Baringin Sakti History

Harimau Style ... Kumango Style ... Lintau Style ... Pauh Style ...

    In 1955, at the Asia Africa meeting there was a demonstration of silat at Kartika Bahari building in Jakarta. After the ceremony there was a meeting between Mr. Nasution and 3 other silat teachers (pendekar) from Minang:

    1. Mr. H. Abu Zahar
    2. Mr. Umar Makthub
    3. Mr. Lebe Malin Sutan

    These 3 pendekar promised to build an Silat school and they chose the name: Baringin Sakti that specialize in Silat Minang. They chose the name Baringin Sakti, because in the center of the city Padang, grew a big and strong Baringin tree for hundreds of years.
    Baringin Sakti incorporated many styles of Silat from Minang.
 

1. Harimau Style
2. Kumango Style
3. Lintau Style
4. Pauh Style
5. Crocodile Style
 

Instructor Eric Kruk

    Instructor Eric Kruk has been doing Indonesian Pencak Silat for more than 13 years. Some of the styles he has trained in are Cimande and Harimau. Eric Kruk has lived and trained in Indonesia over the course of the past 10 years and is currently the Head Representative of Baringin Sakti for the United States. The system that is taught at this time in the USA is called Harimau Pasaman. Harimau Pasaman is trained for street fighting purposes and consists of extensive leg conditioning, power kicking to the lower body, open palm strikes, and quick body movement for effective ground fighting.