SILAT
In terms of the Silat we will be covering this year, it is being added to compliment the techniques from the systems you already have and expand your overall experience
You already have Silat sweeps in the CRA - in Karate the sweeps are done from KB range, in Judo they are done from VG range, in Silat you have them at trapping range and you do them from Hubud
A Silat sequence, the ones we will be using, are similar to a Kempo Form Five sequence - deal with the attack, strike, TD and ground finish
These are also similar to a lot of the GATA in Ninpo
With Form Five we have the list of 10 gata that include a TD and Ground finish - a lot of the Kempo extensions we are currently covering are not in Form Five, they take the concept and "spirit" learnt in Form Five, the TD and Ground stomp, the "alternate to grappling"
Similar to how we have been working the AIKI pins, an alternate to going for the pin and submission
Again we see this when we practice JUDO pins, we run through a pin sequence rather than simply "take the mount" and submit
Which THEN brings us to Ground ATEMI - we are inside the Groundbud sequence but we look to strike either instead of or before submitting - or before escaping, our purpose being SELF DEFENCE after all
The main difference between KEMPO and SILAT is the ENTRY Phase
With Kempo we receive the attack, and this is also done in KARATE and NINPO, and stems a lot from WEAPONS Kobudo, and then we apply our sequence, atemi strike, TD, then on the Ground, strike or lock, or a combination, with some kind of pin or immobilisation
With Silat the entries are more complex, and these are more like a combination of WC and KALI
With KALI we attack and destroy the limb, defang the snake, on our first beat, we cause damage and we cause pain - this is in contrast to WING CHUN where we trap the limb and progress to centreline strikes - the pain causes a reaction in the opponent and are next moves follows on from that
WC we can make the ENTRY, bridging the gap with low kick and Bil sao, we can use lin sil die dar to block and strike, we trap the limb
SO you already have the concepts of a Limb Destruction Entry from KALI, Trapping from WING CHUN, then striking, TD, and Ground finish, from KEMPO, from NINPO, and some of the elements from JUJUTSU
So as you start learning the first Silat sequences, you will realise the are a lot like a KEMPO TD seq or a NINPO kata, but also a different art from a different country - you will also see how the Entry phase is a lot like Kali
So though you will be learning a new ART, a new system, it will be made up of elements you already do, that you already know, and will be easy to incorporate
And you will see why we have left it until now to introduce
What we do with the Weapons aspects of SILAT we will leave until later, to see what is relevant and where, how it fits into your existing practice with KALI, KRABI, and KOBUDO
SILAT entries will be initially practiced in CLASS along with Kali and WC entries - the full sequences will be done in Class on the Mats and on the GRASS, if all goes well, over the Summer season
