Mas Dasaman,
Temannya Steven Benitez, Mr. A I dari London (saya tidak sebutin nama,
karena beliaunya tidak mau terkenal), sempat ngajarin saya pokok-pokok
silat Walisongo ini. Beliaunya aslinya Yunani, tapi sekarang tinggal
di Inggris, ngajar silat juga, dan juga belajar silat Cimande.
Memang salah satu aspek lanjut silat Walisongo beliau adalah
"follow-follow" itu, atau Ampek-ampek ('gak tau saya ini bahasa apa),
yaitu latihan membuat badan fleksibel, "To yield" istilah-nya.
Aplikasinya adalah utk grappling.
Tahap latihannya, kalau tak salah: 5 gerak Stretching, 5 Conditioning,
6 macam Langkah, Tangkisan, Jurus, Buah, Buah berlanjut, dst...
Mengenai akar Indonesia-nya, saya sendiri tidak jelas, dan guru saya
itu pun tidak bisa menjelaskan. Guru Ma Prem yang disebut di situ,
tidak begitu terkenal nampaknya di Belanda sini.
Kalau menyebut silat Wali Songo, kalau di Jawa Timur (Surabaya), ini
merefer ke perguruan Silat Tenaga Dalam, saudara dari Perguruan Pagar
Nusa (sama-sama berinduk ke NU). Kebetulan saya di SMP belajar Wali
Songo ini, dan nama guru-nya kok sama dengan nama guru saya yg orang
Yunani itu. Coincidence ya? Guru saya di Surabaya tsb sudah wafat, dan
saya tidak tahu kelanjutan silat ini. Saya pindah perguruan :-)
Kalau di Wali Songo Surabaya, ilmu tenaga dalam-nya lain akar dengan
Satria Nusantara, Prana Sakti yang dari Margaluyu. Ilmu TD Wali Songo
Surabaya ada 3 level jurus, masing-masing 10 macam gerakan:
1. Asmaul Husna, satu Nafas 7 langkah: Ya Hayyu, Ya 'Aliyyu, Ya
Maliyyu, Yaa Wafiyyu Yaa Ghaniyyu, Ya Waliyyu, Yaa Baqiyyu
2. Asma' Malaikat, satu nafas 4 langkah: Syajail, 'Aynail, Awrail, Abraha
3. Saya gak sampai level ini :-)
Keunikan TD Wali Songo Surabaya, adalah salah satu gerak jurusnya ada
yang mengangkat kaki. Kalau di TD lain, biasanya kaki mesti memijak bumi.
Eh, maaf, jadi kebanyakan ngomong.
wassalam,
Dedy
--- In silatindonesia@yahoogroups.com, "dasaman_allaria"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ini saya dapat dari hasil ngubek2 forum fightingarts.com:
>
> http://www.eastweststudios.com/ews/silat.htm
>
> Walisongo Silat
> The main Silat art that is taught here at EastWest Studios is the
> family art of Walisongo Pencak Silat. This art was passed down to
> Pendekar Steven by Sat Guru Ma Prem. Guru Ma learnt from a very young
> age over 18 styles of Silat from all parts of Indonesia. The vast
> majority of her relatives were Silat practitioners and have all
> perfected different styles some from West Sumatra and others from
> West and Central Java. The name Walisongo literally translates as 9
> Saints, and Guru Ma and her family descend from one of these Wali's.
> All these styles were collectively named by her in honour of her
> family and the lineage. The main styles in the Walisongo Syllabus are
> the styles of the four ground arts of:
>
> Harimau (Tiger)
> Kucing (Cat)
> Buaya (Crocodile)
> Kura Kura (Turtle)
> As well as the:
>
> Garuda (Mythical Bird)
> Ular (Snake)
> The Walisongo Silat system follows a very complete and in-depth
> syllabus and takes between five and seven years to fully complete, let
> alone master. The initial stages of the syllabus start of with
> learning the Salutation and the four ground arts. From there many hand
> drills and well as lankah (footwork) are taught. After these basics,
> students then learn the Garak-Garik or follow follow, which is an
> advanced form of grappling and countering. One aspect of Walisongo
> Silat that makes it so effective is its Pukulan or striking aspect.
> Students are taught not only to strike in explosive groups of 8-12
> strikes in a matter of seconds, but then this is taken up a level
> whereby this must be performed against multiple attackers. Training in
> this way develops the nervous system to a high degree, whereby
> reactions become automatic and precise. This aspect of training also
> includes the Sarang Laban Laban or Spiders Web, which develops self
> awareness and tactics of decoys, feinting, and drawing in. The later
> stages of Walisongo Silat include the Kembangan, more of which will be
> discussed later, use of weapons, and then the internal aspects of the
> art.
>
> Kabarnya silat ini ampuh ber-newaza ria seperti BJJ. Cuman gak jelas
> ini silat sintesis baru atau ada akar yang jelas di Indonesia. Ada yg
> bisa bantu?
>
