Feet — rooted stance

grounding, balance, and movement

Feet are included as a stance and balance anchor because pencak silat training is embodied in footwork and grounded movement. The point is a visual endpoint for practice, not a claim about a universal tenaga dalam reservoir in the soles.

Crown — ilmu and intentHai — diaphragm breath centreBody conditioning — ilmu kebal locusHands — tenaga emissionFeet — rooted stanceFeet — rooted stance

Point 5 of 5 in Indonesian Tenaga Dalam

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

O'ong Maryono, Pencak Silat in the Indonesian Archipelago (scholarly_modern)

Donn F. Draeger, Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia (secondary)

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