Maha Singh

When he returns to the UK from India, come to the Akhara and offer your challenge. So much for someone who didnt want to fight over the net lol.

Dont cuss him man, he may read his martial arts books and come kick ur ass!

Maybe if you practised a bit more at home you would have known what techniques to use. No fight can be won with one technique, as a fight continuingly changes depending on the situation, each fighter has a different style and each style has different strategies. If you went to a few classes and found it too complicated then maybe that is your own problem and not a problem with the teaching. Rather then coming online and moaning about it you should have raised it with Niddar Singh. If you couldnt grasp the Svai Rakshah side of the art how can you possibly grasp the Jang side of it where your intention is to rush in and take someone out. Attacking itself is a higher skill then defence as you must always cater for changes in situation and countering. If you expected to learn Shastarvidiya in a few classes, your very much mistaken. If it took Guru Hargobind Sahib 15 years to get his armies to battlefield standards, how did you even expect to learn it in a few classes? Some people have used the art to defend themselves in the street, but the majority of the students use common sense to stay out of trouble. The best defence isnt to rush in, or wait for someone to attack, it is circumventing trouble and not being in a dangerous situation in the first place.

Maybe if you practised a bit more at home you would have known what techniques to use. No fight can be won with one technique, as a fight continuingly changes depending on the situation, each fighter has a different style and each style has different strategies. If you went to a few classes and found it too complicated then maybe that is your own problem and not a problem with the teaching. Rather then coming online and moaning about it you should have raised it with Niddar Singh. If you couldnt grasp the Svai Rakshah side of the art how can you possibly grasp the Jang side of it where your intention is to rush in and take someone out. Attacking itself is a higher skill then defence as you must always cater for changes in situation and countering. If you expected to learn Shastarvidiya in a few classes, your very much mistaken. If it took Guru Hargobind Sahib 15 years to get his armies to battlefield standards, how did you even expect to learn it in a few classes? Some people have used the art to defend themselves in the street, but the majority of the students use common sense to stay out of trouble. The best defence isnt to rush in, or wait for someone to attack, it is circumventing trouble and not being in a dangerous situation in the first place.

Your lack of skill makes it a fantasy, just because you cant do it doesnt mean others cant

http://www.amritworld.com/english/amrit/niddarsingh.html

double post - please delete

Personally, I dont see the need to take off your dumala so you can protect yourself against attacks, when you have your kareh, sri sahib, the dumala itself to parry strikes, kamarkasa shastar, teer mukhiya, advanced penthreh etc No person who does weapons based arts should be empty handed at any point, and if you dont do weapons arts then going against soemone with a sword or knife is pure suicide. The best defence there would be to run. Only in the most dire situation when everything has been lost would you consider doing something like taking off your dumala for some defence at the cost of unprotecting the most important part of your body, the head. Even then before then you can still take off your kamarkasa to do exactly the same thing, this would be easier as its shorter then your dummala. If you really wanna do the silat style defence, the mirror style in SV is Baank Vidiya, the use of a rumala or cloth to catch the hands of the opponent.

Smiling is anti gurmat!

You wouldnt take off your dumala especially to strangle someone, the main strangling weapon is called a "pash" which is made of leather.

When someone attacks you or grabs you, they offer you a multiple of options to counter, in a grab there are openings which the opponent gives you, arms are prone to breaking, small joint manipulations, pressure point strikes etc. When someone punches they give you openings and they offer a momentum which can be manipulated, in the same way if you can read these openings, even to the point where you anticipate by baiting various parts of your own self you can counter with ease. If soemone does grab your dhara, then you dont pull against it cos it will only help them, move with their momentum and direction of pull to reduce the tension in the grab, move closer to them, drop your chin on your chest, and disable their ability to get a pull on your dhara by trapping methods, if they have a grab on it allows you to manipulate their arms, they have one hand which is nullefied because it isnt affecting you seriously, strike in their vunerable pressure points, chest area, sides, groin (whatever is available), lift their arm up from the elbow, and use marma pinches etc. If you can prevent the grab in the first place then that is the best option, but that cannot be taught over a forum. The dhara is not a hindrance to the Khalsa, if it was, then the Guru wouldnt prescribe the keeping of Kesh. The dhara is an advantage in fighting for many reasons. If someone knocks off your dastar, then you make them pay for it, never stop in a fight to worry about your dastar if it has come off, you keep going. Make sure your dastar is sturdy in stand up, but if someone pulls it it comes off and doesnt get in your way, the last thing you want is your dummala hanging off your head sideways, or the kapra wrapping around your face/eyes and around your neck. The key to it is stay relaxed, dont use strength and focus purely on body mechanics and technique, any grab and technique can be countered so think through it technically and figure your way out. Above all, it takes mental practise aswell as physical practise.

Balbir, are you one of Grewals chele?

After Balbir Singh gets the answer to this, a new topic will come up "who is the mother of the mother of waheguroo?"

Nagaras, Tablas, Sword scabbards, Mashka's

Neeldharis.

Back to the trueschool album, definitly one of the best albums ive heard in yrs.

ok ok chill out drawrof, we heard u the first time!

Sher-e Punjab Procedures to Help Sikh Panth for 2007 / 2008 1 - Highlight Beadbi via YouTube, SMS, Email, Rumours 2 - Ask persons to refrain 3 - Smash em in the head with a Kara End.

http://www.chanakyas.net/files/0001/Chanak...iti-Shastra.pdf

Brilliant pictures!

I believe you mean "Bhuj Kohl"

Guru Gobind Singh refers to Rustum/Shahnama in Zafarnama, in which there is a refference to "Nihangs". I have a document at home which is a translation of the Shahnama done by the husband of the curator of the V&A Mueseum. If i get a chance ill scan it in and upload it.

So humble of Niddar Singh to say "Sorry if ive offended anyone" Next he'll be reffering himself to as Daas

What next? Dolby Surround Sound and Plasma Screens on the walls of Harmandir Sahib? I really hate that "Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Raamdaas Ji" flashing sign, looks so tacky.

Great lectures Really good turnout