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Important Announcement! Earthquake in West Sumatra

September 30th, 2009 | Padang

The city of Padang, West Sumatra was rocked by a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake late in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009. During the morning on the next day another violent earthquake, magnitude 6.8, shook the region again. Many buildings throughout the city were leveled with many trapped inside. Outside the city entire villages were wiped off the map. The death toll is in the thousands, and the survivors have endured many days with no clean water and no electricity.

Many of you have already contacted us asking about the well being of Bapak Waleed, who is currently teaching in Padang, and our other affiliates throughout the area. We are thankful that Bapak Waleed and everyone else in our circles are alright, although many of their homes were damaged. We are involved in fund raising and relief efforts to do what we can to help the people of Padang. If you are interested in participating please contact us.

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Welcome! Selamat Datang!

Thank you for visiting the website of Bapak Waleed and the International Silat Federation of Indonesia and America (ISF). We are dedicated to upholding the principles and systems of traditional Silat as embodied by Silat Tuo, Silat Minangkabau, and Silat Tradisional and as practiced in the birthplace of Silat, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This lineage is great, tracing its roots back nearly 1,500 years. The Minangkabau people of West Sumatra have preserved the heritage and the Pusako throughout the generations up until today.

This site is intended to be informative, but in reality, Silat is something to be experienced. We invite those sincere seekers to contact Bapak Waleed directly, or through the ISFA email below.

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Thank you! Teruma Kasih!