Felix Valencia returns to Ireland 2009

Felix Valencia will be returning to Ireland this year, in a follow up to last year great Introductory Seminar. The seminar is open to all, and places are limited to accommadate quality learning, so if you're interested in attending reserved your place early.

Felix Valencia Seminar
Sat 4th July / Sun 5th July 11am - 4pm Both days
Firhouse Sports and Community Center, Dublin 24
Advance Booking : €70 - 1 Day / €110 - Both Days
At the Door : €85 - 1 Day / €140 - Both Days
Group Discounts Available

ATTN: Bring your focus mitts, thai pads, kali sticks, practice knives, protective gear, eye protection.




Background on Felix
In his twenties, Felix became known as “Edgar’s Brawler” in full contact knife/stick matches. Felix is undefeated in the famous Dog Brothers full contact stick/knife fighting matches. Now retired from fighting, Felix continues to train fighters for full contact fights and recently two of his students fought at the Dog Brothers match and were undefeated. Felix is also a two time inductee into the Filipino Martial Arts Hall of Fame and was recently inducted into the Karate Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He is the founder of “Defensive Edge” which is an organization dedicated to training law enforcement and civilian personnel in high risk positions (pilots, security screeners and other non-enforcement personnel) in defensive techniques from edged weapons.
Felix has become known in the military and law enforcement agencies as one of the premier, most sought after instructors in close quarters weapons instruction. Felix has trained some of America’s elite, including
• CIA
• FBI
• U.S. Marshalls
• LAPD
• SWAT
• and numerous other agencies around the countr. He is a certified Close Quarters Battle instructor with the Police Combative Training Academy in Arizona. In addition, Felix has taught at a number of tactical weapon schools, including the FARM in Utah, Blackwater in North Carolina, Frontsight in Nevada and HALO in California. As a result of this, Guru Felix has become one of the few martial artists to earn a reputation in both the martial arts and law enforcement communities as one of the most versatile and effective martial artists alive.This 2 day seminar is a rare opportunity to train with this true legend in the martial arts. Drawing from his extensive background in Pencak Silat, Lameco Eskrima, Muay Thai, Shooto, Wrestling/Boxing, BJJ and Hawaiian Lua, Valencia presents an intensive program that includes all phases of edged-weapon tactics. The topics to be covered will include:• Long-range knife / stick tactics• Medium-range knife stick tactics• Knife fighting in the clinch• Knife / stick grappling• Empty-hand against knife / stick• Contact-distance knife / stick defenses• Weapon sparring tactics• Hard-core empty-hand fightingATTN: Bring your focus mitts, thai pads, kali sticks, practice knives, protective gear, eye protection.

Valencia Lameco Eskrima classes are currently held Saturday mornings 10am at the Fitness Dock Gym Camden Street D2 Contact Liam 087 9956569 / e-mail guruliam@hotmail.com to book a place at the classes or seminar.

Website Revamp

We going to revamp and bring our website up to date, during April. So over the next few weeks, if you have any ideals off what you would like to see on the website, or features which we can add, please let me know. The website belongs to the members of the club, so let us know what you would like.

Student Promotion for Spring 2009

From 1st March to 30th April if you introduce a friend to the art and they take out the intro package, than you will received discount on your Summer Term 1st May - 31st July. The following is the rate of discount.

Introduce -

1 New student - 15% Discount of Summer Term

3 New Students - 50% Discount of Summer Term

5 New Students - 100% Discount of Summer Term

The Students who introduced the most new friends over the next two months will received as a prize an invitation to train privately with Guru Felix Valencia on his next visit to Ireland in July. This is a terrific opportunity to train personally with one of the World top Combat Instructors . If you need any posters, flyers , cards etc.. or if you any ideals you like to talk to me on, let me know.

Liam

Silat Internal Workshop : Level 1

Silat Internal Workshop : Level 1

Silat Internal Workshop Level 1
Sunday 8th March '09,
12pm - 3.30pm - Blanchardstown, Dublin.
Course Fees €60 (€40 for C.S.I Members) Maximum 24 places. Due to demand & limited space - Pre Booking Essential to secure Place!

An introduction to Internal Silat Training. This is the first in a series of workshops, which will explore the internal aspects of Silat. Silat is an art form that links mind, body and soul. The internal aspects are the fuel which develops and explodes the physical art form. The Tenaga Dalam is the life fuel of the silat warrior.

Topics to be cover
Inner Power Development
Understanding the code of the Jurus,
Developing elemental energy,
Power Postures,
Introduction to the Circle of Creation,
Accumulating and Storage of Energy,
Developing and controlling animal mannerisms.
This workshop is open to all.
For more details contact guruliam@hotmail.com or phone 087 9956569
All students who complete the course will received a
Silat Internal Level 1 Certificate

Willy Wetzel

A number of my students have asked me, where are system was born from, and this excellent online article by Guru Eddie Ivester gives a good detail of the foundation from where we come from, and respect should be given to the Masters and Teachers who give us this art, and who dedicated their lives in teaching others. Hopefully one day we can honour them, by passing this beautiful art on to the next generation.

Willy Wetzel:William “Willy” John Christopher Wetzel was born on January 23, 1921 in the village of Loemadjang, Java, Indonesia, and he passed away on March 17, 1975 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States.Willy Wetzel was part Indonesian & Dutch and was born & raised in Indonesia and could speak three Indonesian languages. Monk Huang Wu Wen was hired by the Dutch secret service to locate rebel forces wishing to overthrow the Dutch government in Indonesia. Huang's cover was as a tea merchant and probably adopted the name Oei Kem Boen for his cover. Oei Kem Boen met Willy Wetzel when he was 9 years old and because of Willy's language skills and being a child from Java he recruited him to help locate secret rebel training camps in and around Java in return for fighting lessons. At age 14 Willy asked Monk Boen to teach him everything he knew about fighting so he could become a master like Monk Boen. At age 17 during WW II Willy served as a member of the Royal Dutch Indonesian Army and then was recruited into the Dutch Secret Service where he was assigned to locate leaders of rebel factions. It is said that Willy was in fact an assassin for the Secret Service and assigned to eliminate the leaders of the rebel factions that he located.Willy traveled throughout Indonesia undercover as a Pentjak Silat historian and as such he learned many different styles of Indonesian Fighting Arts from all over the Malay Peninsula. It is believed that Willy knew hundreds of different Silat & Kuntao arts and thousands of different techniques as well as several Japanese fighting styles. In 1949 Willy moved to Holland and then in 1956 he immigrated to Vanport, PA. In 1960 Willy opened his and the first Indonesian martial arts school in the United States to the general public in Beaver falls, PA. He combined and synthesized all of the fighting arts that he had learned into a new system and called his new system Poekoelan Tjimindie Chuan Fa.

Poekoelan Tjimindie:Poekoelan Tjimindie is a "Broken Mirror" system this means many styles woven into one. In the tradition of Willy you are not bound or restricted to any one style or form, rather you are free and encouraged to seek and adapt what is right for you and discard the rest. Poekoelan Tjimindie is taught and employed as the natural system and the students are eventually trained mentally to use their fighting/self-defense instinctively by accomplishing several moves at once without having to consciously plan each move and this is accomplished by not just learning a fixed set pattern or sequence of movements but creating their own Kembangan (flower dance/form) also known as the "Crawl" by Poekoelan Tjimindie practitioners.Poekoelan Tjimindie is a varied art composed of a wide range of animal postures and movements inspired by the Bingatang Ampat or 4 animals; the Tiger, Snake, Crane & Monkey. Animal mannerisms were included in Poekoelan Tjimindie because they increase human actions thus bringing to them a much wider range of technique possibilities and applications. Students learn to defend themselves from any position standing or on the ground. Striking, takedowns, weapons defenses and joint locks are all used and students learn the art through both structured forms and free fighting.

1. Tiger (Matjanan) the Indonesian tiger’s grounded movement leads to the three-limbed fighting style of Harimau. The surprising but deadly moves of Matjanan Tiengie- Leaping Tiger challenge practitioners to move quickly up from the grounded positions to attack either standing or grounded opponents with ripping motions, sweeps, springing shears or scissors, rolling elbows and knees. The Chinese tiger form uses open hands with extended fingers to claw or rip at vital targets. The method is to hit or place with the palm to the target, then grab and pull.

2. Crane (Blekok) the Indonesian fluid White Crane, erratic moods of the Mad Crane and the quieter more deadly moves of the Lazy Crane, various fist blows and parrying movements as well as balance, stability from the agile movement of the crane, aerial and multiple kicking techniques, long range striking and the ability to strike from a one legged position are adapted from this animal. The Chinese Crane style uses low to high one-legged body positions with turns. Every second or third move begins in a crane position, with a retreat covered by open hand parries, then follows with attacks or counterattacks. Kicks are delivered from high to low. The head rotates in all directions to watch for any oncoming attackers, providing a circle defense.

3. Monkey (Monyet) Indonesian monkey uses grounded stances, acrobatic movements, parries, grabbing, pounding fists, medium height positions, crawl, low movements, rolls, jumping and leaping with its playful energy sets. Also the groundwork for the heavy effective moves of the powerful ape and the crazy antics of the drunken monkey are seen here. The monkey style from China is noted by its bent knee, wide leg positions with the body at a low height and arm movements that are circular with open hand parries, and closed hand grabs with palms down. Defensive body movements are side-to-side and forwards and backwards with dodging head movements and body rolls across the ground when needed.

4. Snake (Ular) Indonesian snake is recognized by the close foot positions and medium body height. Elbow-to-elbow distance is kept close to the body to protect the midsection from injury. By weaving the arms, body and legs during retreats and attacks the snake exponent appears to be giving in but immediately redirects the fight to his advantage. Advanced striking and wrapping techniques come from the Cobra and King Cobra.The snake style from China has fast multiple lightning strikes from any position, spiraling and weaving motions and short-range sweeping.In the Poekoelan Tjimindie style correct hitting is invisible and the striking weapons are camouflaged by foot & hand movements and always strike indirectly. The blow never starts or comes from the place the Poekoelan Tjimindie exponent is positioned from and never strikes the target it appears to be aimed toward. This deception is accomplished by having the arm or leg relaxed while on it's route of travel to the real intended target. In that way the same weapon can hit multiple targets without withdrawing and fools & confuses the opponent into blocking to protect a target that is not going to be hit. Poekoelan Tjimindie makes good use of the head for butting action with head on, side to side and rear strikes, which are effective in very close in-fighting situations. Along with head strikes the use of elbows and knees are employed in close quarter combat as well. Poekoelan Tjimindie is also an internal art where Chi Kung (breathing techniques) and meditation are developed for internal strength, focus, and healing.

Guru Grading Day 2009

Guru Grading Day for 2009 will be on Sunday 26th April and be Held in Dublin. All students who are grading for Guru status, need to have their registration forms in shortly. This is the only date in 2009 for Guru (Black Belt) Gradings.

Seminars Nottingham - London 2009

In late spring 2009, we be conducting workshops in Nottingham and London on Pukulan Cimande. If you're interested in attending any of these exciting workshops or would like to host workshops on Pukulan Cimande Silat than e mail guruliam@hotmail.com

Combat Silat Workshop : Letterkenny

Combat Silat Workshop

Sunday 15th Feb. 1pm - 4pm - €30 (Pre booking essential)

Letterkenny Sports Center

Co. Donegal

Guru Robert Scott will be teaching a Introductory workshop on the combat application of Silat. Training will cover Striking ( Kicks, Punches, Elbows, Knees) Grappling (Locking, Throwing, Sweeps) Groundfighting and weapon defences of Knife and Stick. For more details contact

Raymond Black ( Donegal Rep) 086 3272172 or email guruliam@hotmail.com

New Dvd's Now in Stock €25 (free postage in EU)

Pencak Silat - Vol 1 Langkah, Breathing Application
by Guru Cecep Arif Rahman - Syabandar Panglipur Style

This DVD focusus on basic and fundalmental Body Movements and Breathing

Pencak Silat - The Jungle Warrior

by Guru Syofyan Nadar - Sunua Bayang Style

Guru Nadar presents formidable techniques mainly from Sunua Bayang Style. All techniques of this DVD are shown by several different view angles so that you can understand and analyse each movement perfectly

Pencak Silat - Defence against Blade

Syofyan Nadar Pencak Silat expert, inspired by Harimau Singgalang (sumatra) presents in this DVD all the efficacy of his style in matter of Self Defence against Knives. You will learn more tha 80 ultra effective techniques, hand to hand or with a usual object

Pencak Silat Vol 2 - Lanka, Breathing & Applications

by Guru Cecep Arif Rahman

Syabandar Panglipur Style

Volume 2 Presents basic breathing techniques for extra physical strength. The Syabandar style focus on simple postures that allow you to achieve body-earth harmony.

Some of the members of Santovitae - Liffey Valley Silat who recently passes their first grading (white sash) alongside Guru Baharau Tony(far left) and Guru Baharau David (far right). Their club meets every Thursday 6pm and Sat 12.30pm

Valencia Lameco Eskrima

The next course in Valencia Lameco Eskrima will commence on Saturday 17th Jan 10am at the Fitness Dock Gym, Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2. This course is open to all.
The course will run for 5 weeks and the cost is €60. There is just 14 places available,if you interested in taking part email guruliam@hotmail.com or tel 087 9956569

Patience and Power - Python Mannerism Article

Sion- Marc has just written another great article on the Mannerisms that make up Pukulan Cimande. The article is call Patience and Power and is based on the Python Mannerism, one of two snake mannerisms that make up the Ular (Snake Section. Sion - Marc has a greta writing style and would advised anyone to have a read of his articles, which give a unique insight to animal mannerism. To read the article
www.pukulancimandeuk.blogspot.com or click the link on the sidebar. Sion Marc is our UK Representative

Happy New Year

I would like to thank all my Students and Representatives for their loyal support throughout the past year. This has been a very difficult year, for all of us as you all well know, and many changes needed to take place. Without you and my family continual support, I wouldn't have been able to help us achieved all that we did. We can now look forward to 2009, a year which hopefully will bring many great new exciting experiences, new friends, new developments and our continual growth, through our increasing expanding network of students and clubs. 2009 will be the year where we begin to experience the deep culture and richness that Silat has to offer directly and untainted from the heart and soul of the Motherland. Remember ! Without you this would not be possible and I proud to have been to given this opportunity to be your teacher and friend,

Best Wishes to all of you and your families. May 2009 be full of happiness, joy and blessings for all of you..

Liam

Grading results

Congratulation to the following students who passed their grading on Sunday 7th Dec . You all did yourself proud and I'm very please to have you as students. Good luck with your journey

Level 1 Bela Diri
1. Stephen Gargan 2. Darren Sheilds
3. Karina Andewzak 4. Mick Lawlor
5. Darren Geraghty 6. Cian Mc Guirk
7. Cormac O Leary 8. Colm Brady
9. Andy Adherne

Crane Mannerism
Silvija Tunkeviculte

Monkey Mannerism
1.Keith Lawless 2.Brian Dunne
3.Patrick Koeberl 4.Stephen Fortune
5.Kathleen Mc Cabe 6.Christopher O'Connor
7.Robin Maginn 8.Michael Lloyd
9.Trevor Bacon 10. Andrew Miller

A special thanks to Guru Baharau Tony who brought along his first set of students from his new Liffey Valley Club. All his students did very well.

silat combat buah

Some of the silat buahs that was taught at the December seminar. Buah are combination of grappling, striking and throwing techniques.

New Dvd's coming soon !!!

We will begin filming early in 2009 the first in a new series of Instructional Dvd's on Silat training. These will cover the syllabus in a modern easy to understand format than what was previously available. They will help support students in the class and across our network of students in Europe and America. We also plan to make furthur dvd's on Combat aspects of Pukulan Cimande such as the Keris, Kunjang, Staff etc.... Details of the launch dates for these dvd's will be posted soon...

Raja Naga Training

Broken Mirror Pattern - Each part of the body must be able to move and think on its own. One hand could be doing snake while the other is doing crane and the legs are in a macan position. At this stage the inner spirit dictates the movements.

Invisible Attackers - Move and imagine various attacks coming from multiple and different types of attacks. Move in all directions of circle of creation plus up and down, as well as the eight directions of the Lankah Sernang Laba Laba.

Stone Face - Blank expression with no emotion. This causes the attackers emotion to bounce back off and return to him as if it came straight back from a mirror. Can bring about great fear in the enemy.

Extreme Off Timing - Slow and fast movements combined with stomping and slapping and fast multiple blows with all body parts.

Animal Trance - Flows in and out of various animal trances and movements.

Naga Coiling

Naga Shields

Inside Naga Hitting

Fire and Claws

Falling Snake Strikes

Naga Extended Power Hitting

Weapons

Cabang (Siku Siku) - Similar to the Sai, but it has a wide sharpened blade in its center and a long skull crusher on its end. Represents all animals and elements, (Naga).

Keris - Indonesian sacred dagger.

How to get the most from your training sessions by Guru Baharau Jonathan O'Neill

When you take on any form of martial arts training you need to ask yourself why you are here?Are you here for self defence, socialising, or to learn the full traditional art or all.If your there to learn a bit of self-defence or to socialise then that's perfectly fine.But if your there to learn a traditional art like Pencak Silat there is no quick and easy route, and whether you succeed or fail is totally up to you, your Guru will show you the way but he can't walk the path for you. Your teacher (Guru) is there to give you his TIME, remember TIME is something you cannot get back.So how do you get the most from this valuable TIME your Guru is offering you? Read on...

IT'S UP TO YOU..As I have said before whether you succeed or fail it's up to you. You have the potential in you to become far more than you thought possible. So why then haven't you been doing something about it?Probably because no one has shown you your worth, your value and the hidden abilities in you.This is why the right Guru is important, he or she is there to help you develop your values and hidden abilities.GROW INTO IT remember you are learning new skills-learning is a process. It will gradually become part of you as you persist,and remain consistent (keep your training up regular and often).

MOTIVATION..Training starting to get stale?Some of you may already know that the problem is not GETTING motivated- it is STAYING motivated.Motivation comes either from outside sources or from within you.You have to learn to keep it as a well inside you that you will constantly be bubbling up to inspire & reinvigorate you when your other motivation hits a slump, REMEMBER your nervous system actually responds to your voice.Many people have "talked themselves" into health, out of sickness, by adopting this approach you can "talk yourself" into motivation by self encouragement.

MENTAL PREPARATION.At the start of each week set yourself some goals for your weekly training sessions, keep them small.It might be "I want to make sure my knees are bent and my stance is right" or " are my hands in the right position" now you have decided what you are aiming for, you can create the mental, emotional, and the physical environment most suited for reaching those goals. ALWAYS TRAIN POSITIVELY.Before you enter the training hall leave the events of the day or whatever emotional baggage at the door, and always try to start your training with a positive attitude. Remember ATTITUDE rather than APTITUDE, is the key ingredient for success. by keeping your goals small they will be easier to attain and the results will be alot more encouraging.

DON'T RUSH.Practices slowly at first don't speed up maybe because your training partner is faster, if you can't do it slowly then you can't do it fast. By practicing slowly first you are developing muscle memory and also the white twitch muscle fibers, these are the fibers that give us that explosive speed.Also when you are practicing slowly try to be aware of your body, learn to feel each movement with your whole body, try not to tense up, most people go through life completely oblivious to the way their bodies feel, learn to listen to your body.And last and most important, don't forget to ENJOY YOURSELF,
SMILE AND HAVE FUN.

Hope all this helps you get more from your training and life. Thank You.
Jon.

Combat Fighting Principles of Pukulan Cimande Combat

Our style of Cimande is based apon 11 Combat Fighting Principles, here is an overview of them.

PRINCIPLES OF DESTRUCTION

1. The principle of penetration (penetrating strikes and taking the opponents space)
2. The principle of continuous flow and camouflage (deception and stealth techniques)
3. The principle of adhesion (sticking blows, sticking to the opponent)
4. The principle of bamboo (the whip and ricochet hitting)
5. The principle of off timing - "Stealing the Awareness" (mental, visual, and auditory)
6. The principle of compacting (the secret of kilap and poison hand)
7. The principle of the thorn (impaling strikes using the elbows and knees)
8. The principle of decoying (which includes indirect vision and indirect hitting)
9. The principle of destruction - "Destroy or Get Out" (Joint, Muscle and Nerve Destruction)
10. The principle of body armor (positioning your body to protect yourself at all times)
11. The principle of trapping (foot trapping and trapping to produce breaks)

Combat Silat - Lameco Workshop : Dublin 2008

Combat Silat - Lameco Eskrima Workshop
Sunday 7th Dec
12.30pm - 4pm
Blanchardstown - Dublin
cost €45 advance / €55 At the door
Liam will be teaching the second level silat grappling, locking and groundfighting, along with 2nd phase of the Knife / Stick training which will focus on timing, footwork and understanding combat ranges. Workshop is open to all. To book contact Liam 087 9956569

seminar

December seminar €45.00