Tags: #🧩 #📜 References: Quellen: [[SSBD]] --- Wir trainieren Silat – aber was heisst das eigentlich? Auf unserem Weg ins Silat Suffian versuchten wir, ähnlich zu trainieren, wie Maul es von seinem Grossvater gelernt hat und wie die damals namenlose Kunst früher in dieser Gruppe weitergegeben wurde. Auch wenn wir heute nicht mehr Teil des Silat Suffian sind, gelten einige Prinzipien für uns auch weiterhin: Die heutigen Praktizierenden stecken aber meist nicht mehr als ein paar Stunden pro Woche in die Kunst, und sie sind auch nicht unmittelbar vom Angriff eines feindlichen Dorfes bedroht. Die meisten sind nicht kampferprobt. Im Allgemeinen entwickelt jede und jeder einen eigenen, persönlichen Stil. Dieser Stil ist eine Kombination aus den trainierten Techniken und Prinzipien, den eigenen körperlichen Fähigkeiten und Grenzen und schliesslich den eigenen Vorlieben und Abneigungen. Auch wenn man durch das Training 10 verschiedene Schläge «kennt», nutzt man in einer gefährlichen Situation vielleicht nur 2 oder 3 – weil Kopf und Körper abrufen, was für einen funktioniert und was im Training «Spass» gemacht hat und wirksam war. "Dont practice what you are good at, practice the movements which you are bad in doing. Keep practicing until you cant get it wrong. A reminder to myself, because I keep forgetting what practice means." "It is the person who is the conduit and he or she will helps blossom the art" ## Warum Silat lernen? Kommentar aus Malaysia unter einem YouTube-Video: > Marc, you bring up excellent points, and a great question. Why indeed? First of all, allow me to agree with you. Silat is difficult. It is difficult both to learn and propagate. I'm in Malaysia - which, together with Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines is the cradle of silat - and even here silat is not as popular as taekwondo, karate and judo. This is especially true in elementary and secondary schools, which are the main recruiting grounds of physical and sports associations. One of the reasons for silat's non-popularity is that it's difficult. As you know, there are many styles of silat. In general, the more difficult the training, the less popular a silat style is. Silat Gayong, the one I'm particularly fond of, is one of the hardest, and it is relatively difficult to get people who to commit to it. It is extremely demanding. You start with a blank belt, and to get to the first belt, which is white, you need to be able to do basic strikes as well as rolling forward and backward, and kick up. From there it actually gets harder. To progress to the next belt, you have to beat one opponent, another belt 2 opponents, another belt 3 opponents, and so on. And you get demonstrated on and on, much like Maul does with his students, but often harder. It's blessedly painful. And yes, the jurus can be very complicated and difficult to remember. So why learn silat? Like you said, we could go our entire lives without a fight, and there are other, easier styles to learn. Personally, I learn silat because it's my heritage. I am Malay, and silat is a Malay art. I'm proud of it, and want to see it perpetuated. Having said that though, I believe it is one of the best martial arts around. It is a true art of war, and you can see the truth of this in the viciousness of its moves. Someone who is proficient in silat is rightfully self confident. About not getting into fights, sometimes I wonder, do we really not get into fights, or do we just find ways to hide from the problem altogether? Are conflicts completely absent from our lives, or have we just been turning a blind eye to a wrong we could have righted? In short, silat is difficult to learn and is hard on the body, yet I still love it. I will continue to learn it, and have my children learn it as well. Why? Well, maybe because I just believe in it. Not everybody feels like this, though. And you're right, Marc. Even if you love it, sometimes the body just cannot keep up. To each their own. I wish you all the best, Marc, and I hope you will find the strength to continue "bersilat" (do silat) as long as you can. Peace. Quelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdSVtBE-fH8