Other notable instances of authentic silat in film include the following: Puteri Gunung Ledang, Malaysia's first big-budget movie, featured two highly publicised fights choreographed by a silat. Queens of Langkasuka is the first Thai film to prominently feature silat. Among the few other Thai. In the handbook NILAI-NILAI DAN PERKEMBANGAN PENCAK SILAT 1992 by Pengurus Besar IPSI, on page 3 it states that Pencak Silat began in the 4th century AD. One can accept this as it is, or research it.
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Holland In 1958 bapak de Thomis, his wife and kids moved to Holland. De Thomis chose to offer them a future in Europe. After spending two weeks in a guesthouse in Amsterdam, the Thomis family ended up in a guesthouse in Hoogeveen. Henri started to work as a ‘mechanic’ at the local transport company in Groningen (GVB), after fours years he became a prison warder and afterwards an employee of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Police Department in which he also acted as an advisor for the Dutch and Danish policeforce and as an interpreter for a Dutch court.
Bongkot is born Henri de Thomis didn’t started teaching silat immediately. ‘I started to practise judo and jiu jitsu. And met mr. Bregonje and his karate style which shows quiet a few similar techniques to silat. I succeeded in obtaining the 1st dan (masterdegree) in Kyokushinkai Karate in the school of mr. Bluming. After that I started teaching silat.’
Bongkot in the basement De Thomis started to give silat lessons to his sons Huub, Louis, Eugene and Raoul in their home’s basement. The boys brought some friends and soon the room became too small. De Thomis started teaching silat in karateschool Bregonje. ‘10 students became 20, 20 grew to 40 and so on.’ Eight Bongkot schools were raised in the following years. From Dutch schools in Assen, Hoogezand, Meppel, Dokkum, Leeuwarden and Marum to European extensions in Schoten-Belgium, Hamburg-Germany and Vienna-Austria. De Thomis also became chairman of the technical commission of Europe’s Pencak Silat Association (BPSI).
Silat Avenue History
Bongkot Combinatie Having experience with karate championships, de Thomis decided to enter the ring with his Pencak Silat team. ‘I needed more real combat experience for my students, besides the cultural and traditional forms we already were training.’ Success was on his way. The ‘Bongkot Combinatie’ gained much respect in hard fights against the established class of the Dutch martial arts world.
Kalaripayattu History
Ruthless De Thomis brothers and their team booked success after success. Son Raoul made furore as a ruthless karateka and even earned his place in the Dutch national selection of ’74-’75. Sometimes De Thomis barely dared to see his son fighting. ‘So hard, it hurts you eyes.’ Especially his sons couldn’t bear the often depriciatory way other people talked about silat. They wanted to show the world that silat was more than ‘elegant dancing’. ‘Originally, Pencak Silat isn’t meant to be used as a sport.’ But to give the youth an opportunity to release their eager to practise their skills, de Thomis gave them access to martial arts championships. 'I prefer them proving their skills on the field instead of somewhere else.’