Posted by simon on 10/19/2006, 5:14 am, in reply to "Re: Traditional Pencak Silat Cimande Girang Walisongo" Guru Haji Pak Muhammad Ariffin Mang Ipin the wondering dervish Cimande teacher from West Java recently resident in the UK is renowned and highly respected the world over as a miraculous healer of extraordinary abilities , having healed all forms of ailments and diseases from peoples off all walks of life from your average laypersons to aristocrats and heads of states, devoting his whole life to healing and serving others in his own unique and humble way may Allah sanctify his secret. He does shin and forearm conditioning using balur. He prays and hits worthy and successful students to the bone (traditionally with black sugarcane) and bruises you all along the shin and forearm then rubs in the balur (which means stuff to spread over and rub in not necessarily the Cimande ointment) and after several very painful sessions the bruising stops and the pain goes. Sore but effective for getting hard shins knees elbows and arms. His balur is home-made in Cimande village and pops when the bottle is opened and amongst other things the ingredients are a certain type of sugar-cane and earth worms. Some other ingredients of Guru Haji Pak Muhammad Ariffin Mang Ipin balur apart from earth worms and sugarcane are banana trunk and turmeric. I suppose the original recipe was created through inspiration and different families in Cimande have different recepies. Even now people say that it is not only the ingredients that make it work, rather it is the prayers and the fasting put into it. The dzikir and prayers of the maker does have effect on the quality of the balur. One finds the confirmation of the traditions of the elders in 'real' science in this case very interesting and such a blessing!Cimande has a reputation throughout Indonesia for healing bones. They use special oil called "balur" for the purpose of healing the bones. Balur is often used after training to heal injuries incurred to the bones of the forearms. Cimande is highly respected for both its bone healing and it's Pencak Silat Cimande by nature had a lethal and devastating arms conditioning and strikes. People just couldn't match the awesome striking with the arms and hands that Cimande had. Among martial-artists of Pencak Silat in Java, Indonesia, the Cimande oil is quite famed for its power of invulnerability and its ability to assist the healing of broken bones, bruises, wounds, muscle-pull, twisted ligaments, etc. The physical formula and appearance of the Cimande oil may vary from one producer to another, but the power permeating them as empowered by these producers are not the same. Some of the ingredients of the Cimande oil are scarce and not easily obtainable, therefore occasionally, the producers of the Cimande oils have to make do with what is available and use the best substitutes--this also contributes to the different appearances from one stock to another even by the same producer. There are many of these Cimande oils sold in traditional markets but not all are genuine--most have been diluted by their resellers to make more profit, so one has to exercise caution when purchasing them. The reseller's practice of cutting the oils is looked upon with a great amount of irritation by their producers. There are basically two types of Cimande oils--although more are said to exist. These two types of oils may have various appearances, and often, even resembling; however, they are to be differentiated by their purposes and not their looks. The first type is the regular Cimande "balur" oils used for massages, for healing bruises and minor injury cases. The second type helps to heal broken-bones and applied for major muscle injury. It also builds-up invulnerability against sharp-weapons and punches in the user. Some Cimande-oils may be ingested for healing the organs. Cimande-oils may have strong sweet-sourish odors depending on the ingredients used. The Cimande-oil is highly praised by those involved in martial-arts and contact-sports. The specific ingredients of the oil and the process by which it is made are the possession of a number of families in Cimande and are a closely guarded secret. the history of Cimande oil is that it was for treating the wounds or broken bones of students or opponents who suffered injuries in fight The special healing and strengthening qualities of the oil are then ‘activated’ by the recital of mantra unique to the family concerned. The oil in itself is not unusual, it is the mantra that brings it to life Balur Cimande or Balur Silat is a liniment traditionally used in the heavy forearm and shin conditioning of Cimande. It contains different herbs in a coconut oil base prepared in a process that takes about two months and several steps. The herbs contain adaptogenics, antiseptics, analgesics, anticoagulants and a number of other things. It's like Dit Da Jow but an awful lot better and, when used properly, breaks up bruises, even very deep ones. Its main claim to fame is increasing bone density. Impact and conditioning will do that, but the Balur definitely speeds up and deepens the effect.The tradition of healing in cimande is interwoven with pencak silat. The techniques used for massaging broken bones are drawn directly from the jurus of cimande pencak silat. Training instills an understanding of human anatomy and a sensitivity towards how the body works , as well as what hurts . unlike conventional methods that seel to imobilise the damaged bone , it is vigorously massaged. After this painfull experience balur is applied , then the limb is bandaged and splinted. The oil absorbs easily into the skin and is believed to saturate the bones , strengthening them, and making the arms both resilient to blows and extremely slippery . the result is that the arms become impervious to pain , and it is believed that it becomes impossible for an opponent to grasp or hold them. To attune totally to the environment, knowledge of natural science is an important area of study such as herbs medication and body massage. This also emphasizes physical conditioning as a must and the practice executed with speed, agility, power, flexibility, endurance, timing and body coordination. These aspects are however related and incorporated with the inner and spiritual meditative practice which not only enhance physically and mentally but also exalt the Silat exponent to be alert in concentration yet relaxed wisely at the same time. Cimande also assimilates the use of natural herbs for health and medication, proper balance in nutrition and sufficient rest. But the foremost understanding in the fundamental of Silat is being a Mother Nature lover of the Sundanese cultural and spiritual / religious values. A Cimande practitioner should not become a slave to fixed system of stiles and to feel that style is the ultimate form of combative art. The truth is that it will deffinatly leads to clogginess and stagnant system of styles, a system which does not blend with the natural environment, the style without a state of the art.
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Guru Haji Pak Muhammad Ariffin Mang Ipin Cimande Girang Walisongo
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