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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 […]

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Self Defense vs Fighting

Depending on your background and life experience, the following statement may or may not make sense to you:  fighting and self-defense are NOT the same thing. Now, let’s clear some semantics up:  by “fighting” I am referring to a mutual physical conflict between two or more participants.  “Self-defense” in this essay refers to the protection […]

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Internal/External Horse Stance: The Root of KunTao Silat

Depending on long you have been in martial arts, or how wide your experience has been with the innumerable traditions available to us now in the 21st Century, you may or may not have noticed that some version of Horse Stance (aka Tiger Stance in Malabar) is found in virtually every system.  Even “modern” combat […]

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Why Forms?

In American martial arts culture, particularly with the influence of Bruce Lee, it can be common to encounter the argument that the choreographed solo practice routines we call “forms” in English and “Kata,” “Djurus,” “Hyung,” “Taolu,” etc. in other languages are a waste of time. When you consider how most “strip mall” Dōjō conduct their […]

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KunTao Silat: The Healing Art (?)

Greetings to all in KTS, Recently I found myself undergoing an emergency appendectomy, or the removal of my appendix due to inflammation.  While the entire experience is an educational story all its own on many levels (which I may share at some point for those of you who are interested in the healing arts), for […]

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Djurus Satu: One Form to Rule Them All

It does not matter how many years or repetitions I have playing Djurus Satu.  There is always so much more combat lore to mine from its depths I truly stand in awe of it.  Of the various forms I have studied in 21 years of martial arts, an argument could be made for Djurus Satu […]

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Message from Ibu Rose

Hello, Dr. Jon here.  The following is a message from Ibu Rose which she asked me to share with the KunTao Silat community on her behalf:   “I speak from with-in my heart a moral outrage, lost words changed meanings,Freedom, pride, patriot, all criminal words in this day and time. My life, country, home have […]

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An Update from Pak Steve

“Well, I want make a brief statement to my friends out there in Catron County and my students all over the world and the veryfew special people that really are concerned about me and what’s going on. I’m now 115 days in jail.I wanted to go over with you what they have on me, what […]

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