How Ancient Balinese Swords were Revived

The Keris or kris is a traditional asymmetrical dagger found throughout the Indonesian-Malay archipelago. Used for self defence in the past, the Keris is also considered a status symbol and is purported to have supernatural abilities.
VICE meets Jro Mangku Pande Ketut Mudra, a master sword-smith and his family to understand how they revived the tradition of crafting Keris in Bali and shed light on the present, past and future of Balinese Keris forging.
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[@andrewj3177]

Really want one to start a family heirloom, so i can haunt my grandkids who sold it to the pawn shop

[@rifqimujahid4907]

Just buy a dildo from walmart, believe me it is more useful lol

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

Little bastards

[@gohtwm]

_💀💀💀_

[@lucablight174]

😂😂😂

[@BeastChaeng]

Supernatural and Swords into a single video?! SIGN ME IN! I love to learn about the supernatural beliefs and rituals of other cultures!

[@coffeesweet1]

you should try go to Jogja (where the Balinese Keris maker in this video learned the Keris making), the Jogja palace sultanate still hold Jamasan (bathing) of their ancestral Kerises every year. usually during the Javanese calendar new year, on the first date (Javanese Calendar is actually a combination between islamic calendar and Hindu). the purpose of Jamasan is to purify the Keris as it's host a supernatural entity inside it. Most Javanese still does some kind of worship on their Keris which usually passed down from their ancestor; my cousin is one of them. He told me that the curves (they call it LUK) is actually what scares the Dutch colonial so much that they banned the making of Keris in the past. most of the Dutch colonial officers who died in Javanese - Dutch wars (1825-1830) were killed by Keris. as the dagger is curved so when it's used to stab someone, it created a bigger wound as the Keris owner pulled the Keris out. from the outside, it would seem like a small injury but the person is bleeding internally, and they will die faster if the owner of the Keris put poison on each of the curve.

[@andilouis8770]

This and also the HF Blade

[@adityapriambudi5983]

You should come to Indonesia, Java especially, you will see these things flying. Haha

[@adityapriambudi5983]

@@ThirtheenBelowAbove13 You can message me and I'll give you my email. My wife is a javanese philologist, I bet she can you give a satisfying answer. G'd luck with your friend 👍🏼

[@sasuipunhu31]

The philosophy of the keris is to utilize the enormous super-duper potential energy of iron. So in the keris used iron-carbon material in dominant quantities. a little bit of steel. a little nickel. Because carbon can record words, the kris maker when forging it needs to say prayers and hopes. The number of waves also represents positive energy programming. 13 waves and 9 waves is the hope of getting rid of bad luck and increasing sustenance and love. keep this philosophy in mind. then anyone can make a great kris.

[@kolikari3813]

Wow amazing bro tq

[@michaelcooke8665]

Forging a blade via genetic memory at it's finest

[@Bowbro69]

in case anyone is wondering, the little blades that kill from a distance are called arrows.

[@jatipiturun]

if its hits the target

[@pratinjau6742]

Keris adalah ebuah warisan budaya nenek moyang Nusantara yang harus dilestarikan.

[@Takeitlightly6]

Cant wait to unlock this in Witcher 3, sekiro and ghost of tsushima.

[@clds_]

sekiro???

[@henrikkrusty8065]

this is the coolest

[@snowdog03]

I recognize the curvy blades from illustration in a dictionary I read long ago.

[@sonofromel]

I heard from the when you stab somebody in the stomach, the guts get pulled when you pull out the blade.

[@edwardjennings6021]

I gotta get me one of these

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

i love Keris

[@captainlaksmana]

I heard one of story of my friend, he come to one of he's friend and wife of his friend know that he have some energy to attract Keris to go he is side. Anyway, I'm Ksatriya Caste in Bali and my great grandfather is a King of Tabanan (one of the nine kingdom in Bali), until now I don't know every caste have their own curves to make Keris.

[@rifqimujahid4907]

Nobody cares about your caste bro, the country is a republic and be the subject of the great republic

[@adityapriambudi5983]

@@rifqimujahid4907 learn about your ancestor heritage who liberate this republic first before talking about pride.

[@shrishmishra5066]

​@@rifqimujahid4907 What is wrong in caring ones heritage? If he is a then Kshtariya he should be proud of his ancestor who were warriors and defended their nation and culture.

[@rifqimujahid4907]

@@shrishmishra5066 bullshittt

[@kukukakikakakkukaku]

​@@rifqimujahid4907 ✨tell me you are jealous without telling me you are jealous✨ check 😜

[@snowdog03]

Pattern like Solingen steel.

[@jakusharashii]

Really want that long keris one for myself, just for swing it to annoying neighbors

[@Ayeem]

Tempa keris replika je. Kalau keris sebenar, pandai tanggung la. 😊

[@SiKedek]

And don't swing it - this is a *stabbing* weapon.

[@julianto3982]

Yg di pegang mpuh di gambar thubail itu keris jenis apa iya.

[@theshuriken]

my favorite dagger in elden ring

[@davidvanvliet193]

Sadaap 🌠🔥💥💫🗡️ Watch the movie: The Golden Child. Starring Eddie Murphy. There's this scene with a flying dagger/keris that is alive. One can control the keris with telekinesis, you infuse the blade with prana (life force energy). The blade goes from Grand father to grand son to enherit. Fishermen have curved blades, rice farmers have straight blades. You have to clean and clense the blade, rice, Inscense and other ingredients as offerings for the Spirit in the keris.The keris is a physical and spiritual protector.

[@bobli5315]

That would be a phurba. Not a Keris.

[@davidvanvliet193]

@@bobli5315 excuse me for my ignorance. Thank you for the knowledge. I always liked to know what blade it was in the movie the Golden Child.

[@BeastChaeng]

Is that pattern the same as Damascus steel?

[@VanaeCavae]

looks like it.

[@aminuddinazaharuddin4442]

Yes. But its the bright parts are nickel or iron and other softer metals. And the black part is the high carbon steel. Most kerises are of sanmai construction tho. With the softer metals being the damascus pattern on the surface and sandwiched in between being the black high carbon steel

[@amirulhusni1019]

Actually Damascus steel is a lost technique....the one that you saw in blade smith nowadays were only imitation to the lost Damascus steel...in this case it is similar but not the same technique....

[@aminuddinazaharuddin4442]

@@amirulhusni1019 its true im well aware. But nowadays the term "damascus" refer to the pattern welded steels. The right term for the ancient steel youre referring to is called "wootz" or "bolat". But then again people use damascus and pattern welded steel interchangeably. But yes youre right when it comes to the real damascus steel,😀

[@joejones9520]

@@aminuddinazaharuddin4442 despite what the legends might make us think, today, modern stainless tool steels, cryogenically heat treated, are the best knife and sword steels by far in all human history.

[@dtch1810]

bisakah kamu membeli keris aku dengar keris itu milikmu, greetings dari Holland

[@SrimanArcharyaJBC]

I have have my Keris or Brahmastra as part of my own family heirlooms they travelled through my family and where not brought. This means that only I can represent them and others cannot not and must afford there own. ⚡️🤴🏽🕉🔺➕

[@Ayeem]

Keris pusaka biasanya sisip di kiri atau belakang, ya?

[@sandyvillaruel2874]

Kris

[@jiahan22]

some has the power of letting the female who is not interested in you to suddently wanted to marry u.. oh well the fact that u are pointing a sword at her right ? XD haha joke aside , i really wanted to get this piece of art in my collection

[@aditghifari5039]

Maybe because with keris some become looking good in front of their crush, some say because the spirit that reside within keris, or just like your say "pointing to her so she cant refuse" It works like a charm, but making a person didn't confident about himself is a bad thing.

[@kocholawis1851]

Very similar yo the moro kalis

[@HiroBro-vd8gs]

Happy birthday. Malaysia

[@aethersamudra8897]

it is indonesia not malaysia come on don't trigger me with this joke

[@salwamobile1605]

Kamu...liat tidak matamu itu dibali Indonesia....dasar kamu tipe orang sumpuk

[@juan6273g]

It's not just a weapon; it's a rich art of philosophy. You can add gold, silver, beautiful stones, etc., inside. You can make it stand up straight even though it's asymmetric. The way you put it on your body, as well as the way you remove the cover, has its own meaning in several ways.

[@user-yi7ls1xb8h]

a kriss blade with all its complete component must had started by a civilization then spreaded out..couldnt be different civilization different place made the same thing including ITS DETAILS(gonjo, grenengan, kembang kacang etc) at the same time....terms etymology also could help a bit for that matter..if it just a curvy blade anyone just could happend made the same thing at the same time around the world....even katana shape is actually pretty basic...thats why japanese cant submit its originality to UNESCO....if it s only about different scabbard or handle..okay...still we have to appreciate people creation...or anybody in the world just can make their own style for anything without mentioning it root/inspiration then called it their own or completely created by themself, emerged from themself without outside influence..

[@abdelhalimreguige]

Is that a morgel blade?

[@bintangdilangit3348]

Lol no thats more like serpentine blade, but that keris tradisional blade usually the shape is more wavy

[@abdelhalimreguige]

@@bintangdilangit3348 that sounds like it causes really bad wounds

[@juan6273g]

it's not just a weapon; it's a rich art, full of life philosophy. You can add gold, silver, beautiful stones, etc., inside. You can make it stand up straight even though it's asymmetric. The way you put it on your body, as well as the way you remove the cover, has its own meaning in several ways.

[@heanvisalseyhak9487]

Wow 6 like and one comment

[@joejones9520]

you cant tell from pics or vids but the real kris's are very lightweight and the blade is flimsy, they were designed traditionally to break off into an enemy's body. Many antique kris's have replaced blades/handles. Theyre not practical blades, couldnt be used as machete or really anything other than sticking an enemy. The edges arent sharp.

[@ares8991]

That's when you're wrong.. kriss is final weapon to use during war..kriss it's not actually a weapon..they are part of the outfit..they have sword too.. and they are big kriss like a sword they called sundang..

[@salex354]

I'm not sure where you got the impression that a Keris is lightweight or that its blade is flimsy. It looks thin, but from the ones I've wielded, it seems no different from a dagger from elsewhere in the world in terms of weight or strength.

[@joejones9520]

@@salex354 I get the impression when I hold one of my many antique and vintage kris's and compare them to the zillion other daggers and knives I own and have made.

[@salex354]

@@joejones9520 Perhaps it is due to their antique and vintage nature that they are thin and fragile. After Jamasan (Cleaning ritual) has been performed for years on end, any dagger including the Keris would begin to slowly lose material. New Keris or those well kept and oiled rather than cleaned in the traditional method should be heavier and much more durable than the blades you possess, because I’ve failed to have found scholarly or historical material that implies the Keris is meant to break off within an enemy’s body. It’s wavy/jagged blade implies that the severity and damage comes from multiple stabbing motions rather than a singular stab and break, and though it is coated in poison, historically enemies died from bleeding out faster than the poison can act (Methods of execution with the Keris during the era of Majapahit found executioners being efficient with this.)

[@joejones9520]

@@salex354 even very old kris blades show very little use, you should know this; they werent used except in battle and that was to stab. Ive never seen one with a worn down blade, handles are different story, many are cracked and often were replaced many times on same blade.

[@Aryvrt]

These people talk Sanatan Dharma

[@caballerobastian8681]

Jedi?

[@porothashawarma2339]

Sith too

[@Ayeem]

Benda ni untuk serangan tusukan (stabbing) ya tuan puan, bukan tetakan (slashing). Seni yang boleh ditekankan adalah pada hulu keris, ia diukir menyerupai dewa² Hindu atau Buddha. Corak alunan pamor benda standard. Bentuk lekuk ikonik keris, lok, sentiasa ganjil. Dan kepada yang kenal keris picit, maaf aku tak tahu macam mana para empu picit bilah keris panas tu. Pelajar seni kena buat kajian budaya Melayu, ye memang susah. Kesian. Atas ni semua benda am mengenai keris, aku tak tahu banyak. Aku buat homework je.

[@chickenslash5881]

Memang benar untuk model tusukan, bukan sayatan atau bacokan. Didukung dengan bentuk motif dari bilah keris sendiri juga yang membuat keris menjadi senjata yang mengerikan. Aku pernah dengar cerita dari teman ku dulu kakeknya pernah membunuh orang dengan keris dengan cara di tusuk ke bagian tengah dada, saat ditarik ada tulang rusuk nya yang sedikit mencuat keluar bersamaan dengan beberapa serat daging dari orang yang tertusuk. Ini yang bikin aku juga ngeri dengan orang-orang zaman dulu. Bisa-bisa nya membuat senjata sesadis ini.

[@salwamobile1605]

Kamu..tau apa tentang keris ....keris ini asli Jawa Indonesia....yg dividio ini Keris Bali....orang Bali dan Jawa itu serumpun....

[@kukukakikakakkukaku]

​@@salwamobile1605Dih... Keris juga masih bagian dari budaya Melayu kali. Wilayah mereka kan dulu masuk kerajaan Majapahit yang corak budayanya perpaduan Hindu-Buddha 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Ayeem]

@@kukukakikakakkukaku betul, penduduk² Asia tenggara kebanyakannya berasal dari rumpun austronesia, ataupun basically rumpun melayu. Persamaan budaya sememangnya satu perkara yang lazim bagi penduduk² sekitar Asia tenggara.

[@aminuddinazaharuddin4442]

Not to be nitpicky. But its throughout the Malay archipilego. We are one Nusantara.

[@user-yi7ls1xb8h]

a kriss blade with all its complete component must had started by a civilization then spreaded out..couldnt be different civilization different place made the same thing including ITS DETAILS(gonjo, grenengan, kembang kacang etc) at the same time....terms etymology also could help a bit for that matter..if it just a curvy blade anyone just could happend made the same thing at the same time around the world....even katana shape is actually pretty basic...thats why japanese cant submit its originality to UNESCO....if it s only about different scabbard or handle..okay...still we have to appreciate people creation...or anybody in the world just can make their own style for anything without mentioning it root/inspiration then called it their own or completely created by themself, emerged from themself without outside influence..

[@Anonymous-ss1ee]

Know that playing with unknown jinn or devils is dangerous. Proper way is sincere pray to Allah S.W.T only and make supplication to Allah S.W.T to fill with positive energy. And know that all this keris is only a material, it's something that is dead. It's your intentions that matters. Don't have any ties with the devils be it low level tiers or those higher levels tiers devils. Nothing good comes. ONLY Allah S.W.T our creator. And he's the one who have all the knowledge which is much much more strong and powerful compare to the knowledge of the jinn kind. If your intention is bad just don't. Remember this world is temporary place.

[@martyrinorb]

positive energy can also be gain from nature.

[@Anonymous-ss1ee]

@@martyrinorb True. All come back to the superior Allah.

[@martyrinorb]

@@Anonymous-ss1ee as long as we do good as mankind, live in tolerance with one another and always thrive to do good, then whatever religion we hold or whatever gods we pray to, peace will be granted.

[@TruePeaceSeeker]

Your god. "Allah" is a false god masquerading as the universal god He tells himself as the absolute, yet does not recognize his creation. Scorning them, and then tells himself as "good" and "almighty" yet he is arrogant and call that which is not his as "jinn" Your arrogance will be met with the forces of good. Because only good, and good is universal, will destroy your evil arrogant philosophy.

[@jesussavesus2210]

John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. This life isn't all there is, heaven and hell are very real but Jesus Christ loves you and can save you. If you really want eternal life and to know that God is real, then just start seeking the Lord with all your heart today. If you will ask Jesus Christ with a genuine heart to please forgive all your sins, and come into your heart and please save you, he will save you and you will soon know how real he is. God bless.

[@niniksetiawan6034]

Why the fuck did you comment shits in this wonderful video?

[@jesussavesus2210]

@@niniksetiawan6034 Spreading the gospel, of which there is nothing more important, where yours and everybody else's souls are going, everybody must make a choice. What is so sad is, you are not saved and take such offence to it. Especially when it is so easy to find out how real God is.

[@rifqimujahid4907]

Nobody cares about your god bro