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The last two days of the Brunei International Intensive Training Camp focused on the art of Cakak. A highly stylized and somewhat ritual form of Silat, specific to Brunei, Cakak promotes technical exploration of the many potential refrences that can occur in silat fighting. I think anyone who is truly interested in the culture of
Three more days have passed and we have had some amazing training to show for it. Our mornings start at around 7am when we get up to find breakfast around the hotel. There are several options but i keep going back to the local spot for a traditional breakfast, Roti Telur, basically egg roti with
It would be an oversight to say that there was no training for the past two days, I feel that on this trip that the activities of this time were very significant to our understanding of Bruneian Martial Arts. The group packed up and traveled to the water village where we had an hour to
There are several reasons I prioritize training opportunities with Maul Mornie. First is the thing that drew me to SSBD silat in the first place. The movement, crisp and clean, with dramatic affect and undeniable precision. The reason I keep coming back is that the man has excellent character and it shines through
This evening we went in two busses to visit the home of the president (in yellow) of Bruni Silat Cakak, the offical martial art of Brunei. As it was the last time I was here, this was a general introduction to the art and a welcome to the participants of this year’s camp. The introduction
A big thank you to Mike Phamine for his guidance in our SBL classes this Sunday, the last class at ZAMA for 2018. I possess one of the greatest stations in martial arts, as a director of Fighting Arts Collective and the founding instructor at ZAMA, i get to take on completely new martial arts.
Wishing all of my students, current and alumni all the best that the New Year has to offer. This year begins with the senior students, apprentices and full instructors running the place for 40 days, until I get back from SE Asia with advancements in Silat and FMA. This is going to be an interesting
Last year I reached for skills in the area of my swordplay and in particular, to my Filipino Martial Arts roots. I carried on chasing my Silat skills and continued practicing the foundational skills of JKD. Many things changed last year, there were loses, but also major improvements in my understandings and skills. One of the
Maul Mornie An invitation to teach and share at the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts My martial art study has been anchored around the teachings of Guro Dan Inosanto. It has been this way for me because, he is the person that Bruce Lee named to carry on the teaching of Jeet Kune Do, its movements, concepts and