KUNO ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS
TERMINOLOGY / PUKULAN PENTJAK SILAT SEMANGAT BARU
Angkat - to lift
Antek - apprentice Instructor
Beset - foot drag
Blakan - rear, or back
Bua - fruit
Bukha-an - opening
Bukti Negara - Lit. "Evidence of a continent". The original name of Kuno Martial Arts created by Pendekar Paul De Thouars.
Buwang - throw
Buwang Bahu - shoulder throw
Dalem - Inside
Depok - step in front
Depan - center
Dua - the number 2
Djuru - the forms in Kuno Silat Semangat Baru and/or “way of the hands”
Gamelan - traditional Indonesian music
Ganti Kaki - changing of the feet
Gapet - pinch
Guru - Teacher
Guru Muda - junior instructor
Kanan - right
Kilet - stuck to, fastened to. Refers to blocking drill.
Kiri - left
Kaki - leg
Kaki Nempel - sticky feet drill
Kenjit - compress
Kembali - return, reverse
Kembangan - “flower dance” - a self-expressive series of movements performed to disguise combative applications.
Kuda Idup - live horse (idup: live)
Kuda Mati - dead horse (mati: dead)
Kunchi - lock
Langkah - foot work
Latihan - application of djuru hand motions. Usually refers to entries
Luar - outside
Maha Guru - master teacher
Mampos - deceased
Masup - enter
Mati - dead
Muka - face, front
Pencak - Another spelling of Pentjak, meaning motion
Pentjak - motion
Puter Kepala - head throw; turning of the head
Sakit - pain
Sangsot - similar to uppercut strike
Siko - elbow
Silat - application of motion
Tarik Kepala - reverse head throw;
Plekeet - sticky, adhere to
Potong - to cut
Pukul - to hit
Pukulan (Poekelan - old spelling) - a Dutch-Indonesian term used to describe silat systems that place a heavy emphasis on striking.
Sapu - sweep
Sambut - two man body aligjnment drill
Sarong - traditional clothing worn around the waist usually made of “batik” material
Sempok - step behind
Siloh - cross legs
Sliwa - four corners of a square when referring to langkah
Sudut Miring - “staircase” langkah - miring means “diagonal”
Tembus - penetrate
Terang - clear
Tiga - the number three or triangle (3 corners) when referring to langkah
Tongkat - stick (usually refers to long staff)
Turbang - flying
Shape
SATU - ONE
DUA - TWO
TIGA - THREE
AMPAT - FOUR
LIMA - FIVE
ENAM - SIX
TUJUH - SEVEN
DELAPAN - EIGHT
