot. His descendants have become the elders of pencaksilat Cimande Tarik Kolot Kebon Jeruk Hilir. The beginning of the 19th century was when Cimande reached it's glorious moments in West Java, that Kahir's typical clothing of "sontok" or "pangsi" shorts (very loose/baggy shorts) with "kampret" shirt has become the model uniform of pencak silat until present.

In 1825 Kahir died and his fighting art is continuously developing and widely accepted by people of West Java. His training methods was developed by his pupil such as Sera' and Ciwaringin style which along the way made some changes in the moves such as done by Haji Abdul Rosid. However, the changes is not too much different than the basic maempo Cimande moves. Today Cimande has developed and widely spread unto different corners around the world. The problem has been that Kahir did not put his teaching in writings, but oral tradition which is not systematic. In the village of Cimande, maempo Cimande is not in an organized form. From one family to another, the Cimande is passed down from one generation to another in an unorganized manner that it produced many students and branched many schools, legaly as well as illegally, not familiar with one another. At least Cimande has become the basic for other silat moves that later developed and branched out world widely.

2008 Black Dragon Award








The Winner of the 2008 Black Dragon Award

With great pride I wish to announce the first ever winner of the annual Black Dragon Award as described here on the site goes to Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs and his King Tiger School in Port Huron Michigan.

No one deserves this more and Guru Besar Jerry has also now moved into a new 3000 square foot full time training hall that is in downtown Port Huron with a beautiful river front view.

One need only view Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs on all of his YouTube clips, his distance learning programs which even include students from the Congo and the fact that he is up to date on all the new material as are his students and the choice was obvious.

Guru Besar Jerry has kept current on everything I have taught and has passed this on to his students and the results are self evident.

Congratulations to Jerry!

Pendekar William Sanders

Pencak Silat Terminology

11 PRINCIPLES OF DESTRUCTION - Pukulan Cimande Pusaka

1. The principle of penetration
(penetrating strikes and taking the opponents space)

2. The principle of continuous flow and camouflage
(deception and stealth techniques)

3. The principle of adhesion
(sticking blows, sticking to the opponent)

4. The principle of bamboo
(the whip and ricochet hitting)

5. The principle of off timing - "Stealing the Awareness"
(mental, visual, and auditory)

6. The principle of compacting
(the secret of kilap and poison hand)

7. The principle of the thorn
(impaling strikes using the elbows and knees)

8. The principle of decoying
(which includes indirect vision and indirect hitting)

9. The principle of destruction - "Destroy or Get Out"
(Joint, Muscle and Nerve Destruction)

10. The principle of body armor
(positioning your body to protect yourself at all times)

11. The principle of trapping
(foot trapping and trapping to produce breaks)

Pencak - fluid movement
Silat - fighting application of pencak
Pukulan - continuously hitting with returning hands and feet
Cimande - beautiful flowing water, style developed by Embah Kahir
Pusaka - heirloom, inheritance, valuable and old
Pepedangan Cimande - sword style
Kelid Cimande - dodging techniques
Tepak Selancar - demonstrative movements performed with traditional pencak drum beats
Tarian - dance
Sera - decoy, monkey style developed by Embah Kahir
Pamacan - tiger style developed by Embah Kahir
Trumbu - stick art developed by Embah Kahir
Kendang - training hall/school
Dasar - basis, foundation, elements
Juru - upper body movements built from Dasar, from which combat movements are derived
Lankah - lower body movements, footwork and stepping patterns
Tangan - hand, wrist, forearm
Kaki - leg, foot
Dasar Tangan Tenunan - hand weaving elements
Dasar Kaki Tenunan - foot weaving elements
Dasar Pasan - whole body flow
Maen Po - combat play, sparring or playing with an opponent
Gerak-gerak - movements
Luar - long range/outside
Dalam - close range/inside
Bungah - flower/feminine techniques
Buah - fruit/masculine techniques
Gunting - scissors
Pecut - whip
Patahan - to break
Sahblet - torture
Sikap - position or posture
Sikut - elbow
Duduk - sitting position
Sempok - rear cross step
Depok - front cross step
Beset - back foot sweep
Sapu - front foot sweep
Kembangan - flower dance combining juru and lankah in a flow
Sambut - to receive/partner drill with one person attacking and one countering
Sambutan - fighting
Serangan - attack
Latihan - practice, exercise
Pecahan - to shatter, break, solve a problem
Sila - cross leg sitting posture
Bela Diri - self defense
Tonjok - straight thrust punch
Teke - using fingers in half fist position
Tangkis - to block or ward off
Gedor - back fist strike
Guar - using the inside or outside edge of hand
Sabet - to slice
Kedutan - hand palm
Singgulan - using wrist
Tewekan - finger tips thrusting flat
Kuda kuda pipih - flat stance
Lompat - to jump
Pukul Lurus Tangan - straight jab punch
Pukul Ayer Terjun - waterfall punch
Tonjok/Totog Atas Dari Bawah - uppercut punch
Pukul Membalekan - inverted punch
Putar Kepala - to throw by turning the head
Buang - to cast out, throw away
Garis - line
Kilap - lightning, zig zag
Kanan - right
Kiri - left
Tusukan - to stab
Tebasan - to sweep
Binungtang Empat - animal styles
Monjet - monkey
Harimau/ci macan - tiger
Ular sendok - cobra
Ular sawa - python
Blakok - crane
Garuda - eagle
Carabao - water buffalo
Raja Naga - King Dragon
Ayer - water
Bumi - earth
Api - fire
Udara - air
Pelajarn - student
Murid - disciple
Guru Baharu - new teacher
Guru - teacher
Guru Besar - master teacher
Pendekar - spiritual grandmaster
Bapak - father/elder male
Ibu - mother/elder female
Mas - little brother
Selamat - peace, go in peace
Adat - customs, traditions, culture
Hormat - respect
Senjata - weapons
Kris - sacred dagger
Pedang - sword
Pisau - knife
Kerambit - tiger claw
Golok - chopping knife
Kujang - cimande knife
Cabang/Siku-Siku - trident
Rencong - toe knife
Kancing Stick - lightning bolt
Kebatinan - Indonesian spiritualality, mysticism
Kejawan - Javanese spirituality
Ilmu - science, magick
Tenaga Dalam - inner power/inner dragon
Cipta - forefront to feeling
Rasa - feeling/intuition
Rahasia - secret
Sabar - to be patient
Samadi - detached concentration, deep meditation
Sujud - self surrender
Semangat - spirit, vital energy or life force
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