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Ifugao rice terraces

Stone and mud terraces carved into mountainsides and fed by an ancient gravity irrigation system.

★ 4.6 (24 rating) 180 learners

Your transmitter: Yusuf Demir Updated 06/2026 Language: English

Listed Building & habitat Asia

What you will learn

  • Understand the origin and meaning of this knowledge
  • Watch the gestures filmed by the practitioner
  • Leave with enough to try it yourself
  • Avoid the common beginner mistakes

Course content

3 modules - 10 lessons - 2h 30m total length

Introduction - Ifugao rice terraces3 lessons
▷ Welcome and intentionPreview 4:12
• Where Ifugao rice terraces comes from 8:30
• Materials 5:05
Gestures step by step4 lessons
▷ First gesturePreview 12:40
• Second gesture 10:15
• Mistakes to avoid 7:50
• Guided practice 15:20
Going further3 lessons
• Regional variants 9:00
• Care and keeping 6:30
• Closing words 3:10

Requirements

  • No prerequisite, this knowledge is open to all
  • Curiosity and a little patience
  • Basic materials are listed in the first lesson

Description

Stone and mud terraces carved into mountainsides and fed by an ancient gravity irrigation system.

Who this is for

  • Anyone curious about other cultures and crafts
  • People who want to pass on or revive a tradition
  • Travellers and lovers of the territory

Course notes

  • PDF sheet of the key steps
  • Materials and suppliers list
  • Glossary of the territory's terms

Your transmitter

Yusuf Demir

Philippines

Yusuf Demir passes on ifugao rice terraces from their own territory (Philippines). This knowledge is shared in their own words and gestures, with no middleman.

Reviews

★ 4.6 (24 rating)

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