Martial Arts In The Realm Minang
Silat Tuo is the oldest martial arts in minang realm that descends from a Pariangan area, Padang Panjang, the development of silat in the district of Lima Puluh Kota remains the same as Silat Tuo but the author has met with one of the children of the alm. Shaykh Abdurrahman Kumango, the original name of Mr. Ismail Rahman and the writer has asked for a silat history named Kumango from beliu, in his writing in the keystrokes he submitted, and explained that the real silat kumango is called silat old and there is also another opinion as ever written on Wikipedia internet site that has said that the origin of the silat developed by someone named Tuanku Nan Tuo, and one member of the tiger Nan Salapan or in sekewankan paderi.
If this proposal is accepted, then "Silat Tuo" in the Minangkabau area is inspired by an animal movement such as tigers, crocodiles, and cats. In Silat, Tuo Minangkabau is also known as the principle of Tangkis Jurus Satu and Serang Jurus Dua. So at first martial arts in Minangkabau area teaches a sasian child or a pupil not to start a fight first. Tangkis Jurus one has to mean, that there is the main task of every Asian child or can be said that the pesilat avoid a fights incident. While Attack two stance has meant that when the enemy comes and after the avoidance of new attacks can be attacked, children.
And one of these sciences has indeed been taught literally in Silek Tuo. Will never be given a proper lesson on how to open an attack. But every beginning of the lesson always starts from the way mangelak or dodge. That is the purpose of avoiding fights. After that the enemy attack is deflected and then open the moment to attack the opposite and will be faced. The type of Silat Toboh in Pariaman and Pangian in Tanah Datar and Starlak in the area Sawahlunto, is derived from a silat named Silek Tuo. But after developed and changed the contents of the moment in every movement and Science that is now used by one of Pandekar Sangek. Silek Tuo has been considered weak by reason of not allowing to start the attack that is in a fight that the person is required to wait for another person will attack first.
Silat Minangkabau or more abbreviated as the name "Silat Minang" on the basis and principle as one of the typical cultures that have been inherited by the ancestors of the Minangkabau since the West Sumatra Minangkabau earth. When discussed carefully and thoroughly the contents of the Tambo Alam Minangkabau tribe filled with figurative in the form of proverbs or petitih can be called mamang adat, it turns out at first Silek Minang has had and developed with one of the advisors named Sultan Sri Maharaja Diraja or who call "Datuk Suri Diraja"; who was called by the name "Ninik Datuk Suri Diraja" with posterity today. Sultan Sri Maharaja Diraja is a king of the Kingdom named Pahariyangan who has dialect Pariangan or a country that was first built at the foot of Mount Merapi in the southeast in the XII century or 1119 AD.
