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I studied Mande Muda Silat as taught by Pendekar Herman Suwanda since 1993.Pendekar Suwanda is one of the best, most skilled, and humble Martial Artist I have ever met He truly was my friend, as was his wife Shannon, and they had a tremendous impact on my life.
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 | The photo shows Pak herman twisting Shifu Dan into submission, the technique was a Cikalong takedown to a Harimau submission.
Mande Muda originated in West Java, the system has various components, including jurus,buah,pecahan,kembangen,and ilmu.Originally Mande Muda consisted of 18 styles of Silat, which was later expanded by Pendekar Suwanda to include elements of 24 styles. The system is very complete,covering all ranges of combat, as well as weapons not seen in other arts.
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Mande Muda is a very sophisticated art which requires you to understand leverage,and body mechanics,enabling a smaller person to easily throw, and disable or defeat a larger opponent. In the photo above, Pak Herman explains the internal side of the art, called ilmu. Pak Herman was a Master of both Internal and External aspects of Mande Muda.
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 | Pak Herman treating Shifu Dan's injured ankle, with Indonesian acupressure. The healing arts are a major component of Mande Muda.Shifu Dan is also an acupuncturist, which enables him to have a better understanding of this side of the Martial Arts. |
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Since the death of Pendekar Suwanda and Ibu Shannon Suwanda, Pendekar Suwanda's sister Ibu Rita Suwanda and brother Bamgbang Suwanda have formed their own organizations. Shifu Regan teaches the Mande Muda system, as taught by Pendekar Herman Suwanda, and continues his studies with Pa Herman's brothers organization. He was given permission to teach Mande Muda by Pendekar Suwanda in 1999.
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