Posts tagged Silat
Altitus: Bladesmith – Psionic S...
This week we introduce Bladesmith, a Classic villain with a taste for equality. What does that mean though?
Bladesmith As A Character
As a person, Bladesmith wants to elevate the standard of living for all people. However, the hardships of her life have shaped her outlook. She is a casual killer, who will not allow others stand i [...]
Altitus: Banyu Yue – More Than ...
Let’s take a quick break to examine a character built pairing the entries from series on martial arts and superhero day jobs. A Silat practitioner taken to a super powered level, which as it turns out, classic spandex is about on par with a lot of fighting games such as Street Fighter. Following this style of story, the character is no [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
A nearly forgotten hybrid style, combining grappling, striking, and weapon defense.
Founded by Edward William Barton-Wright in the late 19th Century, the Bartitsu Club brought together martial artists from England, Japan, France, and Switzerland to study the art of self defense in London. The club combined techniques from multiple d [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
A fast and deceptively brutal style, designed to turn the entire body into a weapon.
A Betawinese style of Silat from the Senen sub-district of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. A hybrid martial arts, combining the older silat forms with southeastern China’s kuntao. Silat has been developed to utilize every part of the body to strike, gr [...]