salaams to all the silat teachers on the site,
I have already posted this request on the site in another forum so apologies if you have already seen this.
I am looking to come to indonesia to train in silat and would like some advice from the teachers on the site on how I go about this. I am interested in silat from both java such as cikalong / cimande and the minang / sumatran systems. I have done some grappling but having seen some of the harimau type takedowns and locks on dvds have been so impressed by their effectiveness.
I used to train jkd / kali many years ago but with kids and work it went on hold, I have just got back into training with some friends and would like to pursue the silat.
I have noticed some teaches names on various posts here such as
Wak Entir Maenpo Cikalong Pancerbumi
Cecep A Rahman
how does a person such as myself contact schools in indonesia? I understand there is a padepokan in jakarta which is promoting silat, would the teachers here
recomend I contact them, if so how do I do that.
sorry for so many questions but I suppose they are the ones on many potential new silat students minds
looking forward to your replies
salaams Moneef