Langhah Matrix. Copyrighted article by Bob Orlando

The following layouts are provided to assist those studying our langkah training methods. With these matrices the student can quickly recall which langkah drill uses open or twist stances, matches shins against shins or calves, and combines to make langkahs 5 or 6.

The six drills in the above Matrix are each taught using the three Methods listed.
The resulting 18 drills are covered in detail in the Fighting Footwork DVD series.

1A Shuffle-n-step 1B Step-n-shuffle 1C Shuffle-n-step	3A Shuffle-n-C/step 3B Step, Crossover, C-step 3C Shuffle-n-C/step	5A Combines 1A and 3A 5B '' 1B '' 3B 5C '' 1C '' 3C
2A Step, Crossover-n-shuffle 2B Shuffle-n-step 2C Step, Crossover-n-shuffle	4A Step, Crossover, C-step 4B Shuffle, Transfer, C-step 4C Step, Crossover, C-step	6A Combines 2A and 4A 6B '' 2B '' 4B 6C '' 2C '' 4C

Some have requested specifications for the two footwork patterns shown in the Fighting Footwork of Kuntao and Silat video series. The lengths shown in the two footwork patterns are provided in inches, and although the displayed angles are 45 degrees, over time and with sufficient practice, they should automatically tighten to between 15 and 30 degrees.

Fighting Footwork Video 1
Please note: As I said in the video series, while your feet may follow this pattern it is really intended to show your general direction, angulation, orientation, and body position.

This Zig-Zag pattern is used by seven of the langkah drills: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 3A, 3C, and 4B.

Fighting Footwork ZZ Pattern
What we call the M-and-M pattern is used by five of the langkah drills: 2A, 2C, 3B, 4A, and 4C.
Fighting Footwork MM Pattern
Since Langkah's 5 and 6 are simply combinations of Langkah's 1-4, floor patterns specific to them are really unnecessary. Moreover, adding them only complicates what is already elegantly simple.

One more point: We practice our langkah drills with minimal handwork because it forces us to focus on the legs. The drills are intended to make us comfortable with leg position and contact, and you simply cannot do that with most self-defense techniques.

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Our emphasis is on the practical.

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Last update: July 23, 2009
by Bob Orlando

Web Site of Bob Orlando: Instructor in Kuntao-Silat (Chinese kuntao and Dutch-Indonesian pukulan pentjak silat) and author of "Indonesian Fighting Fundamentals"; "Fighting Arts of Indonesia," "Reflex Action," "Fighting Footwork of Kuntao and Silat," "The Fighting Forms of Kuntao-Silat"videos; and "Martial Arts America: A Western Approach to Eastern Arts."