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Deadly de Thouars Brothers
Archives Classic: The Deadly de Thouars Brothers Video A glimpse into the teaching style of each of the de Thouars Brothers is found in this classic video from the 1990s filmed and produced by Steve Gartin. The de Thouars Brothers have found world-wide acclaim for their prowess in the silat arts, specifically Pentjak Silat Serak. […]
KunTao Silat Training in New Mexico
KunTao Silat training with Steve I want to spend some time training and visiting with my KunTao Silat Family! This coming April will mark eight years that I have been away from civilization. It has been a most enjoyable experience, but now I’m close enough to a town to enjoy guests. The first People I’d like to […]
Combining Breath with Motion
KunTao Silat’s Breath in Movement Warm Up KunTao Silat has now expanded its curriculum to include the internal mechanics taught to Steve Gartin by Great GrandMaster U. Un Surya of Indonesia. American KunTao Silat embraces these internal mechanics in lieu of the Shaolin style power generation methods used in Malabar KunTao Silat at the upper […]
San Antonio American KunTao Silat Seminar
San Antonio, Texas November 7 & 8, 2015 Experience Authentic Combative Martial Art in an exclusive two-day seminar. Simple, direct, and effective American Kuntao Silat is renowned for it’s practical, no-nonsense approach to self defense and the ability to swiftly impart high level skills to students. It is a fully ‘weapons aware’ art, not a sport. Come see why top […]
KunTao Silat Internal mechanics
Chang Style LegSet WarmUp Bill Chang called his art “Noble Gung Fu” and held that simplicity of technique and staunch mental focus provided the best combination for combat effectiveness. Here, Sigung Joe Judt explains some of the basics of the Chang Style LegSet WarmUp. AKTS Warm Up from Studio Garuda on Vimeo. Chang Style Warm […]
Combat Cane
Chas Clements’ Cane Combat for Cripples The first video of techniques for the injured and disabled made by someone who shares the inconvenience. Many of the stick techniques are drawn from the practice of Kuntao Silat, a Dutch Indonesian martial art. (more…)