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This is probably a dead topic and a lot of this has been addressed but i thought i would share some of my own perspective in hopes it might help anyone who happens to come across this topic.I know when i first started this was a really hard concept for me to understand and most of all accept.I recall Willem saying "Silat is a warrior art.. there are no standards to battle."These arts are principle and concept based NOT technique based. So everything is based on learning methods of movement and how to make use of it in combat. This is what Djurus and Langkahs are for, they are made to ingrain these combative movements into your Nervous System. These movements can be applied in seemingly endless variations with different applications depending on the situation, body structure of your opponent ect. Will everyone perform these movements and apply them the same way ? No because we all have unique physical structures given to us by the creator. There cant be a standard technique for all people because everyone is different.Once your djurus are second nature and you understand the applications & principles contained within the movements you can start applying them in different variations with different results.. there are endless amounts of "techniques" that can be drawn from the Djurus and forms.When i first started in Kuntao Silat I really struggled with this concept, and overlooked the Djurus.. I wanted to just get straight to the good stuff and do some awesome techniques. What a foolish move that was, because all the good stuff comes from the Djurus and Forms.. practice them hard !
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Krav Maga is something i trained in for awhile before i got interested in the arts of South East Asia. My personal opinion and perspective of the system echoes what everyone has said to a certain extent.Krav Maga is a hybrid system that incorporates techniques from many different martial arts. It sole intent in its creation was to be a quick and effective way of teaching the Israeli soldiers Hand to Hand combat. Real IDF Krav Maga, which is pretty hard to find is very basic. Its emphasis is on simple techniques that require only gross motor skills. Reason being is that the effects of adrenaline, fatigue and heavy combat equipment make elaborate techniques useless to soldiers in the field. In the IDF version of Krav Maga you are taught the basics of pressure points and anatomy as well as Sentry removal, knife defense/offense, baton ect.. It's a pretty basic yet complete system that effectively does what it was intended to do.. which is to make people competent at fighting in a short amount of time.With that being said its depth of learning is very limited. Compared to the vast amount of stuff to study and master in arts like Silat and Kali where your journey is seemingly endless its not so with Krav Maga. Krav Maga will get you good at basics and you will master them but thats all you will have is a basic understanding and approach to fighting. Silat is advanced level fighting knowledge that surpasses Krav Maga as a combat art in many ways but requires a lot more devotion, time, study and practice.
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