It's a blade are that happens up close, very close. We joke about it being the art you could do in a phonebooth. But like all the other arts, there is some really shitty Silat also.
I'm done a few seminars with Uncle Bill, more KunTao versus Silat but I still love it and how he's made Silat work for him. The guy moves like a cat and is always smiling. You look at what Willem had done and has and extreme softness to his version while Vitor's Tongkot is a lot of brute force but again, works for him. I've never had the honor to see Paul de Thouars move in person so I can't really judge him but have seen he's top guy several times. Spent a few years learning Vitor's Tongkot under Guru Bob but have now moved on with Paul's attitude of Silat via Guru Stevan Plinck still under Guru Bob.
Last edited by wolunt; 03-08-2010 at 03:27 AM.
so you've done mostly indonesian silat via the de thouars route?
have you ever tried southern silat such as shipring of the tausugs of sulu?
peace and love and happiness
Guro Bob Dubljanin? Ah, fun times man. Kilap! Tangkis!
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Last edited by Big Nasty; 03-08-2010 at 02:36 PM.
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