Silat Tomoi DVD

Coming Soon…

Silat Tomoi DVD Featuring Kru Jak Othman and the Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo

Silat Tomoi is an ancient form of Malay martial art which combines kickboxing with blade fighting. The art originated from the northern part of Malaysia and the southern part of Thailand, a region which was once unified as a single kingdom. Silat Tomioi is a deadly component of the Muay arts (Muay Thai, Bradal Serey, Muay Lao and Lethwei). Tomoi focuses on destroying your opponent’s body with powerful elbow and knee strikes. But then, using the Silat component, fighting bareknuckle, you move in, tearing and ripping your opponent with your hands, or you grapple and lock him to the ground, forcing submission or finishing him off with joint manipulations and chokes.

As deadly as the art is, unarmed, there is also a bladed combat component to Silat Tomoi.

The art comes from the place where Thai and Malay culture meet. And, it looks like what it is, a hybrid art, marrying Silat with Muay Thai. Many of the postures even look like Muay Thai Chaiya, which originated in Chaiya, the former capital of the ancient kingdom.

Antonio’s partner on this video project is Kru Jak Othman who is a leading figure in the Silat. Jak grew up in Kelantan which is the fighting region of Malaysia, where Silat and Tomoi mix. Professional Muay Thai and Tomoi fights are a favorite pastime in the Kelan tan. Jak is the owner of Jak Othman Muay Thai schools in Selangor and was the award winning film maker who produced the video, “Inside Silat.” Locally, he is known for his TV show, “Maha Guru.”

The video was shot on location in Malaysia, by a professional film crew. The final product will be 45 minutes long. It was shot in HD and is high enough quality for TV broadcast. The video is being edited now, professionally, and will be released next month. Outside of Malaysia, the DVD will be available on amazon.com as well as other websites. Inside of Malaysia the show may run on TV.

The content is part documentary and part how to, but shot on several interesting locations in Malaysia, so it has a feel of travel and adventure. It deals with culture as well as hard-hitting elbow strikes that crush bones.

If the marketing goes well, it will be the first in a long series. There will be other Tomoi videos, as well as videos about other martial arts, both inside and outside of Malaysia. The first non-Malaysian art Jak and Antonio plan to feature is Cambodian Bokator, and it will be the first Bokator video ever done.

Silat Tomoi DVD featuring Kru Jak Othman and Brooklyn Monk Antonio Graceffo, coming soon.