From the onset of the existence of the Badui tribe of the Banten area, lots of handcrafts and occult products have been produced; however, since its early days until the present, the art of self-defense does not exist and has never been cultivated.

If seen to exist, it is simply possessed by Badui individuals that have acquired and studied the art from external sources. Thus, emphatically stated, the Badui tribe do not possess any “Pencak Silat” (or cultivated any martial-art) in the past or the present.

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Bogor, June 30 2002
Bapak Sarman