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Fighting Arts of Indonesia:Combat Sec [VHS]

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This video just is what it's title tells - "...combat secrets of Silat and KunTao". Secrets of any martial art is not in technike, but in underlaying principles and concepts, which make up this art. Bob Orlando does an excelent work to present fife "basic" concepts of Indonezia fighting arts and to illustrate them by number of technikes, drills, kicks & foot traps which done on both slow and full speed. Presentation done in very clear manner, allow to you incorporate thouse combat oriented concepts to you arsenal very fast. Overall, an excelent work.

I practice & teach Kenpo in Arkansas. In this video, Mr. Orlando shares principles & concepts that would be very beneficial to you, regardless of the style of martial art you practice. I have heard great things about his teaching ability, but now that I have seen his work on video, I am a definite believer. If fact, I am currently making arrangements to travel to Colorado to train with Mr. Orlando in person. Thank you, Mr. Orlando, for pouring your knowledge into these great learning tools & making them available to everyone.

Mr. Orlando has accomplished a rare feat. The ease with which this video relays the deep and hidden inner art of real and effective fighting methods is astounding. Secrets of the arts not taught in the everyday dojo are uncovered with amazing ease and confidence. The deadliest of techniques -- impaling, leg trapping, multiple points of contact -- you name it, it's here. Traditional practitioners -- look behind the curtain and see your kata/form movements come alive. Many black belts that have trained for a lifetime are not this effective and do not have this knowledge.

Bob Orlando is an excellent speaker, informative, and has the ability to demonstrate and break down complicated movements that even a novice will be able to understand. If you're a serious martial artist that isn't afraid of what you don't know, you simply HAVE to buy this tape!!!

I watched this video 3 times in the course of a couple of days. It is, hands down, the best video of its kind I've seen. Guru Bob Orlando distills the fighting arts of silat and kuntao into a handful of principles from which unlimited techniques may be generated. The communication is masterful, the material incredibly well-organized. Mr. Orlando is a superb teacher. You can and will learn from this video and be able to incorporate the principles into your own art, regardless of the art that you practice. I cannot say enough about this video and the companion publication, "Indonesian Fighting Fundamentals." Buy them and learn.

We study Maphilindo and Mande Muda Silat at our school and I've been looking for books and videos on the subject to supplement what we cover in class. After reading Bob Orlando's excellent book, Indonesian Fighting Fundamentals, I decided to purchase his video. It just arrived today and I've watched it twice already.

Instead of focusing on the specifics of the techniques, he uses the techniqes as teaching tools to demonstrate the underlying principles behind them. He also shows several partner drills one can practice to help put it all together.

All in all, an excellent video.