American KunTao Silat Basics American KunTao Silat utilizes much of the first Two Levels of Malabar KunTao Silat with some modifications, first to accommodate the more mature audience that gravitates…
American KunTao Silat
American KunTao Silat
Traditional Indo/Chinese martial arts from Kuntao and Silat crafted and grafted into the American Martial LifeStyle.
American KunTao Silat was born in Marin County California in 2000. Steve Gartin had been teaching KunTao Silat for over two decades, a system he founded with Chas Clements in 1978 comprised mostly from Indonesian silat and Chinese KunTao learned from the de Thouars Brothers. This, however, was a very difficult system for Americans to learn due to the very low stances and brutal training. American KunTao Silat maintains the first three levels of KunTao Silat as a foundation and builds upon that base with internal KunTao as taught to Steve by Great GrandMaster U. Un Surya (Bill Chang) finishing off the American KunTao Silat combat arsenal. Thus American KunTao Silat maintains the combat effectiveness KunTao Silat is renowned for by adding the Internal power mechanics of Bill Chang Style KunTao to the phenomenal Dutch/Indonesian silat foundation while providing a systematic approach to learning characterized by Steve’s Constant Training philosophy.
Lessons
American KunTao Silat Level One
American KunTao Silat Level Two
American KunTao Silat Level Two: Djurus Satu Djurus Satu Old Style:
American KunTao Silat Level Three
American KunTao Silat Level Three: Lankas Dua Lankas Dua: Level 3 – Lankas Dua [AKTS] from KunTao Silat Serak Djurus One – Eight:
American KunTao Silat Level Four
American KunTao Silat Level Four: Chang Style Basics
American KunTao Silat Level Five
Breath in Movement The Bill Chang Style of “breathing” inherently integrates the body’s rooted and moving energy with the “breath of life” and an explosive power results. The first few…
American KunTao Silat Level Six
American KunTao Silat Level Six ~ Circles Circles: Internal PQZ: Internal Po Qua Zen KunTao from KunTao Silat. Applications: