Nicolaes Petter - Bierkaai Syllabus
Since 2009 we are experimenting and training this traditional Amsterdam syllabus of original techniques, variations and additions.
Aliran Tempur Ikhtiar is linked to Amsterdam through one of its seniors, who is a born and bred Amsterdammer who speaks the Mokum-dialect, But also through the influence of Indonesian, Dutch-Indo and Dutch-Indonesian martial arts.
Nicolaes Petter wrote a book about his fighting techniques which was published in Amsterdam by bookseller Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge in the year 1674. The 'translation' Ikhtiar uses however, is not a simple direct translation which can be misunderstood. It is a more detailed description of what the techniques are meant to embody and more. It has been named the 'Bierkaai Syllabus'. The typical traditional Amsterdam way of fighting which contains the tactic of rushing-in and making contact is very similar to the Ikhtiar philosophy and technique of 'Sentuhan'.
The publication of a book with the Nicolaes Petter Bierkaai Syllabus is planned for mid 2010. It will be in the form of a training manual including the history, the original techniques, variations and additions.
