I shouldn't post this. I shouldn't even be THINKING about this. I should have let this go, like, MONTHS ago.
But I just keep going back, like a piece of human steel being drawn to a giant Pencak Silat magnet of the damned. I live and learn similar to the way most of you who read my blog grow wings out of your ass and fly to the moon: Fucking never.
Remember my "Arm Jink" video, the one I got crucified for online? I wrote about it a few months ago in a post called "Okay, for all of you with less than 2% brain usage". It involved me showing an entry off of an over-forceful opponent on the inside line and wrenching his arm.
A certain crowd from an unnamed Silat style that I have absolutely no association with whatsoever saw fit to stick their noses into my methods and decry all sorts of things about me, who my teacher was, how little I know, lineage crap, blah, blah, blah. I won't mention which style it was, but let's just say their name rhymes with "Bukti Negara".
I was cruising through their website the other day when I found this photo:
THAT'S THE SAME GODDAM TECHNIQUE THEY WERE SLAMMING ME ABOUT, THE MOTHERFUCKERS!!If it wasn't for the existence of Maha Guru Stevan Plinck here in Washington, I would just call them frauds outright. I'm close friends with a few people who trained with the Pendekar of the style back in the day as well, and they are excellent martial artists. As it is, I can only assume that at one point the Pendekar of the style actually TAUGHT somebody something, because Guru Plinck is indeed the real deal.
Unfortunately, he is alone in his class. There's no one else they can point to in their camp with a modicum of skill who could stand in the same room with Plinck.
I dealt with this group on several occasions before I came into the public light, although they wouldn't know it. I actually trained with a member of the family far a few years, and if nothing else, I can say I gained some tremendous insight into "Family Art Politics". It's dismal, to say the least. It's like standing near a mud puddle when someone jumps into it: Everybody in close proximity is gonna get dirt on them.
I have always thought that if you have good technique, then it should speak for itself. If you are indeed a guru of Indonesian Martial Arts you won't have to say it; People will recognize it in you. It's like the way we called Pa Herman "Pendekar", he didn't ask that of us...We saw it. It's the way Stevan Plinck's students call him "Maha Guru". They know what they have, he doesn't grant himself such titles. It's like how many of us call Dan Inosanto "Grandmaster" behind his back. It's obvious to anyone who has seen him move, no need to question it.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this, I guess I wanted to get it out of my system. It just pisses me off when I think of it...You have so much free time to bash other people for doing the same thing YOU'RE doing? You're art consists of poorly constructed arguments involving lineage and sarong use? You actually go LOOKING for this?
And don't give me any shit about how I shouldn't be saying this, frankly I feel that I'm entitled after the unmitigated bullshit you freaks give me every week. Difficult to believe any of you pituitary cases have gone through puberty yet. If you didn't want it you shouldn't have begged for it. I'm only being THIS nice because I'm leery of pissing off Stevan Plinck. If I didn't live within a few hours of him (and arm's reach of him), well, let's just say I wouldn't show so much RESTRAINT.
You can keep your lineages, oaths, secrecy and oogah-boogah martial arts. It wouldn't interest me even if you transported whores into the room.
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Remember the new class motto, Bobbe...
"Fuck em all"
Aren't we getting that on the tee shirts?
Well, for the record, Guru Plinck hasn't taught this variation of silat for more than a decade, nor maintained any connection with the Bukti organization. When treated with disrespect he did not deserve, he stood up in front of his class one day and said, "Okay, no more Butki." From that day on, we dissolved our association with the Bukti group, and I've never seen him demonstrate any of that art since.
We have a couple of students who made it to guru status in Bukti, and you never hear them saying anything about it. They packed it away and moved on.
Stevan was a loyal student for a long time, and what that loyalty got him was what it seems to get anybody who walks that path with various de Thouars family members, which is to say -- well, I won't say it, it is patently obvious to all and sundry.
And besides, what they are doing isn't exactly what you were doing, can't you see that? Even though it seems the same, on them, it looks different.
And besides *that*, your sarong is crooked and too short. You need to fix that, before you destroy the art.
Bobbe, you have to keep reminding yourself. "they're all crazy"!
You cannot expect rational behavior from internet trolls, you need to deal with them just like anyone else hearing the voice of god coming from their refrigerator.
I've met a couple others who got some really serious skills from Pendekar Paul de Thoaurs. Cliff Stewart figured it was worth his time to hang around and learn for quite a few years even with more black belts than a men's clothing store (to quote Massad Ayoob) and. The last time I was down in LA I had a chance to work with a couple of Guru Cliff's Silat students. There was absolutely nothing wrong with what they were doing. He's not the only one, just the only other one I've got much personal contact with.
Between the politics and the meshigas you have either have to laugh or go berserk or do something a lot like wrestling with a pig. Running amok gets you talked about. The problem with wrasslin' with a pig is that ya gets dirty and the pig enjoys it. Eventually you just stop giving a shit and say things like "Indonesian Brain Rot strikes four out of five. Please give generously."
Just to underline what you and Steve said. We don't call Guru Plinck "Maha Guru" to his face for the same reason you call Guro Inosanto "Grandmaster" behind his back. It's just not fitting to see men that distinguished look that embarrassed.
Mustaq and I were just talking, you really haven't made it until you've been renounced by your teacher, threatened by other schools and thoroughly trashed on the internet.
Then you've really arrived!
Oh, yeah, get Mushtaq to show you his bit about kicking yourself out of your own organization. It's a hoot.
Wells said Bobbe. I have been critical of silat people for these reasons for a while now.
Sometimes the absolute truth needs to come out. This post on your blog feels like pure truth.
Good work man,
john
LOL...Man the only thing missing from that picture is pekiti tirsia logo..same shit different organization....these types flip flop worse than a crack whore on fire!
"...you need to deal with them just like anyone else hearing the voice of god coming from their refrigerator" --M.A.
Defrost it?
well besides Guru Plinck you forgot about one who is not only exceptional Serak player but also a great human being Guru Cliff Stewart.
You know how it goes....Don't get too good or the Bukti clan will try to discredit you.
great BLoG...
KEEP Doing your thing they are full of contempt and negativity. That is not silat.
Peace
Santiago
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