Debus

Debus, The Ancient Martial Art and Culture of Banten

The area of Banten which was once part of the huge West Java territory, was shaped in the year 2000, and is today the most youthful region on the island of Java. In any case, its kin are for some time known in history to have their own unmistakable culture. One of its social attributes that is certainly most terrific and stunning is the old specialty of Debus. Debus is the customary military workmanship special to Banten that is pervaded with heavenly powers 

Debus is a combination of abilities that require super-human internal quality, military workmanship yet in addition music and dnce. It is a challenge of ability in insusceptibility of entertainers (known as jawara) that is both frightening and entrancing to watch. Through the craft of Debus, the jawara can penetrate sharp nails through his tongue, cheeks or different pieces of the body. 

Debus, The Ancient Martial Art and Culture of Banten

This remarkable craftsmanship is said to have been created in the sixteenth century amid the rule of the primary sultan of Banten, Sultan Maulana Hasanudin (1532-1570). Amid the reign of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in the seventeenth century, Debus was utilized as a strategy to excite the soul of obstruction against Dutch pilgrim powers. The term Debus is said to be gotten from the Arab word 'dablus' which is a sharp iron spear that has a round handle at its base. This is accepted to be the article utilized in the craft of Debus. Albeit other such accomplishments are likewise found in various other Indonesian regions, incorporating into Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Singkawang in West Kalimantan, yet most regarded and dreaded is the Debus of Banten