The Indonesian 'Kris'

The Indonesian Kris is a cultural masterpiece created by the forefathers of the Indonesian nation. Originally the Kris was a dagger of asymmetric and detailed design. The Kris was always more of a talisman than a functional weapon, and was worn by heroes throughout Indonesia’s history, up to and including the 1945-1950 fight for Independence. The Kris now has five functions: tradition, social function, art, philosophy, and mystical. Physically, the Kris is in the form of a dagger with a blade 15 cm to 50 cm. Long, sharp on both edges and at the point, broader and asymmetric in shape near the hilt, it is made of a combination of several kinds of metal. Kris blades, hilts, and sheaths are sometimes decorated and inlaid with gold, silver and jewels and thus used as costly gifts on state occasions. The making of a Kris involves many spiritual aspects, not only the practical ones of metal-working.
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The origins of the Keris or Kris knife grew and developed in Java before later spreading to other islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Kris has developed different varieties to adjust the customs of the local community. Kris is originally thought to have developed from the 7th century to the 9th centuries. This is supported by archaeological data about the existence of the initial prototype keris that can be found in the inscription "Humanding", and reliefs of temples in Borobudur Temple and Prambanan temple.
As well as being recorded in archaeological data, the Keris was also recorded in several important literary works, including in the Pararaton book with the story of the Kris maker Empu Gandring ordered by Ken Arok and made by Empu Gandring (Beginning of Singasari era).
It was also recorded in the Negarakertagama manuscript, Babad Tanah Jawi, and the Centini Book (1841). While outside Java we can find in the Dharma Kepandean and Ring Keprajuritan Wilatikta in Bali; Babad Lombok, the Lagaliku manuscript, Undang-Undang raja-raja Melayu/Jambi (Charter of the kings in Malay/Jambi) which all record the existence of kris that were developed in various regions in the Indonesian Archipelago.
The process of making a heirloom Kris from the preceding eras to the present uses what is called Pakem, which is a spiritual belief. Kris is not merely a weapon, but as importantly it functions as a symbol of the union of God and Humanity.
Kris is one of the objects that reach the peak of civilization in the field of metal tempering, especially rooted in weapons. Where the Kris is present in all aspects of ethnicity in the archipelago, of course, it adapts to the customs of each different supporting community.
The Empu or master craftsperson when creating Kris work in this case uses iron sand: he never exploits or damages nature the way mining does. All the ingredients are taken from what has been provided by nature. For example, iron sand from the river which is naturally black in color. That is what is utilized. Because the Empu follows Memayu Hayuning Bawono concept, that means keeping the beauty of the world by preserving the environment.
Essentially, kris is a mixture of various metal elements, but in the context of manufacture it begins with a meeting between the ordering and the empu (kris maker). In ancient manuscripts such as Pararaton, Negarakertagama and Babad Tanah Jawi tells how a king ordering a kris to empu, at this meeting the empu determined dapur (the typology of a keris), pamor (bright strokes on the metal blade), and the most suitable time to make kris and what kind of spiritual steps are needed. It is intended that the kris produced is in accordance with the character and vision of of the ordering.
The initial process of producing a kris is marked by the ceremony of wiwitan (starting something) in addition to unifying the vision and mission between empu (keris maker), panjak (kris maker assistant) and the kris orderer. After the wiwitan ceremony, the process of making a kris is continued with wasuh (washing), the core of this process is cleaning iron from the elements of dirt both physically and non-physically. The symbolic meaning of wasuh is to cleanse the bad nature of empu and the ordering.
The process continued with inserting pamor (white steel tucked into a kris) with a folding process, this process produces what is called winih pamor (pamor seed). Then proceed with the folding process (mijer), this symbolically shows that humans must implement their vision of life in everyday life. This process is carried out by forging glowing material due to heat which symbolically depicts human beings having full effort of ideals but also surrenders to God in the process.

[@Lilkennedy.]

Tiba tiba para penduduk Indonesia terdampar disini.

[@ZerrorOci]

Wkwkwkkwwk

[@hasntok]

Termasuk saya :)

[@Al-Fatih7]

Kulo

[@stupidaudience5354]

Terus?

[@oktayudha7295]

@@stupidaudience5354 mang napa si sombong amat

[@Aninkovsky]

As Indonesian, i dont't even know there is Campus to study Keris and traditional weapon making. Thanks for making this video...

[@shortvideo9398]

Come to isi surakarta , there's a keris program study

[@anyapeco]

Are you even know about keris museum in solo?

[@lazuardinadziva1298]

same here

[@shortvideo9398]

@@anyapeco near of sriwedari

[@rifkianshori3628]

Maybe aninkovsky isn't Javanese, like me. I don't even know it also.

[@ocong3170]

Yes. Now put in a spirit inside the keris so it could fly.

[@dek_oma]

u mean 'genie'?

[@birupanon5688]

You mean jin

[@ocong3170]

Why do you think only jin can be put inside?

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@ocong3170 only jin

[@jayjmatthew8742]

@@dek_oma who's genie?

[@bullshit0321]

Kris is a spiritual weapon. It doesn't look physically dangerous, but it's magically deadly

[@deadwood2656]

magic damage...
magic item..

[@rafitohornero3850]

Marem keris neng selakangan

[@juch3]

Padahal di akhir sama ahlinya dibilang agar keris bisa dipelajari sebagai ilmu pengetahuan bukan ilmu spiritual.

[@bullshit0321]

@@juch3 tapi kenyataannya ? 😂

[@user-dm1cx9vo7z]

@@GrisMan1 rahayu

[@PrisantyaFridayana]

Kris is not just about spiritual, culture but I believe it needs a high skill of metallurgy..
And it shows how smart, artsy and philosopical Indonesian ancestor :"

[@CuttySobz]

They also don't have shoes.

[@ok-pv1uj]

@@CuttySobz yes

[@lukman8114]

Wong jowo ojok sampek lali jawane🌻

[@mosejalan3657]

Betul. Jangan ke arab araban. Jangan ke barat baratan

[@ultima214]

Iyo bang

[@gioaxe4538]

Saya wong batak Dari dulu saya tertarik dengan dengan keris. Opung saya punya kriss dari jogja sebagai cendramata dari teman kampusnya.

[@BENNY-cl6hj]

Iyo pakde kulo teko sumatra-lampung

[@leonaluceid2388]

Aku ra iso bhasa Jawa :v

[@duniatakon2803]

semua bisa ditempuh & dipahami dengan ilmu pengetahuan
bukan pemikiran dangkal
maju terus perkerisan indonesiaa 🔥

[@epicnime5634]

Setuju sekali, jangan d rusak dan dengan sengaja d hancurkan hanya krn persoalan pemahaman yg bertentangan dengan "ego faham kebenaran pribadi/kelompoknya" tok...

[@gunawanwibisono5909]

hbat d zmnnya bos mksudnya...

[@wahyusuzuka7624]

Rene" mas" e , seng wong jowo Podo ngumpul mriki , Kediri Jatim menyapa

[@danimoon554]

.sidoarjo hadir mas ,, darah jawa

[@naikdaun2715]

Tiyang mediun mas, tonggo Dewe
Rahayu..

[@danimoon554]

@@naikdaun2715 .ibuk.e konco.q mas rahayu 😆

[@risaabrando]

@@danimoon554 weh sama nih orang sidoarjo

[@liyasari927]

tulungagung hadir mas... sugeng rahayu....

[@andrewj3177]

Didnt know that sword making could be very philosophical
Still, beautifully crafted

[@happytimehistory9610]

Yes you can chat me, i have one

[@muhammadadamreyhanfirnanda3554]

Not sword but heirloom

[@Hohisto]

Many foreigners do not believe that the keris originated from Java, because the size of our island is small and like a fairy tale. But in fact, the Javanese were the first Asean people who sailed to Africa, to Madagascar, traded to Arabia, made the largest wooden ships in history and became the center of the most advanced civilization in ASEAN.

[@amulyahadi3087]

True

[@Slebew449]

Indeed, they really good at smithing and metallurgy at the point they made music from it such as Gamelan. Probably the only civilization who made music instruments from art of smithing

[@bobli5315]

@@Slebew449 Gongs and bells from black smithing exist in other areas of Asia as well.

[@wancoet]

Finally a comprehensive and complete documentary of Indonesian Kris. Thank you ICHCAP for your efforts to broadcast the knowledge and philosophy of Kris to the world. Hopefully, the krisology visions will materialize, and science will be incorporated in the Kris philosophy

[@topphenomena9207]

"Empu" as a Keris blacksmith is a difficult job since Indonesian kingdoms. Every Empu usually knows about supernatural power , incantations, to makes keris had a magical power.

[@MsRickybalboa]

Kris paling kuno melibatkan ilmu astronomi, ilmu metalurgi, ilmu mekanik, ilmu genetika, ilmu pahat...makanya kalo jadi memang masterpiece

[@spectrumforzx9409]

*ilmu estetika

[@begejekxan8999]

Bangga dadi wong jowo.

[@upin9145]

Bangga bangeettt dong

[@ulyaiza4342]

Podooo 🥺

[@ramaido335]

Saya dari Indonesia salam dari kami 🇲🇨🇲🇨Tanah Jawa💓

[@adicahyono4072]

cuma ada di Indonesia

[@ahsanfuad2055]

The real kris came from Java and spread throughout the archipelago, especially through Singhasari, ancient Mataram and the most influential Majapahit, and it was there that various kinds of keris appeared according to the pattern of a particular region.

[@xijinping8686]

salah

[@salwamobile1605]

​@@xijinping8686anda ..yg salah dasar sumpuk sy orang Lampung ..sy tau persis keris asal jawa

[@andito9973]

wow.. never knew they made a documentary about Anya

[@novanoir8309]

Anya who?

[@zeluca1920]

Anjir anya melfisa ya 😂😂😂

[@ryuuka-jombipamily6463]

Lmao

[@yugarick832]

Weeb

[@irsan4478]

@@yugarick832 stfu normie

[@arxyma]

woah, very good documentation of keris. thanks

[@bagussantoso9912]

Wah budaya indonesia jadi pembelajaran di sana

[@Ajiktheyx]

Mantap pool,bali hadir tetap lestarikan warisan leluhur nusantara

[@bq.6963]

Istimewaa..budaya leluhur
..

[@rekaltslallu3071]

Brebes jawa tengah hadir.

[@kikipwt2653]

Hadir juga

[@anginsenjaofficial]

Terimakasih sudah membuat video ini 👍

[@irsydksm4369]

Thank you for remembering me about macapat at the beginning

[@suneosry5948]

Josss Jawa timur hadir

[@Armandmaullana]

Kang Klaim Panas🔥🤭

[@thatoneasshole54]

Siaap?

[@sybn8099]

Malingsia🤭😂

[@Armandmaullana]

@@sybn8099 hhhhhhh😂

[@gktau2178]

Mereka bilang ke luar negeri klo Kris dari Melayu pdhl org Jawa yg mengenalkan senjata tersebut 🙄

[@patrickdharma7763]

Warisan leluhur yang adiluhung,so many thanks for upload this video

[@nugrahascience999-NaFaS_NuSA]

Nice documentary,.... (y) (y) (y) Salam dari Yogyakarta

[@alifz2223]

this is a wonderful study, and i play it almost midnight, merinding *stonks*

[@rinomuslihat2167]

Ada gak sih yg tiba tiba di beranda 😂

[@antanyuki513]

Hadir 🤣 kalau saya baru lewat di beranda

[@ultima214]

Barusan juga😄

[@alle2nd]

Wkwk

[@Sakura-kf2cn]

Ada..✋😄

[@wa6191]

Baru saja, awto tonton 🤣

[@kaumrubahan5170]

Adem ayem Dengar Iringan Musiknya 👍

[@zenmaorigami3878]

Very cool dokumenter 😎

[@jejeanakcaem4484]

luar biasa,, amazing.. semakin kagum saya dengan keris ... 👍👍👍

[@nikonurhardiyanto]

Terimakasih sudah di ulas lengkap tentang Keris

[@INDONESIANMOSLEM570]

bangga menjadi rakyat Indonesia.....

[@TheMatuchin]

Jowo ojo ilang jawane

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

Setujuu

[@leslarloversindonesia7474]

Tetap menjadi Jawa meskipun di Indonesia tidak dihargai dan hanya dijadikan simbol kuno, kampungan, tidak maju dan klenik

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

@@leslarloversindonesia7474 hah? Selama ini presidennya jawa. Kemana aja lu

[@upin9145]

Temen²ku mayoritas sunda dan mereka menganggap bhwa jawa itu identik kasar. Sad bgt. Yg hnya mreka tahu hnya sbagian kecilnya sja. Pdhal sbnrnya jawa mengedepankan sopan santun andhap asor bgt.

[@Al-Fatih7]

Nggeh kang mas😂

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

awesome

[@DeihanDzilky]

_Keris penuh makna & filosofi!!!_
👌🏻😎👍🏻

[@dwipacitan7355]

Love budaya dan kearifan lokal indonesia 👍👍

[@insaniapriliamawarda5113]

So meaningful....

[@Ginga030294]

I just wandered to here because of Certain Local Weapon-virtual UA-camr.
Thank you, UA-cam Algorithm....

[@greenoceana8634]

Incredible traditions are born from incredible souls

[@deeznuts-je6dd]

its not from indonesia

[@budisoemantri2303]

@@deeznuts-je6dd it is

[@Khatulistiwan]

Keris was originally from Malay Srivijaya. Then copied by the Javanese Majapahit and then claimed by Indianesia

[@budisoemantri2303]

@@Khatulistiwan Srivijaya Empire capital was in Palembang city, the capital of South Sumatra province and why you type Indonesia like that? Are you having a stroke?

[@arifdarmawan1083]

@@Khatulistiwan halah, bilang aja anda mau klaim keris dari Indonesia.

[@Mangputt]

Thanks to teacher who teach all students in that class, how make a keris from fundamental to expert, basic and with rightnesss

[@Youtubefun_]

Traditional from indonesia Nice

[@natasudana8761]

Yehh nak Bali ne🔥

[@danimoon554]

.salam rahayu saking sidoarjo

[@dewibulan625]

My great-grandfather made keris and other weapons such as spears and swords in the Diponegoro war era. I still have the remains of his keris and spear.

[@CampAgriculture]

Mantap gan 👍🏻 kalau saya mah ngerti semua bahasa logat yg ada di dalam film ini . . Karna saya java 😅😅
continue to be successful for its creators 👍🏻🎉☺️☺️

[@stupidaudience5354]

Wah harus di lestarikan nih.. dan yg ngebuatnya juga.. ....

[@ultima214]

Lestarikan memang harus tapi untuk menjadi empu Keris bukan sembarangan orang

[@stupidaudience5354]

@@ultima214 kan gw ngetik apa? *Dan yang ngebuatnya*

[@ultima214]

@@stupidaudience5354 ohalah gak lihat sama empunya

[@Budivedder]

Indonesia Kris ❤

[@fikrihasan7887]

Bangga jadi Indonesia

[@adicahyono4072]

mengemparkan dunia

[@adamagustri4335]

MenDuNiA

[@oomphlagwumpla650]

brAZiL aRe You rEADy tO lOse?

[@Al-Fatih7]

I love Indonesia

[@FerdiIrawanID]

@@oomphlagwumpla650 *do

[@gilangkurniawan4527]

Asli budaya Indonesia🇲🇨🇲🇨

[@nugrahapurnama7652]

Dapat tangkapan banyak 😁 netisen Indonesia kejebak disini,,😅🤣

[@wurtapak-jalak6773]

Thanks "Brojobuwono studio" ... the process of making a keris is full of symbolic and philosophical values 🙏

[@yeahnix5158]

Welcome to indonesia my friend 🇮🇩🙏🏻✨

[@azwarannas6297]

such a beautiful weapon

[@kedaicreative9593]

salam dari kediri utara jawa timur INDONESIA

[@ipinpren7009]

Tiba tiba ada di beranda...😮

[@Al-Fatih7]

Sami

[@lunix3259]

A Keris is very sacred. I hate when people use it for purposes that are meaningless

[@paolomaldini2833]

Beautiful culture in my country 🇮🇩

[@pratomocahyonugroho2040]

Bagus,biar pembuatan keris tidak punah.

[@rizalarifianto3935]

Saya bangga menjadi orang Jawa tengah dengan budaya yang ada di jawa

[@sayurkangkungijo2110]

nah ini warisan yg harus di pertahankan, dan di lestarikan.

[@iftikharhusain6286]

Respect to Indonesia from Pakistan

[@sosialita1231]

Mantap 👍👍👍
Filosofi keris penuh makna kehidupan..
Sudah seharusnya dilestarikan dan dikoleksi..
Anak" muda terimakasih sdh mau belajar..

[@rianisma2515]

Saya sebagai orang jawa merasa bangga keris terkenal medunia. Walaupun saya belum punya keris. Saya berusaha punya sebagi lambang seorang lelaki jawa.

[@satriaprakoso4845]

La ini dia pusaka keris tosan aji peninggalan nenek moyang orang Indonesia... prasasti tosan aji siiiip mantap🙏👍🤓

[@norainiayub2150]

Aji jongos bwlanda kut

[@seniman_keris]

Very nice ISI Surakarta

[@banimercon8968]

*Salut masih ada generasi muda utk mempelajari membuat keris.!!* Lanjutkan Mas, Mbak semoga sukses menjadi penerus empu jaman dulu.

[@yuswanyuswan1317]

Saya bangga jadi orang Jawa dengan adat dan budaya yang tetap dijunjung tinggi

[@peta7593]

Bukan cuma jawa kan tetapi inndonesia

[@deluca333]

@@peta7593 ya, menyebarluas dari Jawa ke seluruh Nusantara.

[@agunggj1784]

Jawa pada saat jaman majapahit bukan pulau jawa yg kita kenal saat ini.
Jawa saat itu adalah wilayah yg meliputi sebagian pulau sumatera, sebagian pulau kalimantan, sebagian pulau sulawesi dan pulau jawa - bali sekitarnya...

[@Begalcreator]

heirloom from Indonesia

[@mohammadrickoaprilianto3931]

Anya is that you?!!!

[@peta7593]

Good

[@najwaaulia6676]

Napa translate nya beda jauh malah nyasar ke om telolet om😂

[@ekobagus8670]

❤Jawa Indonesia 🇲🇨

[@mohrianmustofa7528]

love culture indonesia

[@rioandikaputra2377]

Nice

[@erfanahartanto6646]

Mantab keris,dan saya masih punya satu,tanda sebagai orang jawa

[@harisaerith]

Sama kaya katana ya.. di gabung bahan lain untuk ketajaman atau mata pisau

[@ariqy8001]

I am very familiar with this keris and voice, as a Javanese who likes to watch wayang.

[@teguhhardian657]

감사합니다 gamsahabnida telah menyukai budaya Indonesia terutama budaya peninggalan leluhur kami (Javanese) semoga cenel anda sukses

[@bonaryoo7906]

chanel nya bacaaan korea.. gw pikir gw jd org pertama yg komen.. tp pas d bacain komenannya yg komennya warga 62 smua😅😅🤦🤦.. sippp

[@qinoiqinoi9404]

Wkwkwk

[@muhammadmaulana3681]

termasuk saya😂😂😂😂

[@megatmegat4893]

Mantap,,,, Keri's terbaik

[@satriowibowo4689]

Elu tau kah kris dari daerah mana dan negara mana?

[@zigaxiga8145]

Proud to be Indonesian ✊

[@TUHANbukanorangARAB]

In the past, empu put meteorite chips into the zigzag shaped iron instead of steel plates.

[@agunggj1784]

Bahan utamanya tetap besi baja wootz, yang didatangkan dr india selatan.
Cara pembuatan keris pusaka di indonesia, mirip dgn pembuatan katana pusaka di jepang, pedang pusaka di damaskus (suriah), ataupun pedang pusaka viking di eropa utara.

[@mpx_phoenix_osirisid6245]

@@agunggj1784 ?

[@wancobain4745]

In the right person this weapon are powerfull... alias jodoh"an

[@banangradja60]

Terima kasih telah mempelajari salah satu dari budaya Indonesia.

[@raserlita]

Duh mugo mugo corona ndang ilang, engko iso ndelok wayang meneh🙂

[@mpx_phoenix_osirisid6245]

Enggeh yank

[@pokokechannel435]

Terimakasih sudah mencintai budaya kami,yg anak muda kami sudah mulai melupakannya.😭

[@darmokusumo7162]

Betul loor brlhan kita d lupakn akn jati diri kita yg luhur

[@juriagus.s8102]

Maka dari itu jangan melupakan tradisi leluhur.

[@sosialita1231]

Makany koleksi bbrp keris.. 😁

[@pokokechannel435]

Kebetulan bapak saya punya,kurang lebih 3 buah,warisan kakek juga.

[@tama7316]

@@pokokechannel435 jangan salahkan yg muda kalo yg tua aja udah banyak yg gk paham keris.
Jangankan tangguh keris, dhapur sama pamor keris aja banyak yg gk paham.
tau nya yg dibahas cuman mistisnya aja.. para otak klenik emang bikin jijik

[@zeizara2886]

Kris its a spiritual weapon isnt not dangerous on phisic but its dangerous if spiritual power inside kris active,

[@karateikonakamurabanyuwang9921]

The best ❤❤❤

[@ahmadnurhuda3920]

Dulu waktu kuliah Pernah ke rumahnya pakdhenya empu teguh di Karanganyar, dulu gak tau kalau ternyata empu teguh dosen isi. Wah mantap

[@clawstory9586]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@adiwardhana5858]

Tetiba muncul di beranda. Kirain pameran keris di Korea. Jebul ada Pak Bas. Hehe

[@andrisaputra3555]

We love Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@richfauz]

I love Indonesia ❤️

[@sietessietes]

크리스 = Kris
Keris = 크리스
I think Keris should be written in hangul with 커리스 to make it sound different because it IS sounds different.

[@maspro6754]

Java 🙏🔥

[@mwbright]

Fabulous subject and documentary. So turn off the lights, sit back and give it your unimpeded attention. You will not be sorry.

[@mariantodhinata6769]

Keris naga Welang,keris Gandring idaman saya

[@bonaventurawiwitandyhantor9170]

The original heirloom keris cannot be transferred to anyone's hands