Pencak Silat Training Exercise 9

The Perisai Diri exponent makes highly effective use of deceptive hand and arm tactics; following the style's characteristic combative postures, he may have\his arms at either a high or low level at the time of the enemy's attack. The following exercises are aimed to develop basic Perisai Diri arm and hand skills for dealing with thrust punches or kicking actions directed toward the groin, midsection, or facial areas. Note that this tactic, although it may be used against either the inside or the outside of the attacking weapon, always prefer e latter since it affords greatest protection.
METHOD A. Stand facing your training partner. At his thrust punch (arrowhead fist shown) made with his right arm, and aimed at your midsection, pass both of your arms under his attacking arm, but below his elbow, hands held open (# 1). Swing both of your arms upward together and circularly over against the outside of his attacking right arm; fling his arm offto your right front corner; step in that direction with your right foot to reinforce your arm action (# 2-# 4). Terminate your counteraction by bringing both hands held as tiger claw hands to simulate gouging your partner's eyes or rending his facial areas (# 5-# 6) This sequence is shown from the opposite side to clarify its mechanics (# 7-# 11).

METHOD B. Stand facing your training partner with one arm raised overhead. Let him kick at your midsection using a straight-line forward snap kick. high kick, or heel thrust kick (shown) as in # 1. Just before his attacking foot arrives on target, swing both of your arms against the outside of his kicking leg (right shown) and sweep it forcefully away, by use of your open hands (palms contacting his leg), to your right front corner and downward; step forward with your right foot in the direction you swing your arms (# 2-# 3 ) .

METHOD C. As you face your training partner, he thrusts his right arrowhead fist toward your midsection or facial area, lunging forward to reinforce it. Move your left foot out wide to your left front as you pass your right arm under his attacking arm; raise your free left arm overhead, keeping the elbow slightly bent, hand open.(# 1). Parry his attack to your right and downward as you bring your right arm circularly against his arm; twist your hips a bit to your right to reinforce your arm action (# 2-# 3). After completing the parrying action, your right arm provides a covering action so that the enemy cannot attack again with his right arm unless he first disengages it; your left arm remains held high, palm open as a threat to his facial areas (# 4). This sequential action showing a full view of the bodies is illustrated in # 6 and # 7. Study the details of this important evasion tactic from a different camera angle (# 8 - # 11). The tactic works well against kicking attacks (# 5).