A golok is a cutting tool, similar to a machete, that comes in many variations and is found throughout the Malay Archipelago. [1] It is used as an agricultural tool as well as a weapon. The word golok (sometimes misspelled in English as "gollock") is used in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Parang machetes, also known as Golok machetes, generally have a distinctive curved shape in which both the spine and the edge of the blade is curved, much like a scimitar. They tend to be long and either slightly weighted or fairly evenly weighted, and usually have a thick blade.

The Golok or Ngolok (Tibetan: མགོ་ལོག; Chinese: 果洛; pinyin: guǒluò) peoples live in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China around the upper reaches of the Yellow River (Wylie: dmar chu) and the sacred mountain Amne Machin (Wylie: rma rgyal spom ra). The Golok were renowned in both Tibet and China as ferocious ...

The Golok is similar to a machete but more versatile and originates from the area of Malaya, Indonesia, and the Philippines, though each region may use slightly different versions. In general, the Golok is shorter and heavier than the typical machete.

The Golok, whether seen as a tool, a weapon, or a cultural artifact, remains an iconic symbol of the rich and diverse martial heritage of Pencak Silat in Indonesia and the wider Malay archipelago: Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.

Golok – Northern Golok: Sometimes spelled – Gulok in the Philippines. This sword of the Regions of Cordillera Mountains was not ever used as a tool. It has one use only and that is to chop heads and other limbs on the body off.

6 days ago · KOTA BHARU: The Royal Malaysia Police has tightened security along the Malaysia-Thailand border following a bomb explosion in Pekan Sungai Golok, southern Thailand, on Saturday (March 8).

Feb 8, 2021 · The Bark River Golok has its roots in the traditional tools of the region of Indonesia. This type of tool has been used for centuries and has proven to be one of the most useful for bushcraft. The Golok is light and compact and is easy for carry for a large knife.

Apr 27, 2016 · In the 1950s the British Army started to move away from the machetes that had been in use since the Great War and adopted a shorted blade known as a golok as the standard brush clearing tool. The name ‘golok’ comes from Indonesia and describes a blade that tends to be shorter and heavier than…