Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 184

new. Concepts, which can be used as
needed follow this philosophy and also
stand for our independence and
uniqueness of approach.
The concepts of Panantukan Concepts
are the pillars of this effective martial art and
make it so unique and powerful. According
to a given situation, the concepts can be
used isolated or in combination with other
concepts. Let me now explain some of the
concepts in more detail.

Weapon concepts in
Panantukan Concept
I have always been fascinated by
weapons concepts, I find them very
interesting and we have always
attempted to develop them further. Many
systems teach unarmed defense first and
only later show their students how to use
what they have learned against weapons.
In Panantukan, we teach "checking" of the
armed hand (i.e. holding and controlling,
typical for the fight against weapons) from
the very beginning, so that it comes
natural for real defense against
weapons in later stages. This
approach is a clear indication for the
fact that Panantukan Concept is really
a system for and with weapons.

Destruction
The word says it all. Based on
fighting techniques with weapons,
the idea is to destroy or hurt the
opponent's limbs in a way that he can
no longer use them or that he even loses
hold of his weapon. This concept is
really aimed at the
armed hand of

the opponent. In Panantukan Concept, we
go one step further and use these
techniques not only against the opponent's
arms, but also against his legs (leg