Muay Thai

Muay Thai, or the “Art of 8 limbs” is a martial art originally from Thailand. Muay Thai incorporates kicks, punches, elbows, knees, and clinching into its technique base.

Students attending the Muay Thai class will first learn basic footwork and proper form for different techniques. They will be taught how to properly hold and use equipment such as thai pads and focus mitts. As their skills progress, they will be taught combinations and counters that combine basic attacks and defense of Muay Thai and shown how to apply these in a non-rehearsed manner.

A new student can expect the general format of a Muay Thai class to be:

  1. Shadow Boxing

  2. Solo and two-person drills

  3. Solo bag work

  4. Two-person pad work sets

  5. Sparring and Clinch drills

Equipment Needed:

  1. Boxing Gloves

  2. Shin Guards

  3. Mouth Piece

  4. Cup (for men)

Suggested Equipment:

  1. Belly pad

  2. Bag Gloves

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Indonesian Silat

Silat is a general term primarily used for martial arts that originate from Indonesia and Malaysia. Our Indonesian Silat program focuses on arts from West Java and Western Sumatra. These arts are:

  1. Silek Harimau Minangkabau

  2. Pencak Silat Mande Muda

  3. Silat Buka Lingkaran

Each of these arts allow students to explore a variety of combative situations (armed and unarmed) and find the techniques which will work for the individual student.

A new student can expect the general format of an Indonesian Silat class to be:

  1. Posture combination (Kuda Kuda Kombanasi)

  2. Footwork (Langkah)

  3. Striking Drills (Pukulan)

  4. Self-Defense Application (Bela Diri)

Silat focuses on evasion, angling, and footwork. These attributes are taught through various kuda, or postures. These postures are linked together teaching students how to strike, lock, and control and opponent effectively. This class incorporates traditional training methodologies such as jurus (single-person forms ), langkah (footwork), and kembangan (forms ), but shows students how these can be applied to modern times.

Equipment Needed:

  1. Workout clothing

Suggested Equipment:

  1. Sarong

  2. Ikat

  3. Training Kerambit

  4. Training Knife

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Pekiti Tirsia Kali

Pekiti Tirsia Kali (PTK) originates from the central Philippines. PTK focuses on primarily weapon application and secondary empty hand techniques. This martial art integrates edged, impact, and flexible weaponry, giving the practitioner a wide understanding of standard and improvised weapons. PTK also incorporates pangamut (empty hand) and dumog (controlling/grappling techniques). PTK is recognized by the Royal Philippine Marines and actively taught to their soldiers today.

A new student can expect the general format of a Pekiti Tirsia Kali class to be:

  1. Footwork

  2. Stick Striking conditioning

  3. Functional Drills

  4. Flow drills

  5. Application

Student who attend the PTK class will first learn basic footwork patterns, which will be the foundation for application of PTK techniques. Then, students learn the proper way to hold their impact or edged weapon, along with basic angles of attack. As training progresses, various function and flow drills will be introduced, giving the students a chance to sharpen their skill and start applying their techniques. Lastly, sparring is introduces, allowing the students to further explore concepts such as range, footwork, and timing.

Equipment needed:

  1. Two rattan sticks

  2. Two training knives

Suggested Equipment:

  1. Sarong

  2. Training Kerambit

  3. Padded Sticks

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