Pencak Silat - History Flashcards

1
Q

Once upon a time, there live a couple by the west of _______ in a place called _______.

A

SUMATRA;
PALEMBANG

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The couple’s names are:

A

Rama Isuna (husband)
Rama Sukana (wife)

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3
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Rama Isuna (husband) title is:

A

a grandmaster of SENI SILAT HARIMAU BERANTAI

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4
Q

SENI SILAT HARIMAU
BERANTAI means?

A

Stripped Tiger Silat

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5
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Rama Sukana (wife) is a:

A

plain housewife

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6
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Unfortunately, amidst being married, Rama Isuna was unhappy. What was he unhappy about?

A

existence of other martial arts masters

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7
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So, unhappy with the other martial arts masters, what did Rama Isuna did?

A

challenge those masters

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8
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where were those other masters located?

A

different parts of Malay Archipelago

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9
Q

How did those challenges ends? How did Rama Isuna and the martial artist he challenged determine a winner?

A

either through surrender or death

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10
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What happens to Rama Isuna’s wife, Rama Sukana, everytime he leaves to challenge and set on a journey?

A
  • Rama Isuna doesn’t leave any provision.
  • Rama Sukana existed by selling of firewood that fell from the trees of the forest nearby
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11
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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:

A

Once, she saw a fight between a monkey and a wild boar.

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12
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According to Rama Sukana, what was the monkey was doing?

A
  • 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.
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13
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According to Rama Sukana, after the monkey’s gallivanting, what did the wild boar did?

A

All of a sudden, and without a warning, the boar runs toward the monkey and attacked him.

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14
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After the wild boar’s attack, how did the monkey responded?

A

In a split of a second, the monkey stays on top until the boar got tired.

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15
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Another experience happened to Rama Sukana was:

A

One time, she was in the river bank.

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16
Q

At the river bank, what did Rama Sukana observed?

A

The petals of the flowers

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17
Q

What happened to the petals of the flowers that Rama Sukana observed?

A

the petals of the flowers she threw unintentionally on the water remain on top and float inspite of it being thrown in the falls.

18
Q

Furthermore, at the falls, Rama Sukana also observed what?

A

sticks, branches of the tree and coconut

19
Q

What happened to the sticks, branches of the tree and coconut in the falls?

A

Broke after it falls
from the falls. These are all hard and rigid objects.

20
Q

After the monkey and the wild board, river bank and falls incidents, Rama Sukana was urged to invent?

A

New martial arts

21
Q

Rama Sukuna invented new martial arts.

From standing and walking she
was able to add the use of hands and feet, called it

A

flowers (bunga)

22
Q

Rama Sukuna invented new martial arts.

the techniques are

A

fruits (buah)

23
Q

After discovering the new art, what di Rama Sukana did?

A

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

24
Q

After practicing the new art, and being proficient in it, eventually, Rama Isuna went home, what did Rama Sukana did?

A

the wife served him food, a meagre (small in quantity) one

25
Q

After being served a meagre food, what was Rama Isuna’s reaction?

A

He complained and
asked for more nice serving.

26
Q

After Rama Isuna’s complain about the meagre serving, Rama Sukana did what?

A

He was told that there is nothing more that can be served because
he did not leave anything for provision.

27
Q

After knowing that there is nothing to be served, Rama Isuna then what?

A

Got angered, knowing that he is a good fighter but not a good provider.

So, he slapped his wife, but it landed nowhere.

He hit the wife again and again ‘till he was
tired.

He realized that a person existed to win over him, without ever raising hand over him was
his wife.

28
Q

After multiple fail attempts of slapping his wife, what did Rama Isuna did?

A

The husband begs the wife to teach him.

29
Q

Upon hearing Rama Sukana’s condition, what was Rama Isuna’ reply?

A

Without even thinking the husband gave her “Talaq Tiga”.

30
Q

What does “Talaq Tiga” means?

A

as sign of divorce

31
Q

After Rama Isuna’s no hesitation of giving the Talaq Tiga, Rama Sukana explained?

What was Rama Sukana’s decision regarding teaching her newly created art to Rama Isuna?

A

The woman
explained that inspite of his not being a good provider, she still loves him.

Now that she has
divorced her without ever thinking and because he wanted only to learn the art, she disagreed.

32
Q

After their divorce, and her decline to Rama Isuna’s request, where did Rama Sukana went?

A

left for the east, reached the

“Kampong” (village) of
MEDAN.

33
Q

Why did nobody wants to give Rama Sukana a place to stay in the Kampong and why people got jealous of her?

A

Because she’s beautiful

34
Q

Eventually, Rama Sukana was told that there was a guru nearby who stays in a certain place, what was that place called?

A

PESANTREN (dormitory)

35
Q

At the PESANTREN (dormitory), the Guru’s students are?

A

Housed surrounding him.

36
Q

Thus, knowing the Guru, Rama Sukana begged the Guru to stay. She was refused to, why?

A

The Guru refused because she’s of the opposite sex.

37
Q

So, what did the Guru did after Rama Sukana’s beg to stay?

A

Proposed for marriage

38
Q

What did Rama Sukana did after the Guru’s proposal?

A

Accepted it.

Thinking that he could be trusted and also a good looking, she
agreed. Then a simple wedding ceremony was held witnessed by the Guru’s students.

39
Q

Then, what happened to the art?

A

the art was called SENI SILAT SENTAJA

40
Q

Who teaches the physical aspect of the art?

A

LADY (Rama Sukana)

41
Q

Who teaches the spiritual aspect of the art?

A

GURU