Earl Hurlburt & Marcus Kim Guardians of the Flame Guides of the Invisible Way and Carriers of Ancestral Arts Earl and Marcus are two who answered the same whisper— a call that did not come from the surface, but from the deep well beneath names and time. Drawn to the sacred streams of Pencak Silat, and initiated into the esoteric lineages of Inti Ombak and Pusaka Sakti Mataram Lakutama, they walk a path of guardianship and transmission—where movement becomes invocation, and silence becomes instruction. Their work is not to teach technique, but to open the veins of memory— so the flame that lives in each person can rise, with dignity, clarity, and power. Through offerings such as Life is a Flame, Four Pillars, and The Forge, they create ceremonial spaces for those called to awaken. In these spaces, breath becomes bridge, the body becomes altar, and presence becomes prayer. Together, they carry the balance of opposites: • fire and stillness, • shadow and sovereignty, • discipline and devotion. They serve not as masters, but as keepers of a gate that opens inward. They carry these arts not as performers or experts, but as vessels of a living tradition—inviting others into the fire of transformation where breath, body, and myth are forged into wholeness. They do not impose belief, but invoke remembering—that we are each forged in mystery, guided by unseen hands, and capable of walking with noble power through this world and the next.
Earl Hurlburt is the General Manager of the Green Mountain Inti Ombak Pencak Silat School. Earl has trained Pencak Silat for over fifteen years, and he is one of the original Inti Ombak Pencak Silat Black belts in the state of Vermont. He is a lead instructor at Green Mountain IOPS. Earl currently holds the rank of 5th degree black belt /sabuk hitam 5 in Inti Ombak Pencak Silat under guru Daniel Prasetya, guru Jake Richter, and guru Lee Becker.
In July 2022 Earl traveled to Melaka, Maylasia as a member of the USA Pencak Silat National Team to compete at the World Pencak Silat Championship, Earl won a bronze medal in his weight class. port Silat Chamionship. In the category of Tanding (silat sport fighting)He is a National Level 1 coach under USSSA (United States Sport Silat Association). Earl is also a certified National Level 3 Wasit /Juri (referee / judge) under Persilat and USSSA (International Pencak Silat Federation and United States Sport Silat Association). Earl was a USSSA National Champion in Silat Tanding as well as a bronze medalist in Tanding at the 2022 Pencak Silat World Championship.
Marcus Kim is the Assistant General Manager and Lead Instructor of the Green Mountain Inti Ombak Pencak Silat School. Marcus currently holds the rank of 6th degree black belt / sabuk hitam 6 in Inti Ombak Pencak Silat under guru Daniel Prasetya, guru Jake Richter, and guru Lee Becker. He is the Regional coordinator of USSSA(United States Sport Silat Association) for the state of Vermont, as well as being a National Level 1 coach for USSSA. Marcus is also a certified International Level 3 and National Level 1 Wasit / Juri (referee / judge) under Persilat (The International Pencak Silat Federation).
Scott Smith is the instructor for basic level Green Mountain Inti Ombak Pencak Silat, and he holds the rank of provisional black belt. Scott has over two decades of martial arts training in Moo Gong Do, where he held the rank of 2nd degree black belt and full instructor rank. Green Mountain Inti Ombak Pencak Silat School is very fortunate to have his knowledge and teaching experience. Scott has been training at Green Mountain Inti Ombak for four years. Scott is a National level 2 coach for the United States Sport Silat Association in the state of Vermont, as well as being a certified Wasit Juri class 3 National Level under Persilat and USSSA.