Should I even consider the Filipino/Indosesian arts?

[jeff5]

I did enjoy the silat class however,but I see no point in if you have someone down in an armbar with you above,laying down and flipingthem across you to apply a break you could of applied before,but this is probably for the style of fighting that occurs in that part of the world or something.

If you like the school and the arts hang in there. I think if you haven't been exposed to the Filipino and Inonesian arts before the movement will be a bit tricky at first. It just takes time.

One thing about silat is that I find some techinques work for me and some don't. (that's true for any style) If I can't think of a reason it would work I store it in my memory banks and just focus on stuff I think can.

I'm not sure if your referring to flipping the person over on to their stomach to apply the lock/break? The reason this is done is that it puts your opponent in a much worse position, and enables you to control them while surveying your surroudings to make sure one of their friends isn't going to come up and whack you. (in that case you can break the arm/neck/whatever and move on to that opponent)

The other thing to consider when looking at a lot of the Silat techniques is that almost everything is done with the assumption that the person has a weapon(s). So putting them on their stomach and/or in a position where they can't potentionally grab or use a weapon against you is one thing they do a lot.

I love silat, but I do find that some stuff is more geared towards smaller people. You can tailor the art to yourself though. I tend to prefer more of the Serak/Bukti Negara type of silat. Blast in, hit hit hit, take down, break/disable etc.