The pencak sialt tradition is mostly oral, having been passe down almost entirely by word of mouth in the absence of written records, much of its history is known only through myth and archaeological evidence. The earliest fighting arts in Indonesia can be traced back to prehistoric triba the primary weapons of indonesia tribal peoples were the singlereli dedge sword, shield and javelin. The inhabitants of nias island had until the 20th century remained largely untouched by the outside word, however , they are culturally similar to the himalayan naga tribe. Neighbouring sumatrans are said to have left the nias people alone because they were fearless warriors.
The combative measures as artifavts or silat roots, evolved around the 7th century A.D.Basreliefs in srivijaya depict warriors wielding such weapons as the jian or chinese straight sword, which is still used in some styles today. Additionlly, javanese blades are of indian derivation. The earliest evidence of silat being taught in a structured manner comes from the sumatra based empire of srivijaya where foklore tells that it waw created by a woman named rama sukana who witnessed a fight between a tiger and alarge bird. By using the animals movements, she was able to fend off a group of drunken men that attacked her. She then taught the techniques to her husband rama isruna from whom they were formally passed down. There are several variations of this story depending on the region where it is told. On the island of boyan (bawean), Rama Sukana is believed to have watched monkeys fighting each other while the sundanese of west java believe that she created the cimande style after seeing a monkey battle a tiger. The accuracy of this legend cannot be substantiated but the fact that silat is attributed to a woman is thought to indicate its age, considering the prominence of women in traditional southeast asian society,
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