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This two-volume Via Media anthology brings together a great collection of writings by authors who dive into the deepest realms of Indo-Malay combatives. They offer readers a rare viewing of martial traditions that is usually hidden behind social shrouds of secrecy and a clannish quest to preserve individual tradition.

Indo-Malay Martial Traditions: Aesthetics, Mysticism & Combatives, Vol. 2

$16.95Price
    • Silek: The Martial Arts of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, by Kirstin Pauka, Ph.D.
    • A Flower of Martial Arts: The Randai Folk Theatre of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, by Kirstin Pauka, Ph.D.
    • Silat-Based Randai Theater of West Sumatra Makes its U.S. Debut, by Kirstin Pauka, Ph.D.
    • Silat Seni Gayong: Seven Levels of Defense, by Mark V. Wiley, B.A
    • Practical Fighting Strategies of Indonesian Kuntao-Silat in the Willem Reeders Tradition, by Michael A. DeMarco, M.A.
    • Opening and Closing: An Introduction to the Welcoming Postures of Pencak Silat, by Chris Parker, B.Ed.
  • 6" x 9" paperback, 114 pages, 216 illustrations. eBOOK AVAILABLE from Kindle, iTunes, Nook, and Kobo.

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