WHAT IS CIMANDE COMBAT SYSTEMS?

Cimande Combat Systems is an art headed by Guru Derek Owings that combines the Cimande based Silat systems/ arts of: Cimande, Sera, Cikalong as well as Harimau Silat. Our system is built on a foundation of multiple attacker and blade focused training with an emphasis on striking, devastating limb destruction and breaking techniques, low line kicks, advanced footwork and weapons training.

Cimande is  a West Javanese system that relies heavily on devastating forearm striking, calculated entries and centerline control, low rooted stances, intense conditioning and a desire to break an opponent down systematically.

Cikalong is where our sensitivity training comes from as well as our advanced footwork platforms and striking concepts of compacting and precision hitting. Cimande is the hard style and Cikalong would be the soft.

Sera is a hard hitting, belligerent, chaotic Cimande based art that uses devastating strikes, crushing, breaking and maiming the opponent. It has a forward moving , penetrating style of movement that will employ chaotic zig zag footwork to get the practitioner to advantageous lines to enter in. Sera uses loud auditory off timing and visual, broken timing to keep the opponent confused and overwhelmed as we enter in.

Cimande Combat Systems is a perfect blend of hard, soft and calculated precision that makes self defense work for anyone of any size.

• Empty Hands
• Low Line Kicks
• Advanced Footwork Platforms
• Sweeps and Throws
• Multiple Attackers
• Ground Fighting
• Combat Drills
• Trapping
• Grappling
• Locks
• Knife
• Machete
• Stick
• Kerambit
• Meditation
• Breathing
• Cimande, Sera, Cikalong, Harimau

1. DECEPTION

Includes Decoying, Camouflage and Stealth techniques. Making yourself appear to be vulnerable or using baits and feints to entice your opponent into a false sense of confidence. Also includes Off Timing (mental, visual and auditory) "Steal your Opponents Awareness", indirect vision and indirect hitting.

2. DESTRUCTION

"Destroy or Get Out" The systematic destruction of your opponents incoming attacks beginning with Joints, Muscles and then finally Nerve Destructions. Hunting the opponents limbs (arms and legs).

3. PENETRATION 

This is the ability to close within striking range of the opponent, (taking their space) and the proper way of striking the opponent so that the target is broken, destroyed or put out of action.

4. ADHESION

Sticking to the opponent. Once you enter the opponent’s space with the principle of penetration, you never give that space back. Includes the use of tarik (pulling) and dorong (pushing) to off-balance and sweep opponent to the ground, sticking to them the entire time, pinning them and finished with multiple strikes.

5. COMPACTING

Utilizing your body as a weapon by collapsing one blow into another (the secret of kilap and poison hand). Small arcing blows flowing one into another with no wind-up or pulling back.

6. THE THORN

The rose bush can have a few beautiful flowers and they will draw your attention away from the 1000's of deadly thorns. The thorns of your body are your knees and elbows. When an opponent throws in a strike they will naturally get impaled by these thorns.

7. BAMBOO 

Utilizing core awareness and angulation of the body to be flexible like bamboo. Bending the body to angle and give with the opponents blows, without backing up or retreating and snapping back immediately with strikes.

8. BODY ARMOR

Positioning your body to protect yourself at all times; also called “Stationing”. Always covering yourself utilizing both arms, both legs and body position in regards to your opponent. If one hand is high, then one is low, etc.