Grandmaster Edward Lebe

Harimau Pasaman Minangkabau Pencak Silat
Baringin Sakti

Grandmaster Edward Lebe of Harimau Pasaman Minangkabau Pencak Silat Baringin Sakti sadly passed away December 9, 2025.

The Baringin Sakti Lineage Line is;

1) Hj. Abu Zahar (Founder)
2) GM.S. Lebe ~ Specialized in Kumango & Pauh
3) Hj. Umar Machtub (Brother-in-law)
4) Guru Edward Lebe (Grandmaster)
5) Guru Dedy Irawan

The Martial Art Research Institute regularly travels with it's students to train with the Baringin Sakti Family in Indonesia. MARI has hosted Grandmaster Lebe's visits to the United States many times over the past 3 decades. In April of 2008 MARI was designated as the Official Headquarters of Baringin Sakti in the United States. As of April 2008 Michael and May Williams are the Official East Coast Representatives of Baringin Sakti. Michael Koerner of Peoria, Arizona is the West Coast Representative to Baringin Sakti and Jon Thomas represents the Mid-Eastern United States ( Jon Thomas is probably one of Guru Lebe's earliest students in the United States going back to when Guru Lebe was the Indonesian Consulate ).
MARI is very proud to have been associated with a teacher of such stature. Not only was Grandmaster Lebe a phenomenal Martial Artist but he was a great friend and a very honorable human being who we love dearly.
We will miss you Guru.
As an expressed wish by Grandmaster Edward Lebe, the Martial Arts Research Institute fully supports Guru Dedy Irawan as the next leader of Baringin Sakti Indonesia.

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~ Guru Michael Williams, Chief Instructor Martial Arts Research Institute