It is now more common to see gradings below the instructor level. Bukti Negara has maintained an older system of ranking. A student who has completed the formal curriculum and can be trusted to teach beginners is awarded the title of Guru Muda . Some years later the apprentice teacher may be good enough to take students and can be trusted to represent the art. At this point he or she may be elevated to the status of Guru or teacher.
Higher ranks are a little trickier.
Many of the titles associated with skilled practitioners have never been formal ranks but were titles bestowed over time by the community in which the silat player lived. Pesilat A Pentjak Silat practitioner or 'player'. Guru Muda Literally 'Young Teacher'. A person who has achieved the status of Guru Muda is competent at the basic curriculum and can teach under the supervision of a full teacher. Guru A Guru is a teacher.