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Re: The Dutch & Indonesian Silat

Postby seneca savoie » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:44 pm

louie Pastore wrote:Petter's 1674 Dutch wrestling manuscript has a technique which isn't seen in other Western wrestling manuals but would normally be recognised today as distinctly Indonesian, from the art of Silat.

But as the Dutch colonised Indonesia it would be impossible to prove who taught who

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Here's a thread from another forum regarding the Petter and Indonesian Silat connection....
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums ... hp?t=73711

Louie


I'm having a hard time making it out. Are you thinking that they're performing a putar kepala there?
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