Seni Gerak Bebas — Perguruan GerakSaka
“Gue ngalah, bukan kalah — move where the spirit leads.
One technique, sincere. Soften the feeling, cast away ego.
Open the heart — we meet in peace.”
GerakSaka traces its origins to Raden Widarma, a nobleman of the Sunda Prabu Siliwangi royal lineage — a martial tradition passed only through those of noble descent.
The art was inherited by Raden H. Muhammad Sjafe’i (1931–2001), whose extraordinary skill captivated a young Betawi warrior named Bang Pi’i — who, upon discovering his own royal lineage, was accepted to learn under the condition: teach only fellow Muslims.
From the streets of Petojo, Jakarta, Bang Pi’i, Bang Yus, and Bang Yayat shaped the art into what is today known as Gerak Saka — “move as you wish” in Sundanese. Today it thrives under the stewardship of Grandmaster Andri Dermawan.
“Saka — from the Sundanese saka daekna — to move as one desires, guided by feeling, not force.”
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What makes GerakSaka unique is its cultural fusion: the flowing, aristocratic Sundanese inner arts merged with the ground-aware, adaptive spirit of Betawi martial tradition — creating a system that is both elegant and deeply practical.