Steven personally learned from his grandmother Oma Dejong at 9 years of age and from his Uncle Oom John at the age of 15. At Age 17, he began his formal Silat training outside of his family with Guru Besar Arthur Rhemrev in Serak, Cimande, Setia Hati, and Combat Juijitsu for 8 years. Following this, he began training with Pendekar Agung Paul de Thouars. This training lasted for 10 years. Pendekar Paul was his last Serak Teacher. Stevan Plinck has focused his studies on Pukulan Pentjak Silat Serak since he was first introduced to it. He has been teaching people since the age of 18. He has over 50 years of authentic Pentjak Silat experience and training. He lives in Washington State and teaches Serak worldwide.