Martial Arts Odyssey: Tomoi Malaysia, Kru Jak (Part 2 )

Kru Jak tells host, Antonio Graceffo, about his own martial arts origins. He talks about his first teacher, who taught him Muay Boran on the Malaysian/Thai border. He goes on to demonstrate how the Malaysian blade techniques can replicate the elbow strikes of Muay Thai Boran.

Tomoi, A Malaysian word for martial art including Muay Thai and weapons. Kru Jak a former professional Muay Thai fighter and a recognized Silat Master learned the ancient art of Muay Thai Boran, as well as Thai and Malaysian weapons. He believes the Boran techniques are best in the fighting ring. He also sees the parallel between armed and unarmed combat, as he applies many of the same concepts with a weapon as without.
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[momobena]

Antonio: Question for you: 1)How was the Malaysian cuisine? to your liking? 2)who would win in a fight: Daredevil or Batman?

[brooklynmonk1]

@momobena i had trouble finding a healthy diet of vegetables, fruit and meat. in malaysia, like most of asia, people eat a lot of rice and the indian vegetables are soaked in oil, completely devoid of nutrition. significant quantities of meet were not common. Batman.

[Tagadagat]

Another great video. I love Kru Jak's smile while he is training. It shows his love for the art.

[brooklynmonk1]

Yeah kru jak is really a special guy. when i go back to malaysia i will try and live in the same neighborhood so i can train with him a lot.

[capricornaries]

There's a hotel just 10 minutes walk away from the studio :o) It is clean and has sports facilities, gym, swimming pool, etc. About RM80-100 a night.

[brooklynmonk1]

that sounds good but i rented a room in an apartment next to the gym for $100 USD for one week. so even cheeaper.

[bratkotenka]

so i got it now why some disciplines cant be displayed in the ring like the philippine's kali. what u can watch here are demos. what i like about this guy is he doesnt say "oh muay is this, ours is better blah! blah! blah!...". he agrees to the similarities.

[bratkotenka]

interesting guy...

[HEAVENMYMUSIC7]

good video

thanks

[RobDaFob]

oooh, i like that first elbow that he did. I bet if u used that in a fight, ur opponent would NOT see that comin. Heh heh, got another technique in my arsenal now ^_^

[chimaera1855]

i was one of his student long time ago learning silat.now i have my own muay thai gym in kl IMPACT muay thai gym.next time call me i am dennis by the way from france.hope to get some news from u and maybe help u in ur training.cheers

[tommccawley]

Hey BrooklynMonk -- thanks for this. We've got a free-thinking Judo/Krav Maga-RBSD/Grappling/Striking training group down here in Indonesia. One of the guys is documenting traditional silat. My question was - why didn't Muay Thai reach island southeast Asia. This shows the link between MT & Silat. Some of Kru Jak's moves are very similar to sequences we've seen in traditional Betawi (Jakarta's indigenous ethnic group) silat down here. Sent the link to my buddy.

[lagook]

man i was in selangor 5 months ago i can practically smell it and feel the heat just from the sounds of the street

i love how he calls his teacher my old man

[silatyogi]

GREAT!