SILAT HARIMAU MINANGKABAU

         SILEK HARIMAU
 Silek Tigers is a martial art which originated from the Minangkabau. Silek movement technique and philosophy resembles a tiger when attacking prey. One of the characteristics can be seen through the open hand technique that mimics tiger claws.

Silek Harimau Minangkabau memiliki sederetan gerakan seperti menendang, memukul, mengunci, menahan, bertarung di tanah, dan menggunakan senjata. Langkah dalam permainan Silek Minangkabau mirip langkah berjalan dan posisinya lebih sering merendah dikombinasikan gerakan anggun namun kuat.

Langkah Ampek Silek Minang (The four steps of Silat Minang) is a Minangkabau etiquette when facing attacks by an opponent. 

The first attack, the defender reacts as an angry mother and take 1^st step to evade. 

The second attack, the defender reacts as an angry father and take 2^nd step to evade. 

The third attack, the defender reacts as an angry teacher and take 3^rd step to evade. 

The fourth attack is seen as the devil’s attack and therefore, must be quickly terminated with the 4^th step.

 there are about 15 Americans Dominate Tigers Minangkabau Silat

Guru Scott McQuaid introduced the Minangkabau Harimau Pencak Silat system to Hong Kong in 2004 and shortly after founded Black Triangle Silat tribe in 2006 with closed door workshops in the Philippines, England and America. This association is designed to preserve and study the combative arts of Sumatra's Minangkabau tribes. In 2009, Guru McQuaid relocated to Kuala Lumpur and introduced Minang Harimau Silat to Malaysia.
Pesilat McQuaid is a 3rd generation Bela Diri Silek Harimau practitioner from the Palero Beringin Sakti Pencak Silat Association from the lineage of the Lubuk Ngantungan tribe from Datuk Maha Guru Adityo Mataram Hanafi. This legacy continued under Maha Guru de-Bordes Lumpat Harimau Pencak Silat system and continues in the foundation of Black Triangle Silat.
Guru McQuaid has been a practitioner of Silek Harimau (Harimau Silat) for almost two decades. He is a disciple of Maha Guru Richard Crabbe de-Bordes, a student of Guru Besar Randolph Carthy, and the apprentice of Guru Paul Bennett.
With selected students across the globe, he continues to spread the message of this rare ancient Indonesian fighting style bestowed upon him by senior warriors.
“Mengikut haluan orang yang borpongaruh.” - “We walk in the footsteps of giants.”

The Minangkabau Senjata Aliran (weapon styles) are sub-systems that are designed to bolt onto Silek Harimau aiding the pesilat in armed combat. Maha Guru Jak Othman of the Harimau Berantai Silat clan has been instrumental in helping to develop and enhance blade techniques used in the Minang Senjata. The Black Triangle Silat Tribe along with the De-Bordes Foundation of Combat Science continue to decipher, research, and document Sumatra's fighting arts.

1) Pisau Minang - Knife System
2) Tolu Macan - Lawi Ayam Kerambit System

3) Tumbuk Lada - Rencong Blade System
4) Keris Kampung - Long Blade Dueling System

5) Tongkat Kecil / Ranjau - Stick Combat System
6) Golok Kassa - Machete System

7) Cindai Silek - Sarong Combat System
8) Tongkat Silek - Walking Stick Combat System

Weapons Karambit, or disbeut also with Karambiak, Kurambiak, Kerambit is a small hand-held weapon type knife-shaped curved from Indonesia which has mendunia.Bahkan this weapon in mass production by produsun-world weapons manufacturers, and became mandatory personnel weapon US Marshal. These weapons include a dangerous weapon because it can be used slashing and tearing opponents limb quickly and undetected.

In the most dangerous classification handguns, kerambit as a deadly weapon ranks second after the gun. Kerambit thug weapon when the opponent's body, from the outside it looks like a small incision wound, but on the inside of the body can lead to fatal consequences for breaking veins. And if the stomach, the colon is cut or torn inside.

 Besides being a typical Minangkabau weapons, guns game kerambit also developed in Madiun East Java in Java accent called by the name "kerambik". The game is taught by Ki weapon Ngabei Surodiwiryo in martial arts game Faithful Heart (SH), which he got from his teacher named Datuk Rajo Batuah in Kampung Padang Ampang. And Datuk Rajo Batuah is a disciple of the Minangkabau commander called Tiger Nan Salapan. In Madison, the game's weapons kerambit be typical martial arts weapon Faithful Heart.