A Tribute, to Two Extraordinary Masters
The last two years of the 90’s were heartbreaking years for silat in Europe due to the passing away of its two top preactitioners. they were the top instructors of the Indonesian system called ‘Pukulan Madura’, one of the lesser knows systems now based in Holland. This is a system that my guru Glenn Lobo […]
The Tenets of Silat Lincah
Silat is the extremely beautiful and effective Malay art of self defence. This secretive, holistic and diverse art is designed to be quick to learn by people of good character in a safe and friendly atmosphere.Silat Lincah is one of the main styles of Silat in Malaysia. It was founded by the Maha Guru Tan […]
The Strategy and Tactics of Silat Lincah
Silat is the extremely beautiful and effective Malay art of self defence. This secretive, holistic and diverse art is designed to be quick to learn by people of good character in a safe and friendly atmosphere.Silat Lincah is one of the main styles of Silat in Malaysia. It was founded by the Maha Guru Tan […]
Spiritual Practices in Silat Lincah
Silat is the extremely beautiful and effective Malay art of self defence. This secretive, holistic and diverse art is designed to be quick to learn by people of good character in a safe and friendly atmosphere.Silat Lincah is one of the main styles of Silat in Malaysia. It was founded by the Maha Guru Tan […]
Silat Lincah
So after reading our artical on the Silat Lincah ceremony in Penag, many of you have asked ‘other than jumping through fire hoops and glass, what is silat all about?’ This month i will give you some of the historyand present silat status of my main style ‘seni silat lincah’ Lincah is a Malaysian style […]
Silat Defense
The best way to not lose a fight is to not enter into one. we learn our skills mostly for when those situations cannot be avoided. So the first rule must be to avoid a fight if possible.However the next rule must be somethign akin to not losing. A solid defence in any sport or […]
Silat
As martial artists and people we are always on the lookout for something new exciting unique or beautiful. In my development I found all that in Silat. The Art of the Malay People.Before the Europeans arrived to “trade” with and subjugate the area it was referred to as Nusantara. It was the centre of the […]
Pak Flohr
‘Pukulan’ means ‘to strike’ and ‘Madura’ is an Indonesian Island off the North-Eastern coast of Java. The system is one of the toughest in Silat, known for its efficiency at very close range. It’s training uses hard hand drills, muscle and nerve point strikes and devastating leg kicks (some readers have had the privilege – […]
Love For Wolves
I love wolves. It helps that my surname means wolf, so they have always intrigued me. They are beautiful, ferocious and clever. One thing they are able to do is bring down animals much larger than themselves. In martial arts or self-defence this is important. Think about it- in a mugging or street fight, no one […]
Flexibility
A few years ago, I had a patient who did yoga and pilates. She only ever did the things she liked, or could do well and easily. We had an argument about this. If you only ever do the things you like- say stretch one way not the other you create imbalances in terms of […]
