My Badger Attack E and Pentjak Silat Serak

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For about four months now I have been studying Pentjak Silat Serak under Pak Victor de Thours. It is a very in-tight weapons system which is essentially grappling with knives and sticks. Pak Vic teached this system to Guru Dan Inosanto.

Since it is such a close system, it seems that the blade of preference is usually something no more than four or five inches, so that you can get in tight, wrap up your opponent and cut his throat. The neck is the main target in this system.

A couple months ago, Pak Vic showed me a knife he called his "rock and roll knife." It was roughly the same size as a Badger Attack.
So this afternoon I had the opportunity to take my Badger Attack into the studio and show it off. It garnered very high praise from all present, including Pak Vic. He held it for a while and rolled it over in his hand and said, "This is a rock and roll knife." He was very impressed by it, to say the least.

It felt great working the knife jurus with this blade. At the end of class, one of the teachers said, "You realize, when you get to the higher levels you start using two weapons, one in each hand." He didn't elaborate, but I am now planning on another Badger Attack down the road. The knife balances perfectly for this system. I am fast falling in love with this blade.
 
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Good to see a brother in the arts that apreciates Busses.

In Hormat,

Bill Maniotes
Student of Kuntao-Silat de Thouars
 
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Did they give specific reasons why they liked the Badger? (ie. weight, grip, feel in the hand)

Just curious ;):D
 
Copis: How long have you studied the system? This is the first weapons system (aside from shooting) that I've studied. It's awesome. Who do you train with?

Eric: These guys are around blades of all shapes and sizes all day long. They took one look at it (some from afar, even) and knew it was quality through and through. They all held it and liked the feel of it. The size is ideal for the type of fighting that Silat Serak teaches. In tight. For example, say in Brazilian jiu-jitsu you have a guy in a guillotine and are trying to choke him out form stand up position. A Silat Serak player will take that position, wrap up his opponents head, and cut the throat. They like hide their blades, too, and this is an ideal size for it.

Busses rock.
 
...if they liked the Badger E, what would they have thought about a straight handled 5/16" Badger Attack.

That is really alot of knife!
 
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I train with Guru Keith Moffet and Bapak Willem deThouars. I have been there for almost 2 years. I LOVE IT.

The Badger is one of my favorites.

On another note, I think the VDT academy crowd can move BEATIFULLY with any Busse (big, small, old, new, 3/16, 4/16) Don't you agree?


In Hormat,

Bill Maniotes
 
You are right. They'd probably do well with all the sizes. I see all sizes of blades in there, but so far we have worked mainly with the small blade and stick. I am just a beginner, and thus far I have only seen a tiny portion of the art. I'll bet they'd flip out if I walked in with a triple ground Battle Mistress. That's next on my list.;)

Best wishes.
 
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Thanks for the info.

I handle knives all day also;), and I like my Badger too ;):D:D
(of course I handle them for fun)
 
Eric: I hope you didn't take my statement as being condescending. I did not mean it to be.

I am fairly new to the world of knives; newer yet to the world of the martial use of knives. The guys that I showed it to live and breath knives, so when they came around oohing and aahing over this fine blade, it made me very satisfied to say the least. Pak Vic probably oohed and aahed the most. They all liked the feel, balance and weight.

The irony is that when I bought the blade last weekend it never even crossed my mind to use it for Silat Serak. My intent was to keep it on my belt when I rip up a wooden patio in the near future. The knife just felt right in my hand. Maybe subconsciously it felt "right" because of my limited experience in Silat Serak. I don't know. But it's perfect for this system. When I told the guys that I planned to rip up a patio with it, some were mildly horrified. "You're going to do that to such a nice knife?!?" :eek:
 
Serak is ENDLESS and we are all beginers. As I learn, I realize how much I dont know...

The Badger is a great knife. A great knife works like an extension of your body. The jurus are forms that train natural movement into your muscle memory. The movements and the Badger share one thing. They are NATURAL. They become one.

Oh man! somebody please tell me to shut up because i am confusing myself...


In Hormat,

Bill Maniotes
 
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Don't worry I didn't take your statement as Condescending, it will take more than that to offend me ;):D

Glad you like the Badger, it is definitely my most loved Busse(which I'm sure you already know ;))

And if there is one thing I KNOW the BA will come in very handy when ripping up a deck. I've used mine for exactly the same thing. It has helped me in many the remodeling job and is soon going to undertake destruction of a Bar :eek:
 
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