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 […]
Triangle Elbow Exercise
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 […]
Malabar LegSet Class WarmUp.
KunTao Silat utilizes its own stances and handsets as a warm up. This is a typical KunTao Silat class warm up.
All KunTao Silat Forms in one place
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. […]
3rd Generation KunTao Silat Gurus
Guru Dr. Jonathan Pyndus and the Guru Mudas of his lineage constitute the Third Generation of martial experts in KunTao Silat who will be visiting Catron County on March 16, 2024 for the Spring Equinox KunTao Silat Family Gathering with Pendekar Steve Gartin at the Reserve Community Center and is open to the local People […]
Distance Learning
StickingHands is not a secret
Confusion Over Self-Defense
Confusion over Self-Defense The subject of self-defense, “real fighting”, & or whatever you call it causes a great deal of confusion in the martial arts world. Discussions over which style is best, what techniques work & which don’t, the usage of force multipliers, & legalities many times dissolve into the hell of one or […]