There is one Kicking Form in the Silat Fitrah syllabus. It enables students to develop a range of mid to low-line kicks (with one...

Today’s blog is about what I think are the 3 most important words in martial arts. They are: Yes and No. Before I go any further, I’ll...

As I’ve mentioned before, Silat Fitrah is a principles-based art. These principles can be grouped under the following headings: 1....

Please note: This blog, like many Hollywood films, is based on real events. Few people can move and feel from their toenails to their...

Please note: This blog, like many Hollywood films, is based on real events. Sooner or later my private Silat Fitrah students have to...

Silat Fitrah is an art based on a number of interrelated principles and attitudes. In this brief article I’m going to introduce the 4Rs...

Tari – the martial dance - can be influenced by animals and/or the natural elements. For example, a student can choose (or be told) to...

I’m going to begin this week’s article by defining and explaining what the word Tari means and what it refers to. I’m going to do this by...

An ancient proverb states, ‘Life is in the breath. He who half breathes half lives.’ Movements – like words – travel on the breath. If...

Following on my from last week’s blog, here’s how Silat Fitrah practitioners bow when entering and departing the gelanggang: The bow is...

Due to the interest in my last blog expressed by some of our Silat Fitrah students, I’ve decided to stay with the topic of movement for...

Here’s the final part of my answer to the question I was asked at a Silat Fitrah workshop, ‘Why do you talk so much about body movement...

Having talked a little last time about the big four I was planning in this blog to address the little four. However, I remembered a...

Continuing this introduction to the ‘big four’, let me say that it also helps, as I’ve already mentioned, knees and elbows are very...

Having talked a little about ‘feet to core’, it’s time to move on to ‘the four’. Actually there are two sets of four. We have the big...

I ended my previous blog with the line: ‘The aim is to use our body, through the core, to drive the limbs out rather than pushing them...

This week I’m going to talk a little more about the use of the core in Silat Fitrah. Last time I explained that: ‘The core includes the...

When we talk about the core in Silat Fitrah we are talking about the centre of our body from front to back – or, as the teacher is more...

Last time I identified the following ways we can transfer our weight across our feet:  From our heels to the balls of our feet.  From...

Before I talk some more about the importance of our feet and footwork in Silat Fitrah, here’s a little riddle: If the answer is...