Learning Pathways

Whether you're completely new to Silat, returning to training or looking to deepen your existing practice, the Learning Pathways provide a clear direction through the SBL curriculum.

Your pathway can combine:

SBL LIVE
Live training and recorded sessions.

SBL FIT
Physical conditioning to support your practice.

SBL TUTORIALS
Detailed specialist instruction.

SBL CURRICULUM
The principles, movements, techniques and concepts that form the SBL system.

CLUB TRAINING
Face-to-face training with your SBL instructor and training partners.

I'd visually represent this as a progression: 

01 — FOUNDATION Understand the essentials. Begin with the fundamental principles, movements and concepts that underpin SBL. 

Explore: 
Introduction to Silat 
Fundamental principles 
Basic movemen
t Movement & Flow 
Kembangan 
Fundamental conditioning 

Your goal: develop a foundation for safe and effective practice.

Build your technical vocabulary. Once you understand the foundations, begin developing the core areas of the SBL curriculum. 

Explore: 
Striking 
Grappling 
Ground Fighting 
Weapons 
Applications M
ovement and flow 

Combine your study with SBL LIVE sessions and regular conditioning. 

Your goal: begin connecting individual skills into a functional practice.

Connect the parts. 

Silat isn't simply a collection of techniques. 

At this stage, focus on how principles, movement, techniques and applications connect. 

Use: 
SBL LIVE 
Specialist tutorials 
Recorded sessions 
SBL FIT 
Curriculum material 
Club training 

Your goal: develop understanding, adaptability and continuity in your practice.

Go beyond the fundamentals. 

Return to material you've already studied and explore it at greater depth. 

The same movement or principle can reveal more as your experience develops. 

Use the tutorial library and recorded sessions to revisit areas of interest, explore variations and deepen your understanding. 

Your goal: develop greater technical understanding and personal expression within the SBL system.

YOUR PATHWAY IS YOUR PRACTICE 

Learning Silat isn't always a straight line. 

You may return to fundamental movements after years of training. You may spend several weeks focusing on conditioning. 

You may revisit a tutorial because something you learned months ago suddenly makes sense in a new way. 

That's part of the process. Progress doesn't always mean moving on. Sometimes it means going deeper. 

Use the Learning Pathways as a guide — not a rigid set of rules.

Learning Silat isn't always a straight line. 

You may return to fundamental movements after years of training. You may spend several weeks focusing on conditioning. 

You may revisit a tutorial because something you learned months ago suddenly makes sense in a new way. 

That's part of the process. Progress doesn't always mean moving on. Sometimes it means going deeper. 

Use the Learning Pathways as a guide — not a rigid set of rules.

The Learning Pathways can also help members choose a specific area of development. 

TECHNIQUE Develop your technical vocabulary and understanding. [ EXPLORE TECHNIQUE ] 

MOVEMENT Explore movement, flow and Kembangan. [ EXPLORE MOVEMENT ] 

STRIKING Develop your understanding of SBL striking methods. 

[ EXPLORE STRIKING ] GRAPPLING Explore grappling concepts and skills. [ EXPLORE GRAPPLING ] 

GROUND FIGHTING Develop your understanding of ground-based situations. [ EXPLORE GROUND FIGHTING ] 

WEAPONS Explore the weapons curriculum. [ EXPLORE WEAPONS ] 

CONDITIONING Build the physical qualities that support your Silat practice. [ EXPLORE SBL FIT ]

You don't need to watch everything. Instead, create a rhythm that works for you. 

TRAIN 
Join an SBL LIVE session or attend your local club. 

CONDITION 
Use SBL FIT to develop your physical preparation. 

STUDY 
Choose a tutorial or recorded session relevant to your current training. 

PRACTICE 
Take what you've learned into your own practice. 

RETURN 
Come back to the material and refine it over time.

SBL Academy contains an extensive collection of training material, including: 

SBL LIVE 
Hundreds of recorded Silat training sessions 

SBL FIT 
Extensive recorded conditioning sessions 

SBL TUTORIALS 70+ specialist tutorials 

SBL CURRICULUM 
A structured framework for your Silat development Rather than trying to consume everything, use the pathways to train deliberately and consistently.

I'M NEW TO SILAT 
Start with the Foundation Pathway. [ START HERE ] 

I ALREADY TRAIN SILAT 
Use the Development Pathway alongside your existing training. [ CONTINUE TRAINING ] 

I'M AN EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONER 
Explore the Integration and Deepening Pathways. [ GO DEEPER ] 

I WANT TO IMPROVE MY CONDITIONING 
Start with SBL FIT. [ TRAIN WITH SBL FIT ]

You don't need to learn everything at once. 

Choose where you are, follow the pathway and keep developing. 

Study. Practise. Refine. Repeat. 
[ ENTER SBL ACADEMY ]