Hmm... Kembangan or flower dance is not really my top priority. It is part of our silat, but I don't believe you really need it for fighting. I...
Warming up reduces chances of injury if you get hit/caught.... If it happens during a fight so be it, but there is little purpose to see this...
I practice sometimes in the memorial, but never tried during nightine....I'm gonna live 10" away from UP, not far away from Tandang Sora. Silat...
We go through a light warm up, stretching, practice striking and footwork, drills and then forms.This is followed by working on application of the...
Actually the catchs often come after our attacks and depends on the opponent reactions.....if the first attack hits fine follow and finish, if not...
Is there a lot of catching in galak sipiring? There is a lot in our silat, it may be common to southern filipino systems. I never fought with my...
Yes it is appropriate to study as a martial arts novice...knowledge (of other martial arts) can never be harmfull... Longer follow-up...
Hello Tauhid, Yes Savate is from France, but it is slightly different from French boxing. Savate is the street version and French boxing the...
I don't even want to think about what I would do if somebody attacked my fiance and killed her. There is no doubt I would hunt him/her down and...
Hello Tauhid. It depends on the country. In France you will need a license but I heard this isn't necessary in the USA (may be wrong)....
There are lots of martial arts in the west the problem is quality of instruction for arts like silat and arnis. I haven't met a real silat or...
Some pinoys are too smart :) . Real filipino Kuntao is nearly unknown outside MIndanao. The problem is some peoples named their own styles...
Peoples shouldn't buy Kamagong wood, this encourages the destruction of the local forest. Kamagong trees are a rare and endangered specy....
I think you are refering to the sempok position often used in Javanese silat. I had these problems when I started silat, my training partner...
Your bet: http://www.sess.net/media.php?proj_id=422 The weapons I study right now in silat are stick and knife, but I also do big blade work...
I know it is very frustrating, unfortunately few filipinos know much about their own martial arts. In Manila there are also a few gyms teaching...
I train silat every day...when I am in the Philippines with my Gm, abroad mostly alone although I train some aspects of it with friends I teach...
Congratulation for you and your wife! It is good that you found kids are interested in martial arts, nowadays children too often get spoiled and...
Thanks Tauhid. I hope the situation in Sulu will be better when you go there with your brothers. Concerning teaching children this is also...
Hi nightcrawler, I am from France and Germany. I have been two times in Indonesia but stayed just a couple of days in Jakarta and didn't see much...
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