Posted by simon on 10/19/2006, 5:12 am, in reply to "Re: Traditional Pencak Silat Cimande Girang Walisongo" Originally, Cimande was using long distance fighting techniques, i.e. the fighter would stand within a distance of a few feet from the opponent, which will make it possible for the fighter to dodge opponent's attack. The distance also makes it dominant for counter attacks. In launching attacks, every fighter (pesilat) should always pay close attention to position of feet or stance and keep a certain distance from the opponent. The use of Kuda-kuda pipih can easily be adjusted/increased in speed or frequency, as one can expect an opponent to strike with a fast punch or kick within a distance. Therefore one need to adjust one's own speed in order to level with the opponent. The girang cimande system is one of the most feared and respected styles of silat. In this system the adept hunts for the arms and limbs and will first attack the attacking limb to disable the opponent and to make the attackers offensive tactics obsolete. An attack to the arms means breaking anything from his fingers to his shoulders. Developing the arms takes and requires years of patient practice in complex but sophisticated cimande 2 man hand/arms drills along with secret massage and application of herbal treatment called balur to toughen the limbs. Cimande has been the most influential alrian in west java and is not only considered to be of pure sundanese endeavor without any external influences but also the eldest /original silat of the sunda people. Its influence is extensive, the majority of perguruan found today trace some link be it technical, philosophical or historical to silat cimande. As in tarikolot cimande in its pure original form and taught the way since its inception , uninfluenced by modern innovations and as such that we are most blessed and fortunate as the public to have such a positve esoteric martial art disseminated and propagated into the uk public for its general welfare courtesy of Guru Haji Pak Muhammad Ariffin Mang Ipin a true gentleman a master teacher and his closed door disciples loyal and hardworking senior experienced martial artists , the famed martial arts extraordinaire and walking encyclopedia of the martial arts and founder of the British Silat Federation British born uk chief instructor Mr Nicholoas Blanchette and the infamous Mr Simon Das .
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The names of the Pencak Silat styles come from various sources such as the name of the village it originated from or the name of the founder or creator of the system. Most villages in West Java start with "Ci" Ci means pointing to a particular village or Chi which can mean water. This is why many of the rivers start with Ci.Cimande is the name of a village, a river and a style of Pencak Silat in West Java and mande is a agricultural tool for collecting and raising water.also Cimande has simple but very effective jurus and applications. The Cimande style is found in three different aliran (streams) CimThe word Cimande (not Chi-Mande, also tjimande is an old Spell, now we use Cimande) comes from Ci and Mande. Ci comes from word "cai" (cai is Sundanese, means water... because West Java is rich of water source and river) and mande is tiger. Cimande means water that tiger always come to drink. In Sundanese, it is normal named a place after a water ("cai"), like cikalong, ("kalong" = bat) which means the water where in the three round the river have many bat. Cimanuk, ("manuk" = bird) which means a river that has many birds, etc.ande Girang, Cimande Tengah consisting of 50% spiritual and 50% physical training and considered a mid mountain system and Cimande Hilir with emphasis on ilmu gerak badan which is completely physical considered a lower basin / mountain system, which is mostly mixed with other sundanese silatl. British martial artist are fortunate That the Cimande syllabus taught by Guru Haji Pak Muhammad Ariffin Mang Ipin is the rare Girang upper mountain system which is the mother system with its emphasis mostly on the spiritual , Mountain referred to is the one joined and over looking the sacred cimande river , this particular and very unique style also takes its inspiration from the observation of nature, ritual prayer and from the sacred river( It is considered sacred because of the fact that a prominent spiritual saint visited and resided within the area for quite some time whom is considered to be the actual founder of cimande silat his body is buried in a tomb in banten) with its constant flow of currents resembling the flow of water in religious ablutions and the flow of water within the human body which is composed of 70 % water , this rare and ancient system remains true to its holy origins being the original pure and unadulterated form as handed down from Sultan hassanudin the famous saint and founder of the style , it is known as the infamous Girang style. As it is a misnomer that the founder of Cimande was Abah Kahir as some ignorant practioners with incomplete training and knowledge have claimed so . To those who truly know and have been privy to its history will tell you that abah kahir was only one of its later teachers that popularized the sacred system Not its founder. This Silat Cimande is unlike any existing styles of Silat of today. The workout of this Silat involving a spiritual and inner meditative respitory practice will assist in overcoming any exhaustion. This is termed as ‘Isim Silat’. It is important to practice and experience these breathing and meditative techniques in the natural surrounding, preferably in the jungle, where, there are gorges, cliffs, rivers or waterfalls so that you can sit somewhere on rock and meditate. This meditation is to initiate your inner-self with Mother Nature; to listen to the water flows; the chanting of birds, sound of insects and whispers of the wind. Full concentration and total involvement with this surroundings will assist the Silat exponent to feel himself as part of Mother Nature; and hence to develop his total perception. Words can hardly express adequately the philosophy of this martial art as its origins are shrouded in mystery. Cimande elements seem to have mixed into almost every Javanese style.
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