25 January 2024

When We Are Allowed To Hit Someone?

As self defense practitioner, there are 4 situations where we are allowed to hit someone:

1. When someone trying to attack us or touching our body.

2. When someone trying to touching, stealing or sabotage our private belongings.

3. When someone trespassing our private area without permission.

4. When someone being attacked and need our help (good person only, we never help bad person).


24 January 2024

How To Stopping A Fight

Stopping a fight is mandatory skill that must be mastered by all fighting sport trainers and referees.

Sometimes, the fighters can't / won't listen your command, so you must stop the fight and separating both fighters using direct force (personally, i was also can't listen the referee several times because the tournament venues are too noisy).

Silat

Southeast Asian fighting style created by Malay warriors in 14th century.

Silat was not created by a single person only, it evolved as an indigenous martial art developed over centuries by the ancient peoples of Malay Archipelago for self defense and warfare.



Beipai Kungfu

Beipai Kungfu (北派功夫) / Kuoshu (國術) is an ancient Northern Chinese martial art created before Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC).

It is said that the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) who ascended to power in 2698 BC, introduced the earliest systematized fighting style in China.



Adimurai

Indian fighting style also known as Musti Yuddha and Adithada.

Created by the ancient Siddhars/masters of southern India, the earliest references to Musti Yuddha also come from various classical literatures compiled in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.



Karate

Karate (空手) is a Southern Japanese (Ryukyu Kingdom) fighting style created in 17th century.

Developed from Chinese Kungfu (功夫) brought from by Ryukyuan students to Southern Japan.



Jeet Kune Do

Jeet Kune Do (截拳道) is a modern Kungfu style created by Bruce Lee (Lee Jun Fan) in 1967.

Bruce Lee combine various martial arts into his new fighting style.



Greek Boxing

Ancient Greek fighting style also known as Pygmachia (Greek), Pugilatus (Roman), Mulakima (Arabic) and Loh Mushti (Punjabi).

Further archaeological evidence appears in the Bronze Age Akrotiri fresco known as the "Boxing Boys", which depicts two Minoan youths dueling with belts and Boxing gloves.