Tags: #🧩 #📜 References: Quellen: [[SSBD]] --- Walking the path to be a Pendekar ( warrior) . A fellow martial arts teacher once asked me, ' You have open the door for your students to learn from other Mahaguru & wakil Mahaguru of Silat styles. This is unorthadox. Most old school martial arts teachers will not allow their students to learn from other teachers.' The statement my friend highlighted is very true for modern day silat teachers and schools. But it is not true for the traditional way of learning silat. I answered him right away, ' The ancient ways of learning silat , a student will be introduced by his teacher to another when his training with the teacher has completed. The student will be given something; a token, a letter or something that symbolizes him to give to the next teacher. When the new teacher saw it , he knew this pesilat was send by his warrior colleague to him for more training. This cultiral act is known as walking the path of becoming a Pendekar @a warrior. This will continue for a least 5 different teachers before the young warrior proceed to his village chief to serve as a pendekar apprentice. So cross training do exists in Silat. However, this old way is not so applicable for today's ways of learning the arts. Instead of learning one at a time you can learn them parallel. But make sure you do not mix it learn until you reach high level in each style to understand the strength and witness of the style. You will realize each style will compliment each other. My late father Pendekar Othman Kassim( Al fatihah) put me on the path of learning from as many Silat Guru as possible before i was introduced to Harimau berantai Silat my own family system. I train under 30 Silat Guru and still continue doing so. I breath and live Silat. Martial arts is not a religion which you must choose one. Martial arts are like food. Go and eat at restaurants with the best chefs who loves cooking the food for you! So far my students are well come to cross train with the source. These maestro come highly recommended. Mahaguru Haji Sani of Kuntau Tekpi, Mahaguru Haji Zainal of Silat Tua, Mahaguru Haji Alias of Gayong Harimau, wakil Mahaguru Mat Putih of Silat Seni Gayong, Gurubesar Rita Suwanda of Pencak Silat Mande muda and Mahaguru Richard DeBoardes of Harimau minang lineage.Am I afraid of losing my students to these meastro? No, definately not. As far as I am concern i have done my part to spread authentic battlefield silat from source to the world. Students will never leave a great teacher. They would go cross training, but they will always be there for you. So no worries. Be the lightning. You are welcome to walk the path of becoming a pendekar.