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“Well, from what little I have seen, it appears to me that it goes much, much deeper into the study of positioning, and the angles of entry than the Chinese arts do.”

That I agree with! Serak does, indeed, make a PHd study of position, angles and levers ~ but Chang Style does that instinctively with just one of Bill Chang’s statements of fact:…[Read more]

“Well, from what little I have seen, it appears to me that it goes much, much deeper into the study of positioning, and the angles of entry than the Chinese arts do.”

That I agree with! Serak does, indeed, make a PHd study of position, angles and levers ~ but Chang Style does that instinctively with one of Bill Chang’s statements of fact: “Make…[Read more]

Good morning Joshua,
It’s a pleasure to meet you. It sounds like you are very serious about your training ~ that warms my heart.

It is also good that you have Guru Brandt to lead you through the maze of possibilities and direct you in where to focus your practice.

It is also good to see that you are experimenting and combining elements from the…[Read more]

Finally got time to follow up tonight & get caught up on the thread. Thank you for the stance notes on the Malabar Set. I realize that’s the one I’ve been doing the first part of each day.

I started on the “Warm Up” set from Pak Steve’s videos and the Serak Djurus first to compliment the Kilap Betawi Djurus 1 and 2, starting with the first few…[Read more]

Greeting Pak Steve,

I believe the Serak material is beneficial because it focuses on base, angle, and level. Its a different expression of the art and it seems to be part of the foundation of the concept of American Kuntao Silat. I believe if you learned it and it added value to your progress maybe just leave it in there and other people may find…[Read more]

Well, from what little I have seen, it appears to me that it goes much, much deeper into the study of positioning, and the angles of entry than the Chinese arts do. On the other hand, the Chinese arts go significantly deeper into the body methods, powergenration, and rooting skills. So, I don’t think eliminating it is a good idea. The two together…[Read more]

No, it has never been a requirement before the introduction of American KunTao Silat. I wanted to fill the gap of the Shaolin forms with Serak but utilizing the regular KunTao Silat legwork, which I believe is far superior to Serak.

Joe tells me that is going backwards after experiencing the Chang Style and I can’t really argue the point.

But…[Read more]

It has been in there all this time, right?

Are you talking about taking it out of the system completely? or just as a Guru Muda requirement?

Greetings to all (& very honored to meet you Pak Steve). My intro post can be found here: https://www.kuntaosilat.com/forums/topic/hello-from-portland-or/

I had stopped my martial arts practice due to health issues that have been recently resolving, so I’m excited to get back to it – especially with such an interesting and rare style. I have been…[Read more]

I’d like to talk about Serak.

KTS Leadership is united on removing Serak as an AKTS requirement. To a man, they believe that it is superfluous and unnecessary because Djurus Satu and the warm-up drills cover most all of value in Serak. With the Chang Style and the External/Internal it is unnecessary ~ I have been told.

So, I’m interested in what…[Read more]

Another beautiful day in Eternity!

Hope you are all rested and ready for another working week, training all the way. If you haven’t seen the WorkStation WorkOut you aught to take a peek.
https://www.kuntaosilat.com/train-smart-kuntao-silats-constant-training-concept/ Constant Training is the WAY to excel in KunTao Silat!

This week I will be…[Read more]

Thanks gents for the input and insight! Hope you have a blessed day. Gotta run and do some errands! Take care.

Bingo! That’s the ideal combination because a teacher can assign viewing assignments for their students that will augment and embellish their class experience and also provide some pre-training for the next class.

Developing this synergistic experience is on our A Priority List right now, so all you who are conducting classes or running a school…[Read more]

From my experience, these videos work best as an additional resource to regular coaching from a live teacher. For me, when I am watching something on the DVD, I am also reliving the experience I had in class as well. There have been several times when I got something from the video, but didn’t “Get” it in class, despite Joe practically hammering…[Read more]

Howdy Joseph,
Well, this has been the “de Thouars” mime since people started signing up for the Distance Learning Course rather than studying with them as I originally intended the DLP to do. I believed that competent martial artists could grasp the gross mechanics from video and be much better prepared to learn from the Brothers; in light of…[Read more]