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					Originally Posted by  Iain
					 
				 
				Broadly speaking yes, and that continues into the modern day, its amazing what you can accomplish with a working knife or dha, a bit of bamboo, rattan etc. 
			
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 When I was a fresh twenty-something, young, agile and fast, I practiced Pencak silat an Indonesian martial art, participated in competitions and demonstrations. At one of those demonstration galas there was also a krabi krabong/ muy thai and escrima demonstration both of which were very impressive and left a lasting impression.
Who knows, maybe I'll pick it up again now that I'm in my early sixties.
Regards
Marc