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Welcome to the New Year - 2010!!

Regular classes resume Saturday, January 2

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     - interested in Southeast Asian weapon arts?
     - worried about street violence?
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~ Upcoming Events ~

Next mini-course "Pencak Silat Harimau" - Jan. 21
Winter Term (Jan.-Mar. 2010)
"Gunting, Santikan and Destructive Xing "

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Next Mini-course: Jan. 21 - Mar. 11, 2010

Harimau / "Tiger System":
Intro to Indonesian Pencak Silat
Ground Fighting

The Harimau system of pencak silat is typified by low crouching and seated postures, attacks against the legs and lower body, and the use of arms and legs to trip, entangle, and take-down the opponent. Harimau typically fights from a seated or crouched position, choosing to apply the "heavier they are, the harder they fall" approach to overcoming the enemy.

Counters are swift and relentless with devastating follow-ups to keep the attacker down. This system offers the Indonesian solution to the ground fight - fighting from the ground, bringing your opponent down, and finishing with strikes and destructive submissions.

This seminar covers the core elements of Harimau including basic postures and movements, kicks and locks, takedowns and finishes. There will be some training of weapons use such as sarong and kerambit.

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Winter Term (Jan-Mar 2010)

Focus: Gunting, Santikan, and Destructive Xing

Pekiti-Tirsia kali includes concepts for applying two weapons at once - whether two sticks, two fists, or a hand and knife - as part of a counter-hit response to an attack. The attacker's weapon is driven by their arm - attacking that arm/weapon is the first step towards ending the attack and turning it back at the attacker.

This term will include empty hand punch combinations employing gunting, knife cycles with counter-cutting, the pocket-stick abcedario for destructive targeting, and the double stick Xing drills.