Cingkrik

Cingkrik is one of silat Betawi flow. Because some major movement in the flow of this silat is hopping on one foot (Betawi people call Jejingkrikan), silat is called Jingkrik or Cingkrik. Cingkrik this is believed to be the "toys" Si Pitung. During its development, Cingkrik separated into several streams whose names were created by people who teach it. Until now there are two schools of Cingkrik, namely Cingkrik Sinan and Cingkrik Goning.

The second main difference is the flow of Sinan does not just teach techniques, but also the power within. While Goning solely rely on the application of physical technique. "It is becoming one of our excess flow, which can be learned by everyone," said Bambang Tubagus Sudrajat, 52 years old, heirs Goning Cingkrik flow.

Is Engkong Goning, real name Ainin son Urim, who founded this genre. Engkong, born in 1895 and died in 1975, taught martial arts to some people Goning in Rawa Belong, Kebon Jeruk, and Bridge Two, Harmony.



One student is Usup Engkong Utai, who developed this martial art to the local flow Grogol. Usup Utai, before he died in 1993, leaving it to the teachings of Bambang Sudrajat, who elestarikannya until now.

Goning flow characteristic, according to H. Nizam, one of the students Cingkrik Goning, was using one foot as the ultimate kick. "The hand is used to wait on your opponent attacks," he said. Once your opponent falls, settled with leg kicks.

In addition, Cingkrik Goning rely heavily on speed. "No matter slow motion like in the other stream," he said. Upon receiving the attack, in seconds must be done replies and braak, opponents have had to fall to the ground.

The technique of slamming into other advantages Goning silat flow. Calculated count there are about 80 techniques that can be controlled if the kickback occupied until the highest levels.

As a member of the Association of Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI), Cingkrik Goning apply the system level. Start from the beginning to learn to get abuk red, take a maximum of seven years. During that engineering students are taught only to receive an attack stance. Afterwards, a new study, a pair of slam technique called "Greet".

In the last stage before the attack techniques are taught so-called "buy-sell." At this level students are taught to attack and counterattack counterattack against the opponent. "So we are attacked, we are winning," said Bambang.

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Pitung, robbers or rebels?

The Pitung for eight years (1886 - 1894) has been troubling Batavia. Dutch Government Advisory Bumiputera business critical Snouck-out Schout Batavia police chief who could not Hijne Pitung catch. Hurgronje think so outrageous that such a European Hijne to be able to catch berdukun for Pitung. Hurgronje think this is police chief uneducated who can not take into account the presence of new vehicles, trains, with which can Pitung pacing. More angered again Pitung could escape from prison Meester Cornelis when captured in 1891. Not only that, outside the prison Pitung still managed to kill Demat Kebayoran, who became enemies Kebayoran farmers and has also put Pitung cousin brother, Ji'ih, to prison and later sentenced to death.

Margriet van Teel in his research report published in 1984 as the publication Bijdragen year revealed that during the Dutch police had raided the house in Rawa Belong Pitung, West Jakarta, and was in the house was found in only a few coins worth 2.5 cents benggolan stored in bamboo. Yet for eight years Pitung action with target robbery dinilainya merchants allied with the Dutch had to dredge the money and gold jewelry that is not a value and quantity.

In conducting the action robberies, Pitung not build a plot, but both premises Ji'ih cousin who later sentenced to death. After that Pitung work alone. Because that's difficult to police to get information about Pitung.

What is known as the Pitung house located in Marunda, North Jakarta, the real home of a dealer Haji Safiudin fish trade. There are two versions of the robbery at the house Haji Safiudin. The first version says Pitung really been robbed Safiudin Hajj. Doubtful that the second version had been robbed Safiudin Hajj. It is estimated that an agreement between the Pitung Safiudin. Safiudin handed some money. The author believes a second version with the information below later.

Goat herd

Pitung birth mother coming from Rawa Belong, Jakarta Barat, his father came from Cikoneng village, Tangerang. Estimated Pitung born in 1866 in Tangerang. Around the age of eight years Pitung feel bitter life. His parents divorced. Her mother refused to be an old wife. Pitung with his mother back to the village Rawa Belong, while his father settled in Cikoneng, Tangerang, with his young wife and keep working on the master Cikoneng Land. Then the day when Pitung had become a fugitive he often visited the house Cikoneng Landlord.

At Rawa Belong Pitung grandfather's goat herd. After a 14-year-old, believed to sell goat Pitung in Kebayoran market. On a day when returning from the market to sell goats, Pitung robbed. He did not dare go home scared grandfather and his mother scolded. Pitung wander with extreme vengeance against violence.

In the wanderings that he arrived at the village Kemayoran, and met with Na'ipin Teachers. A Sufi master who plays the martial arts. Teacher is a student teacher Na'ipin Cit a Murshid, Sufi teacher, from the village Taft, Central Jakarta. About six years studied the Na'ipin Pitung.

Na'ipin friends with Mohammad Bakir, author of Betawi late nineteenth century. Mohammad Bakir works stored in a number of the world's leading meseum including St. Petersburg, Russia, London, and the Netherlands. From this point Na'ipin build relationships with network Five Bridge, West Jakarta, who was already Sa'irin led Bang. In this village all the ideas of revolt and resistance against the Dutch during the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century was designed. Five Bridges Network formerly led Sa'dullah cat, also an author of Betawi.

Pitung never enjoyed rampokannya results. He never married, because the fugitive is not settled in one place. He is also not a gambler, or even drunk. He was a believer orders. According to Margriet van Teel, Pitung can write the Arabic alphabet Malays. Margriet van Teel reported that when in prison Meester Cornelis, Jatinegara, Pitung had several times to smuggle a letter addressed to the board yanag Al Atiq Mosque village Malays. In the letter using the pseudonym Pitung Solihun, the righteous.

Among the congregation when it developed the belief that the seized property for the benefit of an enemy is lawful struggle alone. This is called fa'ie. Pitung perform this task after the revolt leaders and farmers in surrounding Jakatrta funding difficulties because funding for it, painter Raden Saleh, had been confiscated his property in 1870 for involvement peasant revolt. And in 1880 Raden Saleh died in Bogor in poor condition.

All the results submitted Pitung robbery for the benefit of the struggle. It's not distributed directly to the little people as long as this didongengkan. That's why Pitung very difficult to catch because the vast network. Even one of his prospective victims, Haji Marunda Safiudin village, eventually became his partner. Pitung often visited the house in Marunda Safiudin Hajj which became known as the home of the Pitung.

Because of frequent visits to Marunda Pitung, finally smelled the Dutch spy. Route Pitung tracked. Selalunya pitung emerge from Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, if you want to Marunda. One evening Schout Hijne with a team strength armed police forces waiting Pitung in Pondok Kopi. Needless to say it was getting dark Pitung appear. He bombarded the bullet. Pitung collapsed, but not killed instantly. He was taken by ambulance that had been prepared to a military hospital, now Army Hospital, at Jl Raya Senen, Central Jakarta.

According to the report Margriet van Teel, all the way Pitung constantly singing Nina Bobo, so that rebuked what might Schout Hijne last Pitung request for it seems to die to collect. Pitung says he wants to buy wine, water, juice, with ice. Request was granted. A glass of cool water to drink palm wine, not yet dry glass Pitung passed away. Pitung died young in the age of twenty-eight years. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi roji'un.

"Source by Ridwan Saidi"

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Habib Utsman Bin Abdullah Bin Aqil Bin Yahya (Mufti Betawi)

Habib Ustman bin Yahya was born in Pekojan, West Jakarta on 17 Jumadil Awwal 1238 AH or 1822 AD His father was Abdullah bin Aqeel bin Umar bin Aqeel bin Syech bin Abdulrahman bin Ahmad bin Aqeel binYahya. While his mother was Aminah bint Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Misri. He went to Mecca to perform pilgrimage, but later lived there for 7 years with the intention to deepen their knowledge. Primary teacher he is his own father. Meanwhile, while in Mecca, he studied / studied in the sayyid Ahmad Zaini Dahlan (the Mufti of Mecca). In 1848 he also went to the hall in Hadramaut for teachers:

1.Syekh Abdullah bin Hussein bin Thahir

2.Habib Abdullah bin Umar bin Yahya

3.Habib bin Alawi Al-Jufri Saggaf

4.Habib Hasan bin Saleh Al-Bahar.





Of Hadramaut he also went to Egypt and studied in Cairo, although only for 8 months. Then went on again to Tunis (studied at the Sheikh Abdullah Basya), Algeria (studied at the Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Magribhi), Istanbul, Persia and Syria. The purpose, he traveled from one country to another is to acquire and explore a variety of sciences such as fiqh science, mysticism, chronicle, celestial sphere, and so on. After that he returned to the Hadramaut.

In the year 1862 M./1279 H. returned to Batavia and settled in Batavia until death in 1331 H./1913 M. Habib Usman Mufti was appointed to replace the previous mufti, Sheik Abdul Gani, who had advanced in years, and as Honorary Adviseur for Arab affairs (1899 - 1914) in the office Inlandsche Voor Zaken. As a Ulama, Usman Habib was very productive to the book. Although the books short essay, approximately 20 pages, but many of the questions that often arise within the Muslim community about the Islamic Shari'a. Some books essay, namely: Taudhih Al-Adillati 'Syuruthi ala al-Abillah, Al-Ash-Syar'iyah Qawanin li-Ahl al Majalisi Al-Hukmiyah wal Iftaiyah, Ta'bir Aqwa' fair, Jam al-Fawaid, Nature Two Twenty, Ershad Al-Anam, Zahr al-Basyim, Ishlah al-Hal, Al-Tuhfat al-Wardiah, genealogy Alawiyah, Al-Tariq Al-Saheehah, Taudhih Al-fair, al-Akhyar Masalik, Sa'adat Al-Anam , Nafais Al-Ihlah,, Kitab al-Faraid,, Saguna Sakaya, Muthala'ah, Problem Answer Religion, Seven avail, Al-Nashidat Al-Aniqah, Khutbah Nikah, Al-Qu'an Wa Al-Two, Summary of Indigenous Knowledge customs, arts Summary read the Qur'an, Qur'an Membahasa and Error in supplication,, Jewelry, Summary Benediction elements, Tata Summary Arabic, Al-Silisilah Al-Nabawiyah, Atlas Arabi, Figure Mecca and Medina, Abstract Art sah To Determine When Prayer, Science kalam, Marriage Law, Law Review Resignation In Sah's wife, Summary of the Civil Law Milk, Language Textbooks and size book, Adab al-Insan, Arabic Dictionary Malays, Cempaka Majesty, Two Minutes of Sciences, Bab al-Minan, Family Hadith, Al-Indigenous Khawariq, Kitab al-Falak Manasik and Sciences.

In his book Two Minutes of Sciences, he divides scholars into 2 kinds of Ulema and Ulema World Hereafter. Clerical world is Ikhlas, materialistic, ambitious with the position, proud and arrogant, while the scholars who hereafter is sincere, tawadhu ', who fought apply their knowledge without any pretensions, lillahi ta'ala, only to find Ridho God alone.

Opinion of those that Habib Usman, an anti congregation is not true, because he studied Sufism and Science in Hadramaut and the Order of Mecca. If It's against Usman Habib, of course, orders that deviate from the religion. Usman Habib learn to Egypt, Tunis, Algeria, Jordan and Turkey, in addition to Mecca and Hadramaut. Therefore to say that he was the modern dress is acceptable because many of her social. Because science is so extensive he was appointed the mufti of Batavia by the Dutch East Indies government.

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Si Doel Anak Betawi

Si Doel Anak Betawi is a family drama produced in Indonesia in 1973 and directed by Sjuman Djaja. The film stars among others, by Rano Karno, Tutie Kirana and Benjamin S..

This film is based on the novel by Aman Datuk Madjoindo the same title.


Si Doel (Rano Karno) if his mother was raised (Tuti Kirana) and father (Benyamin S.) following the Betawi culture. Because of an accident, his father died so he lived alone with his mother. Si Doel help her mother sell to continue living. At one point comes a relief from Asmad (Sjuman Djaya), his uncle who later accepted as his father. Asmad provide opportunities to the Doel to school, also to reject bad assumption because many of the Betawi children who do not attend school.

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Museum Fatahillah

The museum is often called the Museum Fatahilah, but its official name is the Jakarta History Museum. As the name implies, is showing the way digedung Jakarta since ancient city of Batavia. Colonial-style buildings with the surroundings are charming old buildings.

This museum was originally the City Hall Building (Staadhuis) in Batavia first built in 1627 (additional to the original buildings built between the years 1705 to 1715). In 1970 the building was renovated and on April 4, 1974, was inaugurated as the Jakarta History Museum.




Apart from being Staadhuis, this building is also a College van Schepen (Municipal Council) which handles a variety of criminal and civil cases antarwarga city of Batavia. For the defendants of a case which required to be tried in prison under the ground with his hands chained and soaked in water limited chest full of leeches.
For those convicted of crimes or are considered to rebel against the Dutch government, one that imposed punishment is hanging in front of Staadhuis. And when the execution would take place, the people around were invited to watch the way rang a bell which still remains attached to the top of the building. This is a warning to the public, so as not to oppose the Dutch. Some things "execution" is stored, including a long knife is used often used to behead the prisoner.
Collection
Jakarta History Museum displays include relics from the prehistoric period, replica relic of Tarumanegara and Pajajaran and Betawi culture collection. The most famous collections in this museum is the Antic-century furniture that shows 17-19 European style, China and Indonesia.
Other collections stored in the Jakarta History Museum is the VOC era coins, various dacin / scales, antique furniture from the 17th century - 19, archaeological objects from the pre-history, Maa Hindu Buddha until the Islamic period, ancient cannons and flags Fatahillah era. There are also paintings by Raden Saleh, a portrait of Governor-General of the VOC and old maps. Also exhibited a collection of cultural objects known Betawi people are a beginner communities residing in Jakarta.

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