Indo-Malay Martial Traditions, Vol. 2: Aesthetics, Mysticism, & Combatives

Michael A. DeMarco, M.A., received his degree from Seton Hall University’s Asian Studies Department. In 1964 he began studies of Chinese-Indonesian kuntao-silat in the Willem Reeders tradition, primarily under Art Sikes, Thomas Pepperman, and Richard Lopez. Since 1973 he has focused on taijiquan: Yang style, Xiong Yanghe lineage; Chen style, Du Yuze lineage. He founded Via Media Publishing Company in 1991, pro ducting the Journal of Asian Martial Arts and books. he teaches in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Chris Parker, B.Ed., began training in Shotokan karate in 1973. After meeting silat teacher Bapak HJ Idris bin Alimuda in Cheltenham in 1976, he became a lifelong student. He is a licensed master practitioner of neuro linguistic programming and a highly experienced management trainer, business consultant, lecturer, and writer. Parker has been teaching the unique Malaysian style his teacher named Silat Fitrah. He is a lecturer in Sport and Leisure Management at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. Kirstin Pauka, Ph.D., received her degree from Justus Liebig Universitat in Germany and is now a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, and authored four articles dealing with Indonesian martial arts. Other works include Theater and Martial Arts in West Sumatra: Randai and Silek of the Minangkabau (Ohio University Press, 1999) and, on CD-ROM, Randai: Folk Theater, Dance, and Martial Arts of West Sumatra (University of Michigan Press, 2002). Dr. Pauka practices Japanese taiko drumming and trains in aikido, taekwondo, and silk. www.ohioswallow.com/author/Kirstin+Pauka Mark V. Wiley, B.A., received his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Drexel University. He began martial arts training in 1979 and has focused on Cabales Serrada Escrima under Grandmaster Angel Cabales. As an author, Wiley’s works included Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima (Tuttle 1994) and Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice (Unique 2000). He has worked in the publishing field, including Tuttle Publishing and CFW Enterprises, and now is self-employed with Tambuli Media.