Willem de Thouars is one of the greatest of the Dutch/Indonesian martial artists who introduced America to the Indonesian arts of kuntao and silat. In the early 1990s Steve Gartin filmed many of his seminars in the Denver, Colorado area and has offered this material on video and then on DVD for his students. Now […]
KunTao Silat Triangle Elbow Exercise KunTao Silat Triangle Elbow Exercise “It is a common practice amongst silat systems to practice the djurus (handwork) and lankahs (legwork) separately. In KunTao Silat we generally practice them together, because in most cases the legwork provides a delivery mechanism for the hitting tools and amplifies the magnitude of the […]
KunTao Silat utilizes its own stances and handsets as a warm up. This is a typical KunTao Silat class warm up.
KunTao Silat Forms: KunTao Silat is different from most martial arts in that KunTao Silat forms train actual combat related movements and strategy. We train as we fight. That is a simple concept, but isn’t it usually simple things that work? Here’s all the forms. Malabar KunTao Silat Forms Trailer from KunTao Silat on Vimeo. […]
Southeast Asian Martial arts generally, and KunTao Silat specifically, are famous for effective use of the elbows as offensive and defensive weapons. But aside from these more obvious applications of the elbow in striking, blocking, and deflecting techniques lies a deeper principle: the elbow is one of the keys to martial arts. The elbow is […]
To All KunTao Silat Practitioners of planet Earth, The Creator has richly blessed me over the decades to be in the company of such sterling People and Practitioners. You are all precious to me and I have very much enjoyed my positions and responsibilities over the half-century I have been leading KunTao Silat. Although my […]
