Originally Posted by Tant01

On weak counterpart position:

Outside of the excellent book by Steve Tarani about the Karambit there is very little information available about a little known tactic he calls "Weak counterpart position". A google search on weak counterpart position will bring you here to Mousel's forum if you add "silat"!

There are a couple of interesting posts in a thread I started some time ago about the strategy of deception and how it can be applied in various styles of martial arts.

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/s...24000#poststop

.... an old Silat trick to make your adversary think you pose no threat. It's more than a position (like the gaurd), it's a concept of tricking your opponent into thinking he has the superior position, until you decide the proper time to secure your victory. It's the ultimate feint! A way to draw in the predator so your weapons are most effective. A simple thing like a kind of hesitation, a little limp or deliberate slowness to the things you do. So it's more than a concept too, it's a way to implant a false sense of confidence and a technique of presenting misinformation to feed the ego of the enemy.

This old guy with a cane for example, crippled or stick grappler? You decide!