HUBUD: Wrenching Opportunities

Hubud, often spelled Hubad, full name Higot HubudLubud, is an area of study found in many Filipino and Indonesian Fighting Arts. Each system or school may approach the subject differently. From some, it may a single series of motions done in flow in the context of developing one or two attributes. For other, it is a practice (or perhaps a blending) of many different movement patterns and techniques that are hallmarked by their sticking and unsticking nature. In the MKG Method, it is part of a greater whole that we simply call The Game. Hubud usually starts with a preset, unbroken chain of motions that act as a platform or generator. Upon this, within it, or from within it will be added and trained a potentially complex series of techniques and tools. Many CloseRange Fighting drills or techniques will meld into this platform so that the student, artist is able to choose between finding creative opportunities to utilize a specific technique, or test their nonconscious ability to implement the right tool