Terms in Pencak Silat

Thursday, March 3, 2011
Attitudes and Motion
Pencak silat is a system which consists of the attitude (position) and movement (movement). When a fighter moves when fighting, attitudes and movements change with the change in the opposite positions on an ongoing basis. Soon after discovering weaknesses the opponent's defense, then the fighters will try to beat your opponent with a quick attack.

Step
Characteristic of the Silat is the use of steps. This step is important in martial arts game is good and right. There's some recognizable pattern of steps, for example, step three and step four.

Techniques or 'kembang'
Pencak Silat has a lot of kinds of defensive and attacking techniques. Traditionally the term of this technique can be likened to the 'kembang'. Ordinary fighter uses hands, elbows, arms, legs, knees and feet in attack. Common techniques including kicks, punches, block, sweep, locking, throwing, holding, broke the bone joints, and others.
"jurus"
Fighters practice moves. Kick is a series of basic movements for upper and lower body, which is used as a guide to mastering the use of advanced techniques of martial arts (kembang), the time taken to exercise singly or in pairs. The use of steps, or small movements of the body, teaches the use of setting foot. When combined, that's barely Association, or the flow throughout the body.

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