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This 3 tape seminar series is on the various aspects and interpretations of silat technique and theory and led by Pendekar William De Thouars aka "Uncle Bill" and seven of his students.
De Thouars is known for his silat but he also incorporates concepts from Chinese internal systems, which pop up throughout the tape.
Okay, this is long one. Get some coffee.
My only real complaint is with the sound, as I really couldn't hear the names of all the instructors, so I apologize for any errors.
Throughout the tape there is footage of attendees doing drills, the most educational were on tape 2 and 3. Tape 2 had one person show the wrong way to perform a leg lock, another showed that a body hit a body hit or enough body hits can cause a knockout. Tape 3 showed a spinning technique that would be hard for a big man to pull off.
Tape 1 (2 hrs.)
Monkey Boxing Entries, Djuru Satu form and applications
"Wag Waga" form and UFC Style sparring
Relaxation concepts for the street and forms
Silat entries/targeting concept
Monkey Boxing has 15 entries against punches, 6 vs grabs and shoves, as well as defenses against grabs and bear hugs. Stewart Lauper covers the "Wag Waga" (that's what I heard) form then has students spar with UFC rules for 13 rounds. Lauper and his assistant have good boxing ringmanship and dominate everyone on the ground. One participant decides to go with the Monkey Boxing structure and
gets a few hits in as well but it'll look sloppy to most folks. Lauper really emphasized balance in training and that doing a few rounds in the ring helps train the internal aspect.
Dr. Andre Knust Graichen, a chiropractor by trade went over relaxation and centering concepts, spinal alignment, and introduced 3 body impact drills ala ROSS. Good internal concepts overall. Luz Pena from Mexico is next demonstrating entries, takedowns, and targeting
concepts. He admits his English isnt' great but his technique is clear and damn fast. There's also some miscellaneous footage (arm conditioning drill, a fan form).
Tape 2 (2 hrs.)
Djuru Satu II (4 applications against a punch, 1 drill)
Internal Breathing Exercises (3) and Monkey Rolls
Monkey Boxing II (14 defenses against grabs, punches, kicks)
Freestyle fighting/Rock N Roll Prison Jujutsu
Djuru 2 from Serak Silat
Shaolin Strength Exercises
Wu Style Tai Chi Form
Djuru Satu applications with Chuck Stahman had an interesting concept; that you can stick against a jab on the return. It's possible, but I wouldn't try it. Breathing exercises and monkey rolls
was next, some standard Tai Chi exercises (good stuff if you done it) and using rolls as a counter throw. Uncle Bill comes up and demonstrates more Monkey Boxing showing a defense against a sucker punch to the side and wild swing in addition to other attacks. He has each instructor demonstrate their defenses against wild swings,
to show the variations in technique.
Freestyle fighting/Rock N Roll Prison Jujutsu had a lot of mixed moves and if you're a Matt Thorton/Dogbrothers/Rene Latosa fan, you'll like John Painter. The section starts with the slap strike ala Systema, a low charging side kick from Savate and Wing Chun,
shoulder rams, short distance palm strikes, clinch entries, BJJ defense against a guillotine choke, a rolling shin throw, armbar from the mount and from the ground. Two things make this section unique; a real painful version of a cross gi grab and a different version of an outside Silat entry. There's also a lot of subtle transitions between positions, adding kicks and nerve strikes to compound joint locks, and the "fluctuating" concept (sudden moves to tighten a lock/choke)
Dr. KnustGraichen is back for the Djuru 2 form applications from Serak Silat and explains how to recover from a position of weakness. The blade applications of the form, targeting and a few other tidbits came after. Honestly, this was my favorite part of the tape, I just wish we could've seen the Dr. move at full speed.
Stewart Lauper is next demonstrating a Silat form with his assistant before going into Shaolin Exercises for Courage and Strength aka gut punch drills. Frank Broadhead, unofficial emcee, taught a Wu Style Tai Chi Form he learned from B.K. Frantzis, discussing planes of motion, rooting, sinking, and the health benefits.
Tape 3 (43 min)
The Rules of Wrist Locks (3 rules, Silat version of a comealong)
Internal Form (5 defenses against punches, roundhouse kicks)
Kuntao Form (2 forms, 3 defenses against punches)
Monkey Boxing III (5 defenses against punches, kicks, 2 short forms)
Bear Roberts covers the Wrist Locks section, showing an intersting version of a comealong and the finishes, which is always good to know. Chuck Stahman is back, covering an Internal Form, I wasn't sure
if it's a purely Silat, Chinese Art, or Mixed form. Trickier still is that with Chinese forms, you'll see the same concepts from sister arts. Anyhow, Stahman showed a nasty wristlock with lots of potential if you can get it down. He also breaks down part of the form into 2 small sections. Lightning Luz Pena is next demonstrating some real dynamic (read short, spinning moves) forms with a lot more emphasis on throwing, spinning moves near ground level. Some parts are fancy and best for a short person as one of the larger attendees had a harder time pulling off a spin sequence. Uncle Bill takes the last section showing more on Monkey Boxing and talked a little about targeting. In between the Monkey Boxing entries, Bear Roberts and Stewart Lauper demonstrate some forms before Uncle Bill continues.
At 65, Uncle Bill has got his deflections and entries down, doing an inclusion punch that had to be seen in slow mo to be appreciated.
Tape 1 goes well with most silat and internal arts material, tape 2's freestyle fighting has overlap to SBG, Dog Brothers, Latosa Escrima material, E. Jafri's material blends with Dr. KnustGraichen's section. Tape 3 goes well with ROSS material and to a lesser extent K. Worden's Ultimate Streetfighter/Renegade JKD.
On a personal note, this is the longest video I've done since my first review aka The Dan Inosanto Film Festival.
____________________________________________
The preceding review does not reflect the views of the owners of this site. As always, books and/or videos are not a substitute for
actual hands on instruction by a certified instructor.
Alternate review at http://www.eurekainternalarts.com
This 3 tape seminar series is on the various aspects and interpretations of silat technique and theory and led by Pendekar William De Thouars aka "Uncle Bill" and seven of his students.
De Thouars is known for his silat but he also incorporates concepts from Chinese internal systems, which pop up throughout the tape.
Okay, this is long one. Get some coffee.
My only real complaint is with the sound, as I really couldn't hear the names of all the instructors, so I apologize for any errors.
Throughout the tape there is footage of attendees doing drills, the most educational were on tape 2 and 3. Tape 2 had one person show the wrong way to perform a leg lock, another showed that a body hit a body hit or enough body hits can cause a knockout. Tape 3 showed a spinning technique that would be hard for a big man to pull off.
Tape 1 (2 hrs.)
Monkey Boxing Entries, Djuru Satu form and applications
"Wag Waga" form and UFC Style sparring
Relaxation concepts for the street and forms
Silat entries/targeting concept
Monkey Boxing has 15 entries against punches, 6 vs grabs and shoves, as well as defenses against grabs and bear hugs. Stewart Lauper covers the "Wag Waga" (that's what I heard) form then has students spar with UFC rules for 13 rounds. Lauper and his assistant have good boxing ringmanship and dominate everyone on the ground. One participant decides to go with the Monkey Boxing structure and
gets a few hits in as well but it'll look sloppy to most folks. Lauper really emphasized balance in training and that doing a few rounds in the ring helps train the internal aspect.
Dr. Andre Knust Graichen, a chiropractor by trade went over relaxation and centering concepts, spinal alignment, and introduced 3 body impact drills ala ROSS. Good internal concepts overall. Luz Pena from Mexico is next demonstrating entries, takedowns, and targeting
concepts. He admits his English isnt' great but his technique is clear and damn fast. There's also some miscellaneous footage (arm conditioning drill, a fan form).
Tape 2 (2 hrs.)
Djuru Satu II (4 applications against a punch, 1 drill)
Internal Breathing Exercises (3) and Monkey Rolls
Monkey Boxing II (14 defenses against grabs, punches, kicks)
Freestyle fighting/Rock N Roll Prison Jujutsu
Djuru 2 from Serak Silat
Shaolin Strength Exercises
Wu Style Tai Chi Form
Djuru Satu applications with Chuck Stahman had an interesting concept; that you can stick against a jab on the return. It's possible, but I wouldn't try it. Breathing exercises and monkey rolls
was next, some standard Tai Chi exercises (good stuff if you done it) and using rolls as a counter throw. Uncle Bill comes up and demonstrates more Monkey Boxing showing a defense against a sucker punch to the side and wild swing in addition to other attacks. He has each instructor demonstrate their defenses against wild swings,
to show the variations in technique.
Freestyle fighting/Rock N Roll Prison Jujutsu had a lot of mixed moves and if you're a Matt Thorton/Dogbrothers/Rene Latosa fan, you'll like John Painter. The section starts with the slap strike ala Systema, a low charging side kick from Savate and Wing Chun,
shoulder rams, short distance palm strikes, clinch entries, BJJ defense against a guillotine choke, a rolling shin throw, armbar from the mount and from the ground. Two things make this section unique; a real painful version of a cross gi grab and a different version of an outside Silat entry. There's also a lot of subtle transitions between positions, adding kicks and nerve strikes to compound joint locks, and the "fluctuating" concept (sudden moves to tighten a lock/choke)
Dr. KnustGraichen is back for the Djuru 2 form applications from Serak Silat and explains how to recover from a position of weakness. The blade applications of the form, targeting and a few other tidbits came after. Honestly, this was my favorite part of the tape, I just wish we could've seen the Dr. move at full speed.
Stewart Lauper is next demonstrating a Silat form with his assistant before going into Shaolin Exercises for Courage and Strength aka gut punch drills. Frank Broadhead, unofficial emcee, taught a Wu Style Tai Chi Form he learned from B.K. Frantzis, discussing planes of motion, rooting, sinking, and the health benefits.
Tape 3 (43 min)
The Rules of Wrist Locks (3 rules, Silat version of a comealong)
Internal Form (5 defenses against punches, roundhouse kicks)
Kuntao Form (2 forms, 3 defenses against punches)
Monkey Boxing III (5 defenses against punches, kicks, 2 short forms)
Bear Roberts covers the Wrist Locks section, showing an intersting version of a comealong and the finishes, which is always good to know. Chuck Stahman is back, covering an Internal Form, I wasn't sure
if it's a purely Silat, Chinese Art, or Mixed form. Trickier still is that with Chinese forms, you'll see the same concepts from sister arts. Anyhow, Stahman showed a nasty wristlock with lots of potential if you can get it down. He also breaks down part of the form into 2 small sections. Lightning Luz Pena is next demonstrating some real dynamic (read short, spinning moves) forms with a lot more emphasis on throwing, spinning moves near ground level. Some parts are fancy and best for a short person as one of the larger attendees had a harder time pulling off a spin sequence. Uncle Bill takes the last section showing more on Monkey Boxing and talked a little about targeting. In between the Monkey Boxing entries, Bear Roberts and Stewart Lauper demonstrate some forms before Uncle Bill continues.
At 65, Uncle Bill has got his deflections and entries down, doing an inclusion punch that had to be seen in slow mo to be appreciated.
Tape 1 goes well with most silat and internal arts material, tape 2's freestyle fighting has overlap to SBG, Dog Brothers, Latosa Escrima material, E. Jafri's material blends with Dr. KnustGraichen's section. Tape 3 goes well with ROSS material and to a lesser extent K. Worden's Ultimate Streetfighter/Renegade JKD.
On a personal note, this is the longest video I've done since my first review aka The Dan Inosanto Film Festival.
____________________________________________
The preceding review does not reflect the views of the owners of this site. As always, books and/or videos are not a substitute for
actual hands on instruction by a certified instructor.