Art Kidwell

Greetings,

Many of us who grow up on martial arts entertainment like movies, television, or video games often come across the classic, “montage” where the protagonist is made to hold horse stance or something similar whilst being berated by the master.

Most of the classical martial arts originally required long hours of stance training before…[Read more]

Greetings to the KTS community!

One of the most common inquiries Pendekar Steve and I receive is some variation of, “What do I need to know to pass my Level One test and move on to Djurus Satu?”

Level One can seem overwhelming, as in a sense, it has 90% or more of the curriculum. All of the fundamental hand work, leg work, stances, the Kendang…[Read more]

Greetings!

At the behest of Pak Steve, we will be offering a Monday evening Kuntao Silat applications class online beginning Monday, November 22nd. Class will be at 6:45 CST and run for an hour. We will review the American KTS warm up/basics every class, then work on applications of these basics. It is encouraged that you find a partner to…[Read more]

Hello all!

Just wanted to announce and congratulate Michael Pyndus on earning Level 5 Teacher and James Kern for earning Level 4 Teacher.
They demonstrated their forms not only with panache, but also with weapons. We should have video up soon!