"Be yourself, Be the Best of yourself."
~ Paul De Thouars
I read on Facebook page of the passing of Pendekar Paul De Thouars Wednesday of a massive heart attack. He was 83. My sincerest condolences to the De Thouars and De Vries families and also to Pendekar De Thouars' students, friends and associates.
Here are some vidclips in his memory:
From an April 2013 seminar in The Netherlands
RIP Pendekar Paul De Thouars
Links:
- Official Paul De Thouars Academy of Pukulan Pentjak Silat Bukti Negara
- Official Paul De Thouars Academy of Pukulan Pentjak Silat Bukti Negara - Pendekar's Profile page
- Black Belt Magazine's June 1965 article with a young Paul De Thouars and young Rudy Terlinden - free PDF download - scroll down to find "Pencak SIlat: Techniques and History of the Indonesian Martial Arts"
- Silat.tv
EDIT 9/13/13: My deepest apologies to all on my typo of the birth year and age - I've corrected it from 1940/73 to 1930/83. My sincerest gratitude to Steve Perry for catching it
5 comments:
i had the privilege of training under Guru Dave Jugan and Pendekar Paul De Thouars. I count myself as blessed.
No doubt Pendekar is with his creator.
Steve, Pittsburgh
Hello Sir:
Your are indeed fortunate! All of the older Masters are leaving us and got you to have had training with the Pendekar is awesome.
Very truly yours in the MA,
-sg
Uncle Paul was the best. I too had the privilege of training under him. He will be surely missed. God Bless Uncle Paul
Indeed Anonymous ... Pendekar is missed.
Indeed Anonymous ... Pendekar is missed.
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