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 […]
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 […]
Greetings to everyone in KTS, With Pak Steve’s release this weekend we will be resuming online testing. However, to streamline the online testing process for everyone in the Distance Learning Program and the Guru Certification Course tests will now be conducted via live video conference using FreeConferenceCall.com, FaceTime, or FaceBook Messenger. If you are wanting […]
Guru Muda Dr. Jonathan Pyndus conducts weekly application classes on-line. For those of you who have a desire to explore the depths of KunTao Silat’s combat technology, whether you currently have a training partner to practice with, or not, should participate. Each weekly class is archived and available for download by subscribers. Last week’s class […]
March 22 ~ 24 2019: This KunTao Silat seminar is scheduled to be held in the beautiful Western Mountains of New Mexico. {The curriculum may evolve as we receive feedback from the participants. Changes & updates will be published here. } American KunTao Silat is the seminar focus, although Malabar will also be addressed if […]
Jonathan Pyndus Guru Muda Malabar KunTao Silat Jonathan is the first to complete the Malabar KunTao Silat video training program with a full video testing record on-line. Only members of the Vimeo TestingGroup can normally see test results. Today and tomorrow will be an exception to that rule for this video. I realize that it […]
In the recent 2018 Glenwood Gathering, Kyle earned promotion to Guru Muda! Congratulations Kyle ~ you have well-earned this advancement with copious lumps, bruises and hard training. Your students will be richly graced by your knowledge and kindness. Unfortunately, Kyle tested this time on ThunderRock with no video cameras rolling ~ so there is no […]
KunTao Silat Certificates of Advancement: The following KunTao Silat Practitioners were advanced by testing at the First Annual American KunTao Silat Gathering: Kyle Mentink – Level Five Teacher Pat Galligan – Level Four Teacher Justin Lock – Level Four Teacher Chris Hudson – Level Two Teacher Chris Reynolds – Level Two Teacher Jossef Go – […]
The outdoor environment with varied terrain provides the perfect footing for KunTao Silat training. The ability to adjust to challenging environments gives the KTS practitioner one more combat edge. This footage was taken at the First Annual American KunTao Silat Family Gathering at the Seventh Heaven Ranch in New Mexico. Monthly seminars are scheduled to […]
Learning KunTao Silat by Video: There are many advantages to Learning KunTao Silat by Video. First, distance from a teacher is no barrier. Anyone, anywhere in the world where mail is delivered or an internet connection is available can learn. Second, video provides pause, stop, start, rewind and replay as well as slow motion where […]
