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Some of the Defensor Method guys
were passing around a discussion about the use of the sarong in
martial arts. What Guro Nate had to say about it, was worth
posting:
other terms for sarong:
malong - tagalog
patadyong - ilonggo
other flexible weapons comon in fma:
lubid - hemp rope (Garimot system as taught by Gat Puno Abon Baet
emphasizes usage of copper or metal at ends of thick rope and used
as part of wardrobe to hold knives, holds the pants, etc..)
panyo - hankerchief, mainly used for disarming smaller knives
usually but when weighted with coins or metal tips at the ends can
be effective striking weapon.
chako - or nunchaku, fma has many variations of this, not just the
standard movie versions or Martial Arts store versions.
There are homemade ones w/ varying tips or other end not wood but
lead or steel balls, etc....
belts, shirts, bullwhip, whips, horsewhips, etc....The late Momoy
Canete taught the bullwhip as part of Doce Pares.
all flexible weapons.
Inosanto System does emphasize flexible weapons (sarong, panyo,
bullwhip, etc..). The late Pandekar Herman Suwanda did came
out w/ a vhs tape of Sarong techniques. But there are other
Silat practioners/masters that have it in their systems. The
late Pandekar Suryadi Jafri also emphasized the wearing and usage
of Sarong. He even illustrated in a few sessions how to take a
crap wearing a sarong while in the jungle and utilized it as
hiding or covering yourself fully w/ a sarong while taking a #2
onto a hole you can dig in the jungle.
Another tidbit:
the wearing of the sarong over pants is just another expression.
In Southeast Asia, Majapahit countries, sarong or malong or
patadyong is most of the time worn as is without the pants.
It is an all in one garb. Used practically due to the heat, the
sun, a natural cover, a comfortable garb so you can walk around
loose and not be constricted in the private areas for males.
For the women, it is practical in that they can go to the river
wash their clothes, wear a malong and not worry about doing the
tasks unrestricted in movement, doubles as a towel or a tool to
wrap things, hide things or tie things onto it. Some silat
systems do require and insist in its usage. But for all
practical purposes, you probably want to take it off after class
or after the session and not walk down Lincoln Avenue with it on.
Guro Nate Defensor
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