Hans van den Broek

Thanks mainly to the older generation of Pencakkers, this gracious and extremely
effective martial art can also be found in the Netherlands.

The original Pencak Silat, practiced in Indonesia from dawn 'til dusk, and which
demanded tens of years of rock hard training, is soaked in oriental mysticism
and impressive traditions.

The old-timers have to look on, with heavy hearts, how pencak is forced back
into being a martial art which is comprehensible for the westerner, even in
Indonesia. Rarely is kebatinan (spiritual training) passed on, also because of
the fact that the westerner has a tendency to shrug his shoulders for the
"superstition" that is woven around Silat. All these magical properties were
only to be used in time of crisis and never for show. The real Pencak is
a way of live, something never intended to be a sport.
 

   Pa Flohr                                                                                               Pa Flohr at 25
 
 

Fortunately, not all Pencakkers have decided to take their knowledge
into their graves. Some have succeeded, up to a point,  to fit Pencak
into a program, so that it has become suitable of being taught in a school.
One of these people is Pa Flohr, who even in Indonesia practiced Pencak
at its highest levels.
 

Pa Flohr introduced Holland to the Pukulan Pecutan (Pukulan = to hit and
Pecutan = whip). Other than this style he practiced Minangkabau.

As the name says, a lot of the emphasis in Pukulan Pecutan is on whip like
strikes, the Lankah (triangular walk) , which is extremely important, in
which it is attempted to enter the range of the attacker and regain the
initiative of the attack.
Kicks can only learned in order for them to be countered with arm techniques.
They're not used in a real fight. The low play, existing of many sweeps and
scissors, is also part of Pukulan Pecutan.

The Pukulan Pecutan is taught in Breda by one of Pa Flohr's students,
Hans van den Broek.

      Hans van den Broek