Secrets Of Harimau : The Explosive Art Of Pencak Silat Harimau Minangkabau

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“Perhaps there is no pencak-silat as strange as the harimau technique practised in Sumatra,” Donn Draeger writes in his world-renowned Asian Fighting Arts. Harimau, named after the tiger whose movements it so well depicts, had previously been taught to just a few of adepts who have employed this graceful, sinuous technique with devastating efficacy against both armed and unarmed opponents. Now you can learn the secrets of harimau’s low-line kicking, stunning takedowns, and viciously effective groundfighting. Guru Richard Crabbe de Bordes, a licensed instructor under Indonesia’s General Hanafi, shows you the fundamental harimau postures (kudas) and footwork patterns (langkhas) in this video. He then demonstrates how to combine these aspects into a fighting style that will knock your opponent to the ground and hold him there. Guru de Bordes also displays the practical efficiency of harimau in a real-life kidnapping scenario and offers seldom seen defense strategies against many assailants. Don’t pass up this once-in-a-lifetime chance to discover the secrets of one of the most spectacular and distinctive martial arts ever invented.