Art Kidwell

Thank you sir! I’ll be eagerly anticipating them!

I hope to get the first of the training manuals out by end of March 2017. Then we will work through each level.

These will only be available to those in the program, who are following the teacher track. Some of the content will be shared on this site to provide examples of the content.

Our hope is to have all five levels finished by early 2018.…[Read more]

Howdy!

Not to resurrect a dead thread, but I also have a question about Ling Sing Toi!

In the only video I have seen of the form (with Guru Ted Garcia), Guru Garcia turns away from the camera during the last section of the form. I recognize he starts with Tiger circles then transitions into Twin Dragon strikes, but what is the last set of…[Read more]

Pak Steve,

I replied to this last week but it seems it did not post!

Thanks for your clarification. I’ll look forward to feeling Kuntao Silat gunting.

I personally encourage being unapologetically American, but that’s another conversation.

Out of curiosity, is there still work being done on a book or manual explaining all the basics and…[Read more]

This is where we encourage people to send in their videos for review. Poor Joshua was convinced he was on the right path, but his unwillingness to submit for review has resulted in him not really getting even close to what he should have been achieving. It’s hard to live up to this kind of disappointment, and can result in people looking for…[Read more]

Only five days to go!

We have practitioners from Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, Texas, Colorado and all up and down California coming to take part in this event!

Don’t miss out! Reach out if you plan on coming out!

Sapu is an idea, not a technique.

There are essentially 3 different timings, 4 basic positions, and a virtually infinite number of depths at which it can be executed.

If you understand the timings, and displante and/or separation of bases and how it dictates the line of the sweep, you find a virtual endless variety in application. The key is not…[Read more]

Howdy gents,

If I may add my two cents as a graduate level student of/future practitioner of Traditional Oriental Medicine:

Sigung Aric’s methods hit the nail on the head when it comes to the how. I have met/seen/tried many different versions of “Iron Skills” having been fortunate to grow up around a lot of different martial artists. Each…[Read more]

Steve,
Yes, it is the Monkey Foot drills taught by Pak Steve, with some additions drawn from the material itself. The numbering is just a convention developed in my club to keep things straight in our heads/make it easier to teach. I’ll be shooting video of it after the first of the year for the member site – as Pak Steve thinks it would be…[Read more]

Don,
I have a practice leader in San Diego. Drop me an email, and I’ll hook you up.

For students earning from the distance program, I often suggest that they start with the Kilap Betawi/Serak material Chas shows. This is easier to understand and practice. While doing this, work the legwork and handwork sets until your eyes bleed. You will learn good, fast self defense, while ‘Gartinizing’ your body to be able to understand the…[Read more]

I might add, just memorizing movement does not count.

In my clubs the art is broken down into phases –

Phase 1 features the complete stance set and tiger, dragon, monkey stepping

Kendang Djurus-Djurus 1-3 (Turning Djurus 1 & 2, 3)

Some additional pukulan djurus-djurus just because it is easy to apply. A total of 8 short ‘hand sets’

Some additional warm up exercises and basic kicking…[Read more]