Pencak Silat Training Exercise 11

Perisai Diri exponents use this exercise to develop rapid responses to close infighting tactics. A rhythmic exercise, linking those skill? learned earlier to yet another action. The entire sequence provides a valuable drill.

METHOD. Face your training partner. As he lunges forward and thrusts his right arrowhead fist at your midsection, execute the evasive action of Training Exercise 9, as shown in # 1. Your partner continues his attack by trying to drive his shoulder into your midsection and then striking you in the groin with his back or bottom fist (shown) as you back away (he is using Training Exercise 10) just as is shown in # 2. At his attack, jump lightly to your left rear corner by pivoting on your left foot and carrying your right leg around behind you. Both of your hands push simultaneously, knife edges against his attacking right arm, just above the elbow (# 3). Use his force of attack as resistance to propel yourself backwards into a left combative posture; use both of your hands held open, knife edges facing your partner, anticipating further attack (# 4).