Silat Tiga Berantai’s origin is from the historical figure of Jakarta, Prince Jayakarta. Silat Tiga Berantai consists of three streams: Tiger, Shooting, and Rubber.
Pencak Silat Tiga Berantai, which literally means “three chains”, was founded by Haji Achmad Bunawar (H. Mamak) in 1974.
The Tiger aspect of Tiga Berantai comes from a Pencak Silat style owned and inherited by Prince Jayakarta (a 16th-century ruler in Indonesia). Its characteristic is claw attack with a strong base of deep power. In battle, claws are used to attack the enemy’s weak points, such as the eyes and throat.
Shooting is the science of martial arts inherited by Prince Sugiri, a relative of Prince Jayakarta. His trademark was to use the palm of both hands with a firm body position and strong stance. An open palm blow and deep energy is carried out quickly and repeatedly with both arms hitting each other, giving a sound.
Rubber is an amalgamation of various streams. The characteristics of the movements are fast and hard with a variety of attacks and diverse movements.
With a rich Pencak Silat inheritance, it is not surprising that Tiga Berantai is a well-respected martial arts center. Tiga Berantai, which is among the founders of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI), often brings masters to the domestic and foreign Pencak Silat tournaments and has scored many champions.
National champions of the art category from Tiga Berantai, such as Eko Wahyudi and Uwais Qorni (Iko Uwais), often received invitations to perform at the international martial arts event, or event held by the Interfaith Silat Alliance. Even this type of martial arts was used by Iko Uwais in the international world with martial arts displayed in his Hollywood films.
Founder
One of the descendants of Prince Jayakarta was Haji Ateng Abdulrahim (1885-1970). Ateng Abdulrahim, who after performing the pilgrimage to Mecca was called Haji Ibrahim, at that time was known as the Master Master, Jatinegara. He learned martial arts from his father, Ateng Abdul Hamid, and his uncle, Ateng Arwah, and Ateng Damis. He also learned a lot from other martial arts teachers, such as Ki Asnawi and H Solihin. H. Ibrahim then passed on the knowledge of silat to his student, H. Ahmad Bunawar. He founded the Three-Chained Pencak Silat perguruan in 1974. The name of the college was called Three-Chain because there were three major disciplines that were taught, namely Tiger, Shooting, and Rubber.
Sources: http://www.setubabakanbetawi.com/en/silat-tiga-berantai/ & http://www.tigaberantai.com/
