Master Ken shows flaws in Silat expert’s art

When a person sets out on a venture to learn a martial art or any other system of self-defense there is usually a goal in mind or some type of agenda that a person is trying to meet. By and large, a vast quantity of people pursuing the martial arts originally sought out some sort of self-defense system for all of those worst case scenarios that we like to play out in our minds.

After all, when someone is out to murder you at your home in the middle of the night on a Thursday or you just happen to be at the gas station behind a pregnant woman when an unsuspecting robber takes her as a hostage at knife point you need to be prepared right? What better way to do that than the good ole fashioned martial art of Karate? Well that may be a little too generic or not quite deadly enough for your tastes so you may delve into something a little more…exotic.

Pencak Silat, pronounced penchak silat and sometimes spelled pentjak silat, is an umbrella term for a class of related martial arts which originated in Indonesia. It is a full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling, and throwing in addition to weaponry. Every part of the body is used and subject to attack, however; is deeply rooted with an esoteric and highly developed philosophical aspect.

Before you pull out your hard earned cash for your dobak, white belt, and access to the greatest McDojo in town, it will behoove you to listen to Master Ken as he explains the finer points concerning exactly what is wrong about every single belief you have and take into account his interaction with Pencak Silat master Fred Mastro.

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Jacob C. Stevens is a lifelong athlete and cerebral martial arts enthusiast who is also skilled in the art of linguistic manipulation, his published work, Afterthoughts and Handgrenades, can be found here…