# Cingkrik

Cingkrik silat is one of the traditional styles of pencak silat (Betawi: maen pukul), an Indonesian martial art, of the Betawinese. The style originally came from the Rawa Belong area, which is now part of the Kebon Jeruk subdistrict, West Jakarta, Indonesia. It was created by Ki Maing (Ismail bin Muayad) around the 1920s. Cingkrik silat has now spread to various places in Jakarta through many silat schools opened by its practitioners.

## Etymology

The name cingkrik itself is believed to be taken from the Betawi word jingkrak-jingkrik or cingrak-cingkrik, meaning agile, which describes the agile movements of a monkey.

## History

According to interviews with cingkrik silat elders, this style was created by Ki Maing around the 1920s. Ki Maing was told to previously had studied silat in the Kulon (meaning "western" region, which could mean in Meruya or even Banten), but he was inspired to create his own silat school after paying attention to a monkey's movements. It was mentioned that there was a monkey that attempted to steal Ki Maing's stick, which evaded when attacked and quickly counterattacked back. The fast and agile attack movements become the well-known feature of the cingkrik silat forms or moves (Betawi: jurus).
The three main students of Ki Maing were Ki Saari, Ki Ajid, and Ki Ali. From them, the style then spread out from the Rawa Belong area to various other places in Jakarta through the next generation of students.
Each of the cingkrik silat styles taught from the three main students have slightly different forms, which are continued to be developed further by their many students. However, in general cingkrik silat has twelve basic forms and three pair-up forms (Betawi: sambut), while the differences occur only in steps and movements. For instance, steps and movements in cingkrik goning (in stances and hand movements) are wider, while in cingkrik sinan are short and not too wide.

## Forms
### Basic forms

Twelve cingkrik silat basic forms (jurus) are as follows:
* Keset bacok
* Keset gedor
* Cingkrik
* Langkah tiga
* Langkah empat
* Buka satu
* Saup
* Macan
* Tiktuk
* Singa
* Lokbe
* Longok
A combination movement of the twelve forms is called bongbang, which is often shown in martial arts performances.

### Pair-up forms

Pair-up forms (sambut) are paired fight exercises; the three pair up forms are as follows:
* Sambut tujuh muka
* Sambut gulung
* Sambut habis, or sambut detik
These forms aim to train reflexes when dealing with repeated attacks.

## Schools' lineage

| Ki Saari | Ki Saari | Ki Saari | Ki Saari | Ki Saari | Ki Saari | | | | | | | | | | | Ki Ajid | Ki Ajid | Ki Ajid | Ki Ajid | Ki Ajid | Ki Ajid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ki Ali | Ki Ali | Ki Ali | Ki Ali | Ki Ali | Ki Ali | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bang Wahab | Bang Wahab | Bang Wahab | Bang Wahab | Bang Wahab | Bang Wahab | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Acik (Munasik) | Bang Ayat | Bang Ayat | Bang Ayat | Bang Ayat | Bang Ayat | Bang Ayat | | | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | Bang Uming (RawaBelong) | | | Bang Majid | Bang Majid | Bang Majid | Bang Majid | Bang Majid | Bang Majid | | | | | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | Ki Sinan (KebonJeruk) | | | | | | | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Goning (Kemanggisan) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) | Ki Legod (MuaraAngke /Pesing) |
| Bang Nur | Bang Nur | Bang Nur | Bang Nur | Bang Nur | Bang Nur | Bang Akib | Bang Akib | Bang Akib | Bang Akib | Bang Akib | Bang Akib | Bang Umar | Bang Umar | Bang Umar | Bang Umar | Bang Umar | Bang Umar | | | Bang Hasan | Bang Hasan | Bang Hasan | Bang Hasan | Bang Hasan | Bang Hasan | | | Bang Nunung | Bang Nunung | Bang Nunung | Bang Nunung | Bang Nunung | Bang Nunung | Bang Melik | Bang Melik | Bang Melik | Bang Melik | Bang Melik | Bang Melik | | | Bang Entong | Bang Entong | Bang Entong | Bang Entong | Bang Entong | Bang Entong | | | Bang Hamdan | Bang Hamdan | Bang Hamdan | Bang Hamdan | Bang Hamdan | Bang Hamdan | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bang Warno | Bang Warno | Bang Warno | Bang Warno | Bang Warno | Bang Warno | | | Bang Sapri | Bang Sapri | Bang Sapri | Bang Sapri | Bang Sapri | Bang Sapri | | | | | | |