Serak trains the body for agility, enabling high velocity striking and rapid movement. In a combat situation, the opponent’s space is quickly penetrated with a neutralising and devastating series of strikes (sometimes called “fighting in a phone-booth”). At the most fundamental level, students learn to calmly avoid attack until the right moment, when they explode into a rapid-fire of combinations. The movements are fluid and continuous based on skilled graceful footwork. Constant pressure is applied when striking, trapping or grabbing, leaving little time and distance for the opponent to counter attack. The open-handed techniques of Serak are based on the many weapons skills that practitioners acquire. When fighting without a weapon, all parts of the body are used to strike. Striking points, striking sequences and directions are contained within the curriculum. This knowledge was designed to cause severe damage, unconsciousness or death to the opponent. Many combative systems possess this information, but few teachers share this with their students unless they have proven themselves worthy. The training methods and teaching progressions of the system give the students the ability to apply movements in many different situations and variations. The advanced levels of training inspire practioners to develop mental and spiritual skills as well as the physical. |
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