Good style of silat for the bad knees....

[manofleisure]

Hello forum members,

I have been involved with silat for over 3 1/2 years now and it has taken its toll i think.

Either I have bad knees from something other then silat...but I doubt it since I have no previous injury to them.

I was wondering...If forum members knew of a silat system that was practiced that might help me continue in my silat training?

I really would like to continue silat over switching styles but my knees are just that bad...I feel I can no longer continue.

Thanks for any help

[DatuSadiq]

Kilat Pukulan Pencak Silat - Maha Guru Cliff Stewart
www.cliffstewart.com

Bukti Negara & Sera are other systems that are more stand up and cause less stress on your knee's.

Salamat!

[Jessica]

You might also try Poekoelan Tjimindie (a varient of Penjack Silat) if you can find a school near you. I had bad knees from running for years, and this style hasn't given me too much trouble in that aspect.

[manofleisure]

You might also try Poekoelan Tjimindie (a varient of Penjack Silat) if you can find a school near you. I had bad knees from running for years, and this style hasn't given me too much trouble in that aspect.

That avatar of you is looking pretty rough on my kness as I am only looking at it!

But Yeah, I came from a style that had a huge harimau sub system and many langka were from it as well.

I had been meaning to check out your school for sometime now.

You should hear from me real soon.

[Jessica]

That avatar of you is looking pretty rough on my kness as I am only looking at it!

Eh...I have a personal preference for that stance :) It's not all that common in what we do :D

I look forward to hearing from you...we're moving house this week, and my home computer died, so if I don't get back to you immediately that's why.

[wael]

Pardon me for asking, but are you overweight? If so, then taking some weight off is probably the best thing you could do for your knees. Also, you should avoid techniques that place a lot of lateral stress on the knees and avoid practicing kicks full strength in the air (leading to hyperextension of the knees). Brace your knees for each practice session and ice them afterwards. Take an aspirin every day to reduce inflammation.

Everyone who learns a martial art tends to favor certain techniques that work best for his/her body. I don't think there's anything wrong with this. If your instructor knows of your problem with your knees, perhaps she can guide you to alternative techniques that will not stress your knees so much.