Francis St. Holder finds time to practice martial arts to stay in shape despite his busy schedule working as the Chief Technology Officer for Information Technology Security and Consulting Incorporated (ITSCI) in the Washington, DC area. He focuses mostly on Pencak Silat, an Indonesian martial art that he has fallen in love with over time practicing the art and the skill. St. Holder works hard to help his company’s clients protect their databases and IT systems and to help them use their technology better to help them find more customers and increase business.
Francis St. Holder finds great release in Pencak Silat. It is physically demanding as well as mentally demanding because it incorporates a wide range of strikes, grapples, and other moves that must be studied and mastered over time to get the full effect of the training. St. Holder has been practicing this martial art for many years and continues to grow and find new ways to spar and work against others so that they all can get better together. Traditionally, the history of Pencak Silat begins with the beginning of the oral history of Indonesia, with the arrival of the Indian King Aji Saka on the island of Java. He fought the ruling king of Java at the time, King Dewata Cengkar in hand-to-hand combat and won.
Francis St. Holder loves to practice this ancient art whenever he can. He enjoys the challenge that the full-body combat style uses and loves to learn new grapples and strikes he can try out on his sparring opponents.
Francis St. Holder finds great release in Pencak Silat. It is physically demanding as well as mentally demanding because it incorporates a wide range of strikes, grapples, and other moves that must be studied and mastered over time to get the full effect of the training. St. Holder has been practicing this martial art for many years and continues to grow and find new ways to spar and work against others so that they all can get better together. Traditionally, the history of Pencak Silat begins with the beginning of the oral history of Indonesia, with the arrival of the Indian King Aji Saka on the island of Java. He fought the ruling king of Java at the time, King Dewata Cengkar in hand-to-hand combat and won.
Francis St. Holder loves to practice this ancient art whenever he can. He enjoys the challenge that the full-body combat style uses and loves to learn new grapples and strikes he can try out on his sparring opponents.
