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Originally posted by chris davis 200
Hi guys,
saying just 'Silat' is like saying 'Kung Fu' - both refer to a massive array of fighting methods and individual styles.
Armed / unarmed / wrestling / grappling / striking / internal / external - etc etc.
What kind of silat are we talking about?
Also what is ment by you learn JKD and Silat and Kali?
So you go from the non traditional theory and methods of JKD to the traditional methods of Silat and Kali? seems a bit strange, i thought that if anything your training would be JKD full stop with no seperation into individual 'styles'. Is this not what JKD is, is this not what bruce lee created?
He said himself that JKD would be different for every one it is not a style but a theory of study.
Cheers
Chris
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When I started training, I thought exactly the same thing. What I train in is JF/JKD Concepts. There shouldn't be a separation of individual styles, but for analytical purposes, it is possible to break things down so it looks like you are flowing from one art to another (even thoough all you are doing is "borrowing" principles from other systems and making it your own). For example, a jab-cross combination can be seen as taken from boxing, a pak sau from Wing Chun etc.
The same applies to Kali and Silat. I take back saying I study Kali and Silat because I don't study it "full time", like a lot of people do, and that doesn't give me the right to say I am a Kali/Silat practitioner. Apologies to all Kali/Escrima and Silat people out there! I am a JKD student that would like to learn how to take principles from those arts and use it if it is right for me, and when the time is right.
JKD is different for everyone, which is why some people have decided to look into the south-east Asian systems (like Dan Inosanto). Personally, I would like to learn more Kali/Escrima because I enjoy it!
