Traditional bodywork
Hands-on massage and bodywork are adapted to the person, with focused work around muscles, tendons, tightness, pain and restriction.
The healing side of Cimande
Traditional Cimande Healing
Traditional Cimande Healing is the hands-on healing side of the same living tradition: massage, bodywork, alignment, movement and Cimande oil used to help people recover and move better.
Master Abdur Rahman Blanchette uses these methods to help with sports and training injuries, sprains and strains, muscular and tendon problems, restricted movement, posture-related pain and other physical issues. He learned the healing work through his training in Indonesia and received permission through the lineage to practise it.
Hurt and heal
Martial knowledge and healing knowledge belong together.
In Master Abdur Rahman's Tarikolot transmission, martial development and healing are parts of one system. The same long-term study of structure, joints, muscles, tendons, movement and force that develops martial skill is also turned toward recovery and care.
He learned through direct experience: receiving treatment from his teacher, observing the use of traditional Cimande oil and hands-on methods, and practising under guidance before receiving permission to carry the healing work forward.
A treatment session
Personal, hands-on and adapted to the individual.
A session begins with a conversation about what is troubling you, how it started, how long it has been present and what movement or activity it is affecting.
Treatment may include massage, deep tissue and tendon work, hands-on bodywork, structural or alignment work, movement and mobility work, stretching guidance and traditional Cimande oil. The exact approach is shaped around the person and the problem.
The aim is practical: reduce pain and restriction, restore movement, support recovery and help the body return toward balance.
The traditional approach
How the healing work is applied.
The exact combination is chosen for the person in front of him, rather than forcing every problem into the same treatment.
Realignment and movement
Structural and positional work is used to restore balance, mobility and more comfortable movement.
Cimande oil
Traditional Cimande oil is a core part of the hands-on healing method and is used alongside massage and bodywork.
Martial and healing knowledge together
Years of martial training develop a practical understanding of structure, balance, joints, muscles, tendons, tension and force. In Cimande, that same body knowledge is also directed toward healing and recovery.
Alongside conventional care
Traditional healing can sit alongside appropriate medical care.
Where someone is already under medical care, Master Abdur Rahman is comfortable working alongside it. He does not advise people to stop prescribed medication or avoid appropriate medical assessment.
Serious, acute or unexplained injuries should be medically assessed promptly. Once urgent problems have been dealt with, traditional Cimande healing can be considered alongside that care.
A living Cimande inheritance
Healing is part of the living practice of the art.
Master Abdur Rahman describes his Tarikolot transmission as one in which martial practice, conditioning, discipline and healing responsibility remain connected. Healing is not an ornamental historical detail: it is work he was taught, authorised to practise and continues to offer to people who come to him for help.
Explore Silat Cimande Asli TarikolotSuitable enquiries
- Individual treatment appointments
- Private treatment days by prior arrangement
- Questions about the traditional Cimande healing inheritance
- Professional or cultural collaboration enquiries
Make an enquiry
Ask about a Traditional Cimande Healing appointment.
Tell us what is troubling you, how it started, how long it has been present, what movement or activity it is limiting, and where you are based. We will reply about the next step.