Welcome to THE BALISONG JOURNAL An online journal of Southeast Asian Martial Arts, Culture and Spirituality from Guro Jeff Davidson and Detroit Kali-Silat. We will focus on Filipino Kali, Batangas Knife, and Silat Melayu (especially Silat Kuntau Tekpi) - along with Yoruba (West African) fighting and healing arts- and other interesting diversions along the way.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Improve Your Golf Game with Pekiti-Tirsia
I received the following letter from one of my long time students, who marvels at how training in Pekiti-Tirsia can improve your stick work outside of the training hall:
Hey guru,
I know golf isn't your game, but i just wanted to pass on this bit of info that I have been forgetting to mention in class. Pekiti-Tirsia has totally improved my golf game. How you ask, well i will tell you. On my drives especially, i used to be tense and keep my shoulders up, this is not good for either Pekiti nor golf. Since working with you on keeping my shoulders down during Pekiti, i have done the same for my golf swing and it has made a huge difference. Plus, i practice the different angles with my golf clubs on the course between shots, this brings some pretty strange looks from both my playing partners as well as the other golfers on the course, but f**k 'em.
Thanks again for your help with the shoulder thang,
Larry
Well done Larry! Please keep us posted on your progress and we'll see you on the links.
Mabuhay! - Guro
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2 comments:
God hates golfers, it's the only sport where he strikes them dead with lightining!
Salam hormat,
Au contraire. Soccer has it's share of lightning deaths too. But the only lightning bolt which doesn't kill is probaly Ussain.
Salam persilatan,
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