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BADIK
The badik or badek is a knife or dagger developed by the Bugis and Makassar
people of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is sometimes referred to as a butterfly
knife due to its shape, but not to be confused with the Chinese or Filipino butterfly
knives.

The badik consists of three parts, namely the handle and blade, as well as the
sheath or scabbard. It comes in a great variety of shapes and sizes. The badik can have a
straight, curved, bulbous or wavy, single- or double-edged blade. The blade is smooth
or with hollow sections (fullered). The point of the blade can be either pointed or
rounded. Like the kris, the shape of the blade is asymmetric and often shows patterns
typical of pamor (pattern welding steel commonly known as Damascus steel).
 However, it differs from the kris in that the badik does not have a ganja (a buffer
strip steel). Some versions from Sulawesi are decorated with inlaid gold figure on the
blade called jeko. The handle is made of wood, horn or ivory in a shape of a pistol grip
at a 45° to 90° angle or similar in a bent shape often decorated with carvings. From its
native Sulawesi, the badik soon spread to neighbouring islands
like Java, Borneo, Sumatra and as far as the Malay Peninsula, creating a wide variety of
badik according to each region and ethnic group. There are many versions made and
used throughout the Indonesian archipelago alone.

Traditionally made badik are believed to be imbued with a supernatural force

during the time of their forging. The pamor in particular is said to affect its owner,
bringing either well-being and prosperity or misfortune and poverty. Aside from being
used as a weapon and hunting tool, the badik is a symbol of cultural identity in
Sulawesi. As recently as the 1960s, the badik was worn as part of daily attire and badik
crimes were reported regularly. The Bugis and sometimes the Makassar use a pinch-
grip when holding the badik, with the fingers just below the point where the handle is
attached to the blade. The Mangkasara badik has a broader blade compared to the
thinner Bugis counterpart. As a result, Mangkasara fighting systems use flat-blade
techniques so that the weapon can penetrate between the ribs.
 The traditional form of duelling among the Bugis-Makassar community was
called sitobo lalang lipa in which the duellists fight in a sarong. The challenger stands
with a loosened sarong around him and respectfully invites the other man to step into
the sarong. The sarong itself is kept taut around both their waists. When both men are
inside, an agreement to fight til death and thereafter shall be no hereditary grudge nor
will any party be allowed to question the duel, shall be made. If both fighters agree,
they then engage each other with badik within the confined space of a single sarong.
Because avoiding injury is near-impossible even for the victor, this type of duel was
considered a sign of extraordinary bravery, masculinity and the warrior mentality.
Although true sitobo lalang lipa are no longer practiced, enactments of these duels are
still performed at cultural shows today.