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I too got every one of the comments posted by Willem. Rough stuff going on over there! A split in the family where Vic and Willem are fighting with Paul and the students and instructors are threatening each other with physical violence!! No thanks I love my family on this side of the tracks. How the hell can you focus and learn and progress when there is a constant bombardment of strife.
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I'll tell you what, Colombian River is way too underrated in the tactical knife world. Good strong product. I am not 100 percent loyal to one certain brand. I have bought a few Spyderco's and absolutely love the Spyderco Barong folder. I own a few Cold Steels as well and they definitely make a good product. To go with what Steve was mentioning about the Sharpie, working in the contracting world, there were many situations we were in that didn't allow us to carry our carbine or side arm. If you cant carry a blade find a good strong pen. I use the stainless Zebra brand pens you can pick up at Staples for about 5 bucks. They are refillable and make a great improvised weapon. If you like the HRT then you can also check out Ka Bar. They make great little kerambits and a few other little monsters. I am also a huge Blackhawk fan and they have a knife called the kalista that I carried on me as a cop for a long time. Its a great down and dirty fighting blade with an incredible amount of mounting options and goodies to go with it.Everybody remember the golden rule of combat..... Chance favors a prepared mind!
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I tell you what… I'm a law enforcement professional and before that I was military/ contractor, etc… Ive seen my share of conflict. I have engaged in real life bladed conflicts and have many scars to unfortunately prove it. In my opinion the blade is a much more dangerous weapon in close quarters situations. A) they never run out of ammo, B) less technical to handle (anyone can pick up a blade and pose a threat where most firearms require a lot of training), C) can be deployed much quicker on average than a firearm (making a blade wielding attacker more dangerous than a person carrying a gun). These are just to name a few. I myself believe you should be proficient with both and a blade in the hands of someone trained can be absolutely freaky-scary! Anyone also wanting to get into conversations about bladesmithing or anything else blade related, I have some posts that have been up for a while that I would love to get rolling.
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What you are desrcibing is a kind of Jow. This is for internal consumption. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of Jow recipes for various things. The one I am preparing for the AKTS people is stricktly external. You would not want to drink this!! Any good recipe could be used in 6 to 8 months but just like any fine wine, it only gets better with age…. and more expensive. Art I think there should be a level 8 now and we make room for this Drunken Monkey technique!!! ;D
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First off- What is Dit Da Jow?Roughly translated it means Hit-Fall Wine. It is an alcohol based liniment that is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), for various things. In injury there are a select recipe of herbs that are used to aid in healing, relieve pain, etc...For martial applications it can be used for conditioning of flesh, bone, and muscle. In martial application it causes a pleasant warming sensation and starts to relieve swelling as well as break up stagnant blood. It also helps the return of proper qi (chi) flow. With repeated training of limbs and constant application of Jow, over time the limb literally changes. The bone thickens and hardens, the muscles become more dense and less sensitive to pain, and the skin becomes thicker and stronger. With proper use of jow, there will be no outward appearance of your training. Shaolin monks used to refer to it as carrying a hand of iron in a glove of silk.The secret blend of herbs are gathered for whatever purpose they are intended for. They are then put into a bottle of preferably dark color and filled with a strong alcohol. The jow is then placed somewhere dark and cool for an extended period of time. Some is 6 months, 10 months, 2 years, etc... Each system has there own guarded "secret" recipes that are passed on from teacher to student.My recipes are no different. Closely guarded and well proven to work. They are aged in a high quality vodka for no less than 10 months. This will be the jow offered initially. As I mentioned in the earlier post, as the training continues the Jow will change.
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Rshively,I have a background in some of the Chinese systems both Taoist and Budhist and we too used plum blossom training. The plum blossom poles were great for balance as well as form. They are used in Indonesia as well. The foot patterns in Silat are used to ingrain proper movement in a Silatist. I would tell any silat practitioner to train with poles though just to strengthen and hone movement.
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I myself have been in the law enforcment field for a while, but have studied eastern medical science along with years of martial arts that focus on internal chi development, bone marrow and tendon changing, and accu-points. With AKTS being of Shaolin descent, these studies just naturally flow with the AKTS training.
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The great thing about this art is the fact that it changes for the practitioner rather than the practitioner force learning something that is unnatural to them. As far as stance and turning is concerned, it all depends on weight distribution during movement. As Art said, it could be any area of the foot and its good to train this way. Similar to Shaolin plum blossom pole traing or even foot sensitivity training used in Ninjutsu. In this system “every” part of the body can be used as a weapon or a tool. Happy training
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Point on!Something I love about Silat and AKTS is the fact that it addresses a fairly untouched area. Let me explain... There are 4 ranges that you can enter into a fight. Kicking range, punching range, trapping range, and grappling range. Im sure you notice, as you mentioned in your post of the punch and kick fight, that most fights go there. Its either kicking range or punching range. Then you see a lot of streetfights go to the ground. No offense to the BJJ guys but if I have two or three guys intent on kicking the hell out of me or worse, the last place I want to be is on the ground! What I love about AKTS is the ability to circumvent both of those distance ranges and get straight to the inside range of trapping. This is the area that most systems ignore yet I believe is the most important. All of your powerful weapons come into play here like elbows and knees, headbutts, etc..., plus all of the controls and throws. I think this is one of the reasons that Silat practitioners are so hard to deal with! Especially AKTS and maybe Cimande or Serak (I know there is some Cimande and Serak in the curriculum of AKTS).
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Guru DerricHere is my 2 cents. I would agree 100 persent with that and I notice during training that you have the ability to throw fast, rapid punches with a great deal of power. This is how I came to this conclusion. I do a lot of bag training with heavy, 150 pound full length bags. I have been involved in some form of martial arts for the past 25 years or so. I have 12 or more years of Muay Boran and Muay Thai under my belt and working with a heavy bag was always a necessary thing. When practicing on the bag performing a punch out sequence, using the stances and punching techniques, the proof is in the movement of the bags! To be able to punch as fast as you can and make a bag of this size dance around the room is proof enough for me. It has the speed of a Wing Chun punch and the power of a Karate punch. I was a cop for a while, recently retired from the field, and a military contractor for many years and have relied on my skills to
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I have a truly personal relationship with the karambit. This is a great DVD in the fact that it gives you insight on what the karambit is to the Indonesian people and basics on how it is used. Then on top of that it goes further into application of the weapon and how to integrate it into djuru training.
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Think of it in the terms of a dancer. When the dancer to be starts his training as a dancer, he/she looks bad! Awkward maybe! After enough time and diligent training, the dance becomes something that you “feel” and not something that your mind is trying to force. When you see a seasoned dancer in motion, it is a natural thing for that person. There is a science and technique behind AKTS and there is an art too. You have to learn the science first and allow it to develop into the art. Kembaggan is that “outlet” for AKTS to transition from the science to the art.
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That would be nice! I am actually developing protos of the plans we were looking at! I am turning those into trainers first to get a feel for them and work out any kinks before they go to a “live” model. I have been working on blanks for the mock folders though but not sure if I would have them ready by then. I have to go out of town for a few weeks coming up and will be away from my shop. Will try my best to get something up though. We really need to get a few more people into the blades area of this forum so we can get the juices flowing!!!
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I see there are a lot of Spyderco fans here! I too am a fan of Spyderco and for “out of the box” performance you can't ask for better. They made a mini folding barong that is fantastic. It is mini by barong standars but large for a folder. Its still small enough to fit in the pocket well but it commands respect when deployed!
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I myself have been smithing for almost a decade now. I have messed with a little bit of everything especially pattern welding. I have a fascination for classic Indo and Filo blades and have always enjoyed throwing a modern twist to them to make them more applicable to modern times. Right now I am deep into the design and development of some very nice yet affordable aluminum trainers that are going to be as close to the real thing as possible, minus the sharp edge of course!
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In silat footwork is key! It is no different in our system. We utilize the tricky silat footwork to move, evade, enter, and off balance an aggressor. Sigung says that in AKTS, first you will be taught how to stand! I believe that stances, being the root to all of this, is the most important. Building from the stances comes the moving aspects. Without the ability to move right, the attacks would be useless. In Indonesia the training of the legs for stances and footwork were so important that many teachers would have their student perform tasks such as standing in a horsestance for hours on end pulling grass or picking up rocks. This would go on for years! This was to build the strong foundation for what was to follow. Obviously there was some sort of familiarizing yourself with the propper hand movements and techniques. Now my advice would simply be train what you can anytime you can. For instance, when you are sitting on the couch or riding in a car, you can run through the motions of some handmovements. When you find yourself standing or walking then it is a perfect time for movement and stance training. Repetition is key! Its all about muscle memory. If this is a new way of training for you and you have no background in Indonesian arts of any kind, then it is a good idea to really get the basics set in stone in your brain. In time the forms will come together for you. When you have done that and you are up to the point that you are starting Djurus Satu, first watch the Djuru over and over again. Again remember repetition. I would break it down into segments though and polish as you go.
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So true! On top of that I think there is an inherent danger that goes along with a knife that is a great attractant as well. I have a folding karambit that is always a distraction for me when nothing else is going on. I too enjoy the action of flipping it open and just getting practice time with the intimate handling of the blade. To be truly great or just to be reliably good when it comes to deploying a blade in combat of any kind, you have to have that time spent with your knife to understand its workings and so it becomes a natural action to deploy. Develope that muscle memory!
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The karambits and others that you see are the actual knives being ordered. You can definitely choose which you want. The only thing that would change that is if the supplier changed up a blade for some odd reason, which in turn I would notify you. Once the order has been placed it takes up to 4 weeks to arrive. Once I get a few of the knives placed (paid for and held) I will place the order.
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