Silat Club

Silat Club Pencak Silat Classes in Charlotte, NC

Guru Karl Westin Bolz teaches the rare Indonesian martial art system of Pencak Silat Serak.

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12/27/2025

In Silat Serak, when using the Tongkat Matjan (Tiger stick), we always want to control the space by being close. This gives us many options to use the leverage of the stick to grapple.
Here we are using the entry of Jurus 5 We attack the arm to crack the bone, then scoop under to entangle the elbow. Then we use the motion from Jurus 11 and the stick leverage to drop him. I like this one because it has the uproot action.
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12/25/2025

In Silat Serak, Jurus 5 with the Tongkat Matjan (Tiger stick), includes the motion commonly known as Wutic. This is a great exercise for stick speed. I try to keep it as level as possible, thinking of it like helicopter blades.
After we enter with a proper Masuk, this move can be used to rattle the skull.
Merry Stickmas to all!

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12/21/2025

In Silat Serak, we study body reactions. This example comes out of the Sambutan where our starting position is when the forearms meet. Then we examine the different proactive and reactive moves that can occur from there. So this could be a result of him intercepting my action or vise versa.
In this example the goal is to lift the arm up. The best way to achieve this is to lead the body in the other direction first, as the body braces against that angle, we feed it the other direction. In this instance we go to a Sambut 5 inside.
You can do this with striking, but here we are just working the lines.

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12/20/2025

In Silat Serak, the front sweep is called Sapu. It can be used in many ways, with different parts of your leg, and for different effects. This is a motion we train extensively and is seen in our form, Latihan Tiga.
In this example we use the ball of the foot to strike the ankle joint. This not only does damage but will lock him in place for a moment as we enter. There are many follow ups that can be used.

12/16/2025

In Silat Serak, we consider the skeletal system as our target. People have different pain tolerance, muscle structures, but the skeleton is very similar in everyone.
When you misalign the skeleton, the muscles are unable to protect it as usual. As in this example, the uprooting motion expand the rib cage, creating a ‘cavity’. Striking these cavities can be devastating. In this case we are dropping a downward diagonal elbow, which translates some of our weight into the target, hence the gravity.
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12/15/2025

In Silat Serak, we have an offensive mindset. So even if we are the one getting attacked, we want to immediately go in the offensive.
This is an example of the inside entry, where I am using the Jalan, or walking stepping, to split the inside line and go through him. When we say ‘cut the center’ it means that we are using slight angles that bypass his power lines.

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12/14/2025

In Silat Serak, we practice empty hand, stick, blades, and several other specialty weapons. The long staff is considered ‘the King’ of the hand weapons because of its range. We call it the Tongkat Pantjang.
These are some basic movements for long and mid range use. Practice with the staff can also unlock principles with empty hand and other weapons.
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12/13/2025

In Silat Serak, the origins of the system are from blade fighting. The Jurus are our short upper body forms that develop proper muscle memory to counter attacks. These Jurus when combined with Langkas (stepping patterns) come alive as Jurusan.
There are 18 Jurus, along with similar ones for each weapon. These movements become a toolkit for the Serak player to use in various ways, defensively, offensively- as strikes, manipulations, dislocations- depending on the range and the point of contact.
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12/12/2025

In Silat Serak, our training deals with armed attackers. Instead of focusing directly on the weapon, we want to control the whole body, striking and affecting the balance as we break down his structure. Meanwhile we keep the arm checked where it is ineffective.
Serak is from Indonesian blade arts.

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12/10/2025

In Silat Serak, we study minimal effort for maximum result. You can pre-load the hip for a powerful kick. Here we take a defensive position from an oncoming 1-2 punch. From this position it is easy to negate the punches, and the hip is poised to spring the leg up.
In Silat a front sweep is Menjapu, but the nickname is Sapu. It can be done with no force to just do the dump, or can break the femur and damage the knee from this angle.

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