Kenpo Meets Silat | Real World Self-Defense Insights!

[@inside_fighting]

Would you all like to see a Kenpo for Self Defense video?!!!

[@BradYaeger]

100%

[@randybowman]

Yes

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

This is a joke right?

[@fabchi4597]

100%

[@roballington2319]

Sure

[@Product_Of_Culture]

Kenpo & Silat compliment each other extremely well!

[@KarateUnity]

I had a lot of fun with you that day, brother. Don’t bother with the haters…. Too much ego in the martial arts. We both know what we can, and cannot do, this gives me the confidence not to rebuttal with anyone… absolutely unnecessary. Besides., the law of nature states….. bright stars will cast big shadows😉

[@inside_fighting]

Great quote brother and you are right :) Good feedback

[@bw5020]

@@KarateUnity I like his mentality. This was an awesome episode.

[@Anthony_Ang3]

“It’s in every system.” The more you watch the way people move outside of your own art, the more this is realized.

[@inside_fighting]

It’s why cross training is so fun

[@quentinj6357]

Like this channel. According to my Silat master, Silat & Kenpo are technically related. In none related history then in separate history & related history before colonial era. Silat & Kenpo had traded among to each one another because before colonial era, people in Asia to the Far East had travel by land & ship. That period people were freely to gain knowledge in trading goods, medicine, knowledge & Martial Arts. Silat is i would say the Art of eye of beholder, whatever they witness, see or trade, they took as many information as they can begin from their homeground then to outside of their land. Even some Silat blend in Kenpo into their stuff It was called Silat Kuntau. Kuntau means Kenpo in Japanese or chuan tao in chinese. So Silat Kuntau is a form of Silat from the Far East blended with the Orient Kenpo(Japanese) or chuan tao (Chinese). Kuntau & chun tao are actually Kenpo. it just different pronunciation like the chinese called chuan tao, the Far East (particularly Indonseia/Malaysia) called Kuntau , Japanese called kenpo. And even some Kali practitoneer blend with this Kenpo stuff. They called Kalis Kuntaw. As long you hear this Kuntau or chuan tao or Kenpo means it is a bad news for any thugs. Because it is an art of execution & it really punish their attacker real bad. Just imagine Silat the art of terminator blend with the art of execution (Kenpo/chuan tao/Kuntau). If i am any of those tough thug trouble maker & i encounter this Silat Kuntau then i would rather repent myself & value my life & be a good person. Thanks very much for share this Kenpo meets Silat channel. Both Kenpo & Silat are very very very & very bad ass. Love 'em both.

[@peterbrennan393]

you got mad sneaky kicks

[@inside_fighting]

I always liked being a kicker tbh. Always had success in sparring more than my hands for whatever reason.

[@KarateUnity]

@@inside_fighting it’s a good range, the long distance gives you more options for scoring, and you can bait and create all kinds of great set ups with kicks… of course, in a sport context

[@dmcc1703]

Love it. Thanks. I’d love to see more in depth Kenpo stuff. Keep em coming!

[@inside_fighting]

@@dmcc1703 have more coming!

[@basilistsakalos9643]

This one is really good content, well done man. The underlying dynamics between you two are also interesting...

[@inside_fighting]

Really appreciate that man 🙏🏼

[@Product_Of_Culture]

Simonette taught us brush, grab, strike. Wrist control is most of it. I look at the arms like levers or switches that can be twisted, turned, pushed and pulled at the right time to create devastating blows, throws, and dislocations. By using the wrist you can get a person's center of mass down low for an easy knee to the face. I'm only familiar with Tracy's kenpo as it was taught by Ed Parker.

[@Cmaxb9]

This is such a wonderful moment, great talk and great sharing of principles, true martial artists. I also appreciate the sharing of your sneaky kicks, those are wicked! 👊🏼 thanks to you both!

[@brentr926]

Great, great stuff. He was asking a lot of the same questions I ask the screen while you’re kicking lol. Would definitely love to see a Kenpo self defense video!

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Oh this is great to see. Lots of great exchange and so much knowledge within just these two. Nice!

[@inside_fighting]

Was a great time training with these guys. Definitely a legit group of martial artists.

[@TheShavedleggs]

This is probably the first time you've heard it: did you know that there is a statue of a Japanese samurai in Manila in the Philippines? It is the statue of Blessed Justo Ukon Takayama. Justo Ukon Takayama (1552/1553 - 1615) was a daimyō who openly professed Christianity at a time of increasing persecution of Christians in Japan. He was exiled to the Philippines in 1614 along with other Japanese Christians due to the anti-Christian policies of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Takayama died only 44 days after his arrival in Manila. In 1606, the Japanese population in Dilao reached about 3,000 inhabitants. The area of Dilao was called “Yellow Plaza” by the Spaniards due to the presence of more than 3,000 Japanese inhabitants. It could well be that among the many Japanese exiles were some samurai/ronin who brought their martial arts with them. And the martial arts of the time were short, precise and deadly.

[@inside_fighting]

That’s quite fascinating and i never knew any of this

[@mihailungheanu4631]

It is a summi otoshi in Aikido.

[@inside_fighting]

I love seeing the overlap. I just looked up a video of summi otoshi and you are absolutely right.

[@laruibasar]

Great exchange of techniques, looks simples at first and isolated but chaining does seems effective to work with! Good video!

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you!

[@michaelcohen91]

The "offset" engaging the guard might just be a game changer, that's nice

[@inside_fighting]

Give it a shot! It works really well for me

[@KarateUnity]

I loved that concept, didn’t think about it as an offset, actually like that word, it’s definitely a broken rhythm or counterbalance type of idea., coincidentally we use it in our applications as well

[@dx5soundlabs939]

I feel there are 2 basic striking concepts in striking arts, what i would call the kickboxing styles that focus on trading blows and managing ranges, and what I would call the infighting/speed striking styles that focus on the types of body movement you see in arts like kenpo, silat, wing chun, etc...I feel that speedy style of body movement is highly underrated in a lot of modern martial arts in the MMA realm...it's the one thing the scene has yet to really accept and integrate, though you do see moments of it occur at the highest levels... also, I LOVE that you went into the "tap and go" style of trapping/guard penetration around 9:10-9:20..."every attack addresses the hands" 💯💯💯 I see so many people focus on trapping movements as a defensive way to react to strikes but to me that's too slow and chasing hands is just not effective...I use my kenpo striking to offensively check hands and slide thru guards using that same tap and go entry method...beautiful work man!! Love the kenpo content

[@KarateUnity]

Thank you, brother! You obviously have a holistic understanding. Ilan and I will be filming shortly a deeper dive into all of this soon

[@dx5soundlabs939]

@KarateUnity would love to see that! took many years of practice across multiple styles to really piece it all together in that way...always love seeing people who share the perspective!

[@victorsimpson4487]

Another great demonstration, Ilan. Cheers from Ottawa.

[@inside_fighting]

Appreciate that man!! Thank you for watching it 🙏🏼

[@broenslee1981]

❤ this!!!

[@inside_fighting]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@fabchi4597]

Oh man you are back finally 💪🏼 I miss your quality contents 🔥

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks man! Been with family 🙏🏼

[@roballington2319]

Great teaching. Basics so good@

[@inside_fighting]

Really appreciate that!

[@gdixonfitness]

Great stuff keep training!

[@inside_fighting]

Much appreciated

[@CanadaFree-ce9jn]

In Jujutsu we called it "Step Through Lean", it was the building block to O Soto Gari. I too got tired of endless Silat/FMA/JKD patty cake drills when used beyond building sensitivity. Every drill but be formed into active techniques. We are all brothers in the arts; there is much of Jujutsu in Chinese Kung Fu.

[@inside_fighting]

Agreed. The patty cale sensitivity drills have to quickly be adapted to some kind of resistance training

[@thomasotto8693]

Your "sneaky kicks"are very good,is this from SAVATE (french kick-boxing)?!😳

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you! I never trained savate. It’s mostly from yawya, a Filipino kickboxing style and kyokushin tbh.

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

Brilliant

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

@@inside_fighting thank you for all the excellent tips.

[@jovica070784]

Hallo, long time follower, and a first-time living comment. I have a suggestion to Try Japanese jujitsu because have competitive matches. Love your channel Jovica from Skopje, Macedonia

[@KevinHuangPhasorQuantaG]

My silat teacher showed me that same hand drag takedown my first lesson with him. It was the darnedest thing, really surprised me at how simple it was!

[@collinnicolazzo2065]

First and this looks like it'll be fun

[@inside_fighting]

Hope you enjoy!!! Was a great time training with these guys

[@mb2776]

I do pencak silat bongkot harimau and I train a similar takedown you showed at 2:10 but with a different approach: The block/parry is with the right arm and the left hand goes to the elbow of the partner to prevent an elbow strike. Then I use my right hand to push/twist the chin to the up and to the side. I step in with my right foot to the outside before and the partner falls over my right thigh. I also catch the right arm after the fall but pull on it to prevent the muscles to contract to deliver a better kick to the side. Finishing by kneeling down with the right knee, breaking the right arm by bending it over the knee and a palm strike to the chin. In real scenario, the push palm strike motion to the chin can result in a knock out.

[@Wise-Fool97]

Love these collaborations you see an even deeper explanation of so many martial arts off just 1 drill. A phrase from Matt Thornton of Straight Blast Gym comes to mind “There is no Canadian Geometry 📐 🍁 “ meaning functionality is universal and the only difference between each style is cultural, historical, pedagogy and philosophy but ultimately its functionality and application is universal. Another great video from you Coach and absolutely love to see karate unity show off his skills and knowledge!

[@Wise-Fool97]

Realizing I said this to 2 Canadians 🥸 😅

[@unclecow]

Very cool

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@buxboi5308]

Cool - 1) if you mistime the step and don’t get your leg behind in time will it work 2) have you tried it in your BJJ?

[@inside_fighting]

It's a tool thats very situational. I use it in BJJ as a principal of driving the hand to the ground if I start another takedown and miss and end up on that angle but i don't set it up. for example sometimes people jack back their arm when I try and drag but it's extremely situational. It's a much easier move to pull off when you hit or stun the guy and then quickly do it which I don't have the luxury of doing in pure grappling.

[@AKlover]

I learned that first sequence as "Block, Pass, Pin" from A Ju Jutsu instructor with an escrima background.

[@inside_fighting]

I love seeing it pop up in different systems.

[@AKlover]

@@inside_fighting "Nothing New Under the Sun!" IIRC and old Roman expression one of my instructors taught me. Martial arts reinforce that observation constantly.

[@brucekai7462]

It's mind blowing to see how similar this and WSL wing Chun is... 99% of wing Chun today is utter bullshit... chain punching to oblivion... but WSL incorporated realism through his active testing of it and student of Bruce Lee who also pushed the envelope. the elbows, and sensitivity to flow and be reactive is what WSL called "phone box" fighting.. This looks amazing! "Economy of Motion, shortest distance between two points, why block then attack when you can do both at once... etc etc.. I see these WC principles here too!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tylerreamer8292]

👍

[@JKDVIPER]

1:06 You don’t know how WING CHUN those exercises are. We have those exact moves. Albeit the position and distance is a little longer. But that’s our PAK SAO and LOP SAO BONG SAO drills all day. 💯🧠😎

[@inside_fighting]

So cool 🙏🏼 so much overlap in all these systems

[@KarateUnity]

@@JKDVIPER absolutely, my cross training has been with JKD and Wing chun guys…. there is even the same movements in Karate , and tai chi….. so many overlaps is right

[@afreespirit5444]

The hand shake takedown, is very aikido-ish. The way you described planting your hand right behind him happens to be also very aikido-ish. It's explained as imaging a tri-pod, you make the arm his third leg and removed yourself as the 3rd leg. When this technique is done to an aikidoka, he'd might fall backwards like the guy did, or turn into a forward roll.

[@MamaGhufronImamMahdi]

You can make a video with Cikgu Maul Mornie from Silat Seni Beladiri Suffian his Silat simple but very effective for self defense. Thank you.

[@strwman5]

Kenpo has the best finishes in martial arts and I am not a Kenpo guy. Just trained with several.

[@randybowman]

Could you do a video with the my vlma guy about how to tell if a wing chun teacher/school is legit?

[@inside_fighting]

Absolutely! That’s an interesting concept

[@alexanderren1097]

Obligatory: tHAt’S nOT KaRAtE!!!

[@KarateUnity]

Exactly, it’s human body movement. The moment we put a name to a pattern it’s limiting.

[@secutor0972]

looks like aikido

[@KenpoDave]

Tripping Arrow (sort of) against a punch. meh

[@hkaszowi]

Serak sambut

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

Kenpo Meets Silat? Both useless. Might as well be Kung Fu meets Aikido. I can't understand why ppl are still training fantasy based "martial arts" in 2024.

[@toddellner5283]

Keep thinking that and stay far away from everything but competition BJJ. You will thank us. We will thank you.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

@@toddellner5283 I don't do competition BJJ. I teach actual Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. The above mentioned "arts" are fantasy bullshit and pretty much anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the last 30 years knows it. Why don't you break out from your fantasy world and train something real? Scared?

[@inside_fighting]

I’m a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu with over 24 years experience, competed in sambo and did Muay Thai since I’m a kid. Also did full contact sticking fighting and kyokushin… you can come spar with me anytime 🤷🏽‍♂️ Silat guys are among some of the harder hitter I’ve felt.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

@@inside_fighting I have nothing but respect for kyokushin. But I think the above mentioned martial arts are complete bullshit. i’ve been training Gracie Jiu-jitsu for 25 years and Muay Thai for 30. I’ll spar with you anytime you want to. But it doesn’t change the fact that the two martial arts in the video are fantasy BS.

[@inside_fighting]

@@dragonballjiujitsu where you live? We can set it up. I’d argue Gracie jiujitsu is bullshit by your own standard 🙏🏼 comp guys from Carlson Gracie, rickson and all the b team and new school guys have decimated the gjj guys… if your argument is that self defense is different than sport the same applies to the above systems. The ego people have about their systems is shocking nowadays and i say this as a guy who did the styles you seem to like my entire life. I also have some Silat guys you should play around with.

[@Widok84]

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