page_title: Istiadat Pewaris Penjurit-Kepetangan Melayu
section_title: The Arts of Penjurit Kepetangan
hierarchical_section_title: Istiadat Pewaris Penjurit-Kepetangan Melayu / The Arts of Penjurit Kepetangan
caption_attribution_description: English: Grand Master Megat Ainuddin performing a sparring (duel) with Tun Azmel Ahmad in Sumatra, Indonesia.
context_page_description: Istiadat Pewaris Penjurit-Kepetangan Melayu or formerly known as Ilmu Persilatan Penjurit-Kepetangan Melayu, shortform IPPM is one of the oldest original known to date Malay martial art form or called 'Silat' in existence which has been heritage from one generation to another. Descended from the first ruler of the Malayapura Kingdom, King Adityawarman whom is also known as Seri Maharaja Diraja which to a later stage sparked the start of Minangkabau history in Pagaruyung Kingdom, Sumatra, Indonesia. These story has been greatly narrated in most of old Malay Literature including in of the most reliable sources to date called Sulalatus al-Salatin or better known as The Malay Annals. The manuscript begin with the stories of Wan Malini and Wan Empuk whom was presented with 3 adopted princes right after when their rice fields was magically expelling gold. These 3 princes was later mark as the kickstart for the next 3 big empires in Malay Archipelago. Those empires were the Kingdom of Majapahit, The Malacca Sultanate and the Pagaruyung Kingdom around the 12th century.
context_section_description: As the norm of many other form of martial arts, so did as Penjurit Kepetangan encouraging and enforcing its members towards the healthy and harmony life style. The needs of meditation is mandatory to all members of IPPM in order to get closer to God and nature. Beside of meditations, members are as well been encouraged to sparring or duel techniques called 'Belebat' (Malay: Tempur) on different surface and levels. These are parts of the learning techniques and process that have to go through for all members to master their own self and fighting techniques. Beside fighting techniques, there are dedicated fighting form called 'Dabat'. All of the forms of Dabat in Penjurit Kepetangan is based and taken from natures being around themselves. These are:
  Cengkau Taji Beroga
  Kecamuk Lang Segara
  Badai Mencak Kelambit
  Belalak Jampuk Aru-Aru
  Karang Jeraus Keruh
  Gusar Harimau Akar
  Kudrat Alam Adikara
caption: Grand Master Megat Ainuddin performing a sparring (duel) with Tun Azmel Ahmad in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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