Dear Sirs, I must apologise it seems that we are talking here at cross-purposes insofar as although we are using a common language, we are, as the...
Dear Mr Gash, The blade I was hit with was sharp and I think there is a danger of (if you will pardon the pun) missing the point here. A silat...
I am sorry but I am not sure how being hit with a blade is not being hit with a blade? How is it not? I repeat I have been hit with a parang...
With respect if you read the article with an understanding of traditional silat training as practised here in Malaysia, it is quite possible to be...
While Huang Xingxian Shifu was certainly a leading figure in Master Zheng's lineage it is stretching things a bit to claim him as a ring fighter....
I run a full-time training centre in Malaysia where you can choose from Chinese neijiaquan (Taijiquan, xingyiquan, baguazhang), or Malay Silat. We...
Hi Fire-quan, I am neither OK or wise, I'm a human being which means that sometimes I'm OK, sometimes not; as to wisdom, too little, too seldom...
Hi Guys, Maybe a deep breath is needed and a round or two of form so we all feel better! Since my name is being bandied about I thought that...
Hi, Indeed "Invest in loss" can be understood as yielding but the greatest misunderstanding arises when referring to the training process in...
I agree, the problem is that in trying to "teach" or express/illustrate these concepts and feelings we have to use words and/or visual...
Salaam Abang Krisno, I find that my silat practice and my taiji practice are increasingly one and the same. The number of times that i say to my...
Hi Carys, The character for jin may also be pronounced jing; it will depend upon where you are in the Chinese speaking world as to which...
Please note jing and jin can both be used. In Beijing the term commonly used is fali.
Hi Catman, There is a small group training informally in West London and a more organised group in West Sussex. If you want more details please...
Hi, I have some students who are studying silat tua in the London area. Guru Zainal Abidin will be running a seminar on the evening of wednesday...
Hi Catman, Yes I think that's the same organisation. Did you manage to contact Manong Eric of Eskrima De Campo? Best wishes Nigel
Dear All, Back in 1983 I studied for a short time with Mark Romain and wonder if anyone knew what happened to him? He was a member of BIFF at the...
Dear All, I can hear a loud scream going up from all those of us who practise silat in Malaysia. Please, please, bersilat means to do silat - it...
Hi Sulaiman, My main point is, I guess, that the silat wolrd here in Malaysia is full of stories about how deadly the art is, how my teacher...
Hi Sulaiman, Do you have any more details of these fights in Betong? I have been asking around here and no one has heard of any such fights. I...
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