Many of the long time 'contributors' to this Taiji forum comes across as a bunch of ill mannered thugs. People used to come here to expand their...
Mate! It's just got to be Kleenex! Historical precedence ... an all that ... lol And it came to pass that Saint Victor was taken from this place...
Just following the flow and playing with the ideas presented to this point of the conversation :hat: . Literal meaning in a modern context of the...
Death comes in many guises ... someone who has some fatal mutation of avian flu who then sneezes a fine aerosol spray; which you then breathe in...
And yet despite your best efforts you and those you love will die eventually. Fear is a natural response of the mind and has it's purpose. It...
He's talking about a something that is not that common in modern life but is still an attribute to be investigated in some styles. There are...
Nice. But I wonder if the proponents know that Bukti (pronounced book-tea) means proof. So Bukti Negara means 'Proof of Country', which is kind of...
Hi TruthForce, just curious .. from whom do you learn, and are you Kanma Chukwu (where is that origin?). Your flow looks good from what little I...
Because I called your fib? Hint ... moderate your claims a little ... don't be greedy. Indubitably ... old chap. :rolleyes:
I agree, there is a definite chinese influence in a lot of silat. Part of the problem in pinning this down is that very little of silat (none) is...
bodyshot, thanks for participating ... and from where I'm from (East/Central Java originally), the curved knife is used for cutting grass mostly...
Nasigoreng is correct it is useful as a container forum to discuss any of the plethora of styles practiced in the region ... which I think is...
Well it's a language thing for me. I call it ALL silat. Your taiji, judo and karate is silat as well. What I'm inferring is that the silat...
Taoizt can speak for himself I'm sure, however I'd like to point out that he didn't say that YouTube silat so far present bad examples .. but that...
I disagree. There is no 'core principle' in silat because silat is not a single unified description of style. I understand that many proponents of...
Yes ... it is the same but maybe you don't see that? That's ok ;) N.B. Ma'af untuk respons yang sangat terlambat!
Interesting thread. It evokes for me a scene in the Matrix when Neo says with a faint air of surprise .. "I know Kung Fu .."; as if one can arrive...
This is a valid perspective ... I have always been taught that silat is intensely personal. You are not *doing* silat until it is movement based...
Exemplary logic wouldn't you say? Works for me anyway, but the numbers are back the front from my perspective ... meaning I'd be able to drink...
Good find nasigoreng. $152 on Amazon ... but still ouch :( My grandmother used to have a couple of bottles of arak ... local distilled ... that...
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