Pangian Langka Empat Silat styles: Langka Empat- footwork/angles and applications of self defense Pukulan- upper body punching/striking/kicking Harimau-lower body ground work Break down Pukulan Punching or sometimes called (pulling) is developed in levels high-medium-low it is important that you pull your punches back to your side for defense. The punches of Pangian Langka Empat are thrown from Mellipat (north) forward stepping, Mengelah (west) left side stepping, Menasihat (east) right stepping and Menghindar (south) back stepping with added techniques of Pukulan styles Jurus The Pulling (punching) with elbow strike combination The circle grab; for capturing of the arm. The crossing movement of circle grabbing and pulling (punching) The Double chops forward high and low palms pointing downward The Upward zig-zag elbow strikes The Dagger circle pull and stab There is countless applications you can acquire from just these six Jurus. Langka Empat Silat Four Stepping box pattern with six sectors Start by standing in front of your opponent in a Kuda (horse) stance Sector #1 Sector #3 Sector #5 Sector #2 Sector #6 Sector #4 YOU START HERE Sector #1 step with your right leg to the right side of opponent Sector #2 step and turn pivot right foot to face sector #2 Sector #3 step with left foot to move behind opponent in sector #3 Sector #4 step with right foot to sector #4 Sector #5 step and turn pivot right foot to face sector #5 Sector #6 step with left foot to sector #6 back to the beginning stance Now reverse the steps and begin with your left foot going in the reverse direction. Basic Box stepping pattern. North Forward step South East Left step Right step West Rear Step Jurus (upper body) you start off practicing your Jurus stepping into each direction, starting with juru #1 and go through each direction working your jurus. A great training method is to have someone call out the # jurus for you in order than mixing them up. It's a great workout, and you learn to respond to your jurus without thinking. Pangian Langka Empat Silat Applications to Empat Some Basic Takedowns From sector #1 position: Attacker throwing a right punch You slip the punch and using your left hand push to the attackers chin/jaw, while your right hand traps the neck in a sleeper hold, you have their right arm over your right shoulder move to a scissor choke to their neck by sliding your left hand down to the right side of their neck and the right forearm on the left side of their neck, right hand grabbing over the top of the crook of your left arm, and squeezing the arms together. From sector #1 same punch and entry You slip the punch and using your left hand push the head backward with the chin, bring your right hand up from behind their back and grab their chin. So you have their head in a reverse type headlock from behind. Drop to your left knee and pull them over your shoulder for a neck break takedown. Spining to sector #2 Bend down and grab their leg, pulling it upward to deliver a front kick to the groin and push away. From sector #2 Kneel down on your right knee and grab both ankles and pull upward, and push with your shoulder to take them down. Moving to Sector #3 using your hands apply a pressure point push down with your fingers digging to the calor bones, once they go down, apply a pressure points to face, just under the cheak bones. Sector #3 Left hand grab the back of the attackers hair, and right hand reach around and grab the chin to twist the head for a takedown Moving to Sector #4 Apply a front thigh sweep to attacker with follow up of your own Front leg pull takedown with follow up of your own Turn to Sector #5 Deliver a left backward sweep to leg with follow up of your own Sector #5 Grab shoulders and twist to takedown Step to Sector #6 back to beginning position Deliver a front thigh sweep with right leg and follow up of your own Sector #6 deliver a Puter Kepala takedown Sector #6 Deliver a double leg takedown The goals is to find the material that will work within these sectors. Use your jurus and find the techniques that work for you. Langka Empat Silat 1-6 movement Sectors Kuda stance at sector #6 (side to side movement) Kuncing position (cat) You will move from sector six into a cat stance, by bending your left leg and drawing your right foot into your left, so your left foot is at sector #2 and your right foot is pointing at sector #4 this is the side to side movment moving from the left side to the right side. See Basic Langka Kuda: Kuda to left cat stance Kuda to right cat stance The hand defense using brushing any blocking with the inside of the palm. The any block with the back of the hand. But it is better to evade and strike! Straight thrust motion To begin your excercise for a straight thrust to your torso/stomach area, you will move to sector #2 into a cat stance and with your left hand, you will guilde the thrust outward and away from your body with a brushing parry fingers downward. you will do the same to the other side or right hand. Kicking motion you will apply the same footwork, as your opponent attacks with a front kick to your stomach/groin area. Follow with a grabbing parry to the heel the of the attacking foot, using the same brushing palm block. You can redirect the energy into any position, depending on your strategy, and what you want to do? Breaking To develop destructions or breaking techniques you can deliver two downward scissor blocks. With the lead hand to the elbow and the rear hand to the wrist. To make a scissor type breaking of the arm/elbow. Controling Deliver a lead hand parry block to the back of the hand, and a rear hand parry block to the inside the the attackers wrist to scissors the fist then grab with your rear hand to the wrist, move to a forearm wrist flex. Practice stepping into the various points of the box to develop your lower body Langkah. And for the application of various follow ups, such as sweeps, foot traps, ankle breaks, ect. You must seek to find your own expression in doing the techniques. That work's for your own attitude, mentality and physical make up. Harimau: Ground fighting Basics, and applications to the Four stepping patterns and flow. Bunga: (Flower dance) free form flowing using all the applications of the styl Nubreed
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