TAPAK...
it could be recognise as langkah or steps ....tapak is abasic move all silat have...there is no short cut for this..no matter how good a silat claims to be...tapak is the basic for all the moves...
the reason,tapak is the basic platform of all combat related moves...it can give u the advantage against the opponent in which is called "makan langkah"...in silat not only u can defeat opponets with ur attacks...but also by the placing of your steps...remember that silat is about takedowns....all silat fatal moves are when the opponent is on the ground.the more u progress in silat the more u see that langkah or steps is the only thing u need to ground an opponent..
type of tapak...
there many but the usual ones are:
tapak 1:basic standing stance.no stance what so ever.this is the langkah that u will see when u in the kind of silat that are more practical or street wise..good for women as it is a non aggrasive stance.more on waiting for the attacks and breaking them with minimal movement of the body.
tapak 3:also non as "yoi" this is the walking stance which are affective to engage more than 1 opponents...same in muay thai...the attacks should be followed with a steps foward to the sides with opportunity to launch another attack.
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