I am at an "Inosanto school" (in other words, my teacher is a long-time Inosanto student, and has been certified by Dan. I do silat there. I was...
I just posted this on the silat thread, but it also is more general, and I wanted to also post it here: ------------------------------------- I...
I was wondering if any of you guys have had any knee problems while doing silat ? I am just wondering, because we do this thing in silat-serak, in...
I have heard some people say that silat is just an Indonesian version of Chinese martial arts (kung fu). Is that correct ?
Randy Couture, current UFC champion (light heavyweight class ?) had a list of his top 5 "fight enders" - things to do to end a fight, in a...
Just picked up this book the other day. It is by Tim Cartmell (Unique Publications, 1999, www.cfwenterprises.com). Really good book on how to...
Can anyone suggest a good tai chi book ? I am talking about tai chi as a martial art (as Marc MacYoung put it, "tai chi with the claws still on"),...
I want to do silat, but I still have questions. a. For example, what is the difference between serak and the other forms of silat ? [I have...
Having studied kali and escrima, I have a hard time separating the hype from the reality. Specifically, I am talking about: a. "Deadly moves" -...
I know that Paul Vunak studied JKD under Dan Inosanto and then trained U.S. Navy Seals in the 1980s in Virginia [for example, the so-called "Seal...
(By John Derbyshire, in National Review.com): "There were a couple of occasions I had heard about — I can't recall having caught them in my own...
I often hear that many original Bruce proteges and students don't want to use the JKD name, because they "don't want to profit off Bruce's name"....
I am 38 years old and have been doing martial arts for most of my 30s. I did jujitsu, krav maga, and now JKD (Jeet Kune Do). I have an arthritic...
I am interested in silat. I have the Bob Orlando book, and it is very good. I also like Marc MacYoung, and he highly recommends silat as a...
There was an article by Jerry Poteet a while back in "Black Belt" magazine. In it, Poteet said that the most important thing about JKD is the...
Guys, I love to box and spar, but the last two times I did it, I either hurt myself, or my opponent. Here is my problem: I don't know if sparring...
I have been reading a bit about Cus D'Amato (Floyd Patterson's trainer and later Mike Tyson's trainer and 'ersatz dad'). Evidently, not only was...
I love boxing as a martial art/self defense form. However, I recently broke my hand sparring (16 oz. gloves on, no wraps... doh !). BTW, I broke...
I broke my punching hand - pinky finger, just below the knuckle last night sparring. Had gloves on and connected on a body shot to the guy's...
I came up with these. Anyone care to add to them (or tell me I am wrong, is ok too...)? --------------- 10 BIGGEST MARTIAL ARTS MYTHS: 10....
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