Standing Keris

Alam Shah · 20th May 2007, 01:29 AM

Adding to the stories I've heard...

A friend of mine who went to Java, looking for a powerful keris which can stand on its end when commanded. So as he was talking loudly about keris at a warung kopi, one of them whom was showing him a small old keris. Suddenly, a man appears before them and asked "..., would you like to see the keris stand?" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Both of them replied "Yes of course."

Then the man asked to put the keris flat on top of the table and commanded the keris to stand on its tip. To their surprise, it did stood up... then he picked it up and hand over to one of them.

He then, looked at a spoon, next to them and asked them to look. He then commanded it to stand. The spoon did stood vertically. The two of them looked at each other in awe... Then the man asked "Do you want to learn the art or do you still want a powerful keris which can stand."

While they were thinking... about what the man said, the man had left the warung...

That's all I have to say... the moral of the story... hmmm... I don't know?

You decide...

ganjawulung · 20th May 2007, 03:33 AM

Dear All,

What I want to tell you is that keris is not only a matter of keris itself. So many human aspects in it. In some part of Java, for instance. To test kerises, sometimes they "hit" the point of the keris to a coin. If can stab (the tester lift the coin with the point of the keris), than the tester say, "This is a Brojoguno's keris,"

Brojoguno or Brajaguna, is a very famous empu in the Solonese Kingdom era of Paku Buwono. Actually he was Madurese empu with a good ability in making a very strong blade to stab (prick) metal. Good quality of metal, and good style in making keris. So, Brajaguna is still a "money back guarantee" for selling keris in many Indonesian pasar, until now. Idem dito, the standing keris. The selling point for the "bakul keris" or keris merchants...

ganjawulung · 20th May 2007, 03:39 AM

By the way, Mansur,

How can you make kerises standing on their points? It's a kind of magic? I don't see a trick in that effort...

Mans · 20th May 2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

By the way, Mansur,
How can you make kerises standing on their points? It's a kind of magic? I don't see a trick in that effort...

Yes right that this pictures not edited and tricked. Its a real pic.
Just gave the Dupa/Hio (joss stick/incense) beside the keris, and then the keris will standing on its point... (... but of course thats just joke

)..

David · 20th May 2007, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

Adding to the stories I've heard...

A friend of mine who went to Java, looking for a powerful keris which can stand on its end when commanded. So as he was talking loudly about keris at a warung kopi, one of them whom was showing him a small old keris. Suddenly, a man appears before them and asked "..., would you like to see the keris stand?" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Both of them replied "Yes of course."

Then the man asked to put the keris flat on top of the table and commanded the keris to stand on its tip. To their surprise, it did stood up... then he picked it up and hand over to one of them.

He then, looked at a spoon, next to them and asked them to look. He then commanded it to stand. The spoon did stood vertically. The two of them looked at each other in awe... Then the man asked "Do you want to learn the art or do you still want a powerful keris which can stand."

While they were thinking... about what the man said, the man had left the warung...

That's all I have to say... the moral of the story... hmmm... I don't know?

You decide...

Shahrial, i really like this story!

20th May 2007, 01:29 AM	#1
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Adding to the stories I've heard... A friend of mine who went to Java, looking for a powerful keris which can stand on its end when commanded. So as he was talking loudly about keris at a warung kopi, one of them whom was showing him a small old keris. Suddenly, a man appears before them and asked "..., would you like to see the keris stand?" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Both of them replied "Yes of course." Then the man asked to put the keris flat on top of the table and commanded the keris to stand on its tip. To their surprise, it did stood up... then he picked it up and hand over to one of them. He then, looked at a spoon, next to them and asked them to look. He then commanded it to stand. The spoon did stood vertically. The two of them looked at each other in awe... Then the man asked "Do you want to learn the art or do you still want a powerful keris which can stand." While they were thinking... about what the man said, the man had left the warung... That's all I have to say... the moral of the story... hmmm... I don't know? You decide... Last edited by Alam Shah; 20th May 2007 at 05:38 AM. Reason: grammar...

20th May 2007, 03:33 AM	#2
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	Dear All, What I want to tell you is that keris is not only a matter of keris itself. So many human aspects in it. In some part of Java, for instance. To test kerises, sometimes they "hit" the point of the keris to a coin. If can stab (the tester lift the coin with the point of the keris), than the tester say, "This is a Brojoguno's keris," Brojoguno or Brajaguna, is a very famous empu in the Solonese Kingdom era of Paku Buwono. Actually he was Madurese empu with a good ability in making a very strong blade to stab (prick) metal. Good quality of metal, and good style in making keris. So, Brajaguna is still a "money back guarantee" for selling keris in many Indonesian pasar, until now. Idem dito, the standing keris. The selling point for the "bakul keris" or keris merchants...

20th May 2007, 03:39 AM	#3
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	By the way, Mansur, How can you make kerises standing on their points? It's a kind of magic? I don't see a trick in that effort...