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Silat Under the Volcano in Bali, Part 1

ON MY SUBSEQUENT VISIT, Putu introduced me to several local martial artists, including masters of san da, judo and silat. That last style, in particular, intrigued me because on a previous visit to Malaysia, I’d studied silat kalam and silat tomoi, in addition to having documented a few other variations of the art.

On that trip, I learned that one significant difference between Malaysia and Bali is that in Malaysia, silat is seen

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