Adat

How a person behaves

Antek

Assistant to the Instructor

Badui

The isolated forest tribe of West Java known for their wisdom, clarvoiant powers, and whose member was Pak Sera, numerologist and creator of the system of Serak

Battle Djuru

Fighting version of Serak djurus created by Ventje deVries

Beset

Back sweep or reap, best done hip-to-hip

Bullshit

see “von Munchousen”, and “Pendejo”
 

Dalam

Inner. Relates to understanding and to distance

Dempat

A close, compact attitude of engagement with an opponent

Discernment

Sensitivity to what is really going on with or between people - “listening to the whispers”

Djuru

Arm and hand form movements

Footwork

Time and Space, driven by focus of intent - also nickname for a slow Murid

Guru

Teacher

Guru Besar

Great Teacher (Patriarch)

Guru Muda

“Young Teacher”, who may teach under supervision

Hormat

Custom -- and how others see you

Jalan

Walk

Keris

Waved Indo-Malay bladed weapon, thought to have magical properties

Kramat

Jakarta suburb where Mas Djut taught Serak to the deVries

Kuda

Horse

Kuda-Kuda

The scraping of the feet like a horse counting, used to change stances and confuse

Langka

Lower body movement series

Langka Lima

The tiga with a “+”, used for most Serak applications

Latihan

Practice exercise

Longar

An extended, elongated attitude of engagement with an opponent

Luar

Outer. Relates to understanding and to distance

MaHa Guru

Professor, or Great Teacher

Majapahit

Means “Bitter Fruit” because of the huge sacrafice and loss of life which paved the way for the 300-year-long empire named for it

Murid

Beginning student

Pantjar

The platform excluding the outside Sliwa and Tiga

Pendekar

Leader (Champion) or spiritual leader of an Indonesian fighting system

Persenjataan Perang

Platform of War (Persenjataan Serak - Platform of Serak - same thing)

Pisau

A small straight bladed knife

Sangsot

The upward and front-to-back rotation of the arm at the shoulder

Sapu

Front sweep, best done hip-to-hip

Siloh

The “cross sit” position of Silat

Sliwa

Square, used for decoy and evasion, to be avoided during engagement

Tiga

Triangle, 360 degrees of concept training

Tjabang

Branch.  Line of authority.  Heavy Sai-like weapon.

Tongkat

Carrier. Stick. Name given to MaHa Guru Victor’s system by his brother Pendekar Paul