Art Kidwell

Hi Jeff and Joe! Thanks for reaching out. We always encourage all our distance learning students to get local practice groups going. Great to know there is a good group brewing in the great lake region!

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help as we’re all on this martial journey together.

Cheers,
Elijah

There is a decent sized practice group in San Antonio, TX. But that might be a bit far. And by now (hopefully) you have found some people to train with.

Just a side note – our lineage in KTS comes through Steve Gartin (although like other long-timers we also trained under and certified under Willem in the past as well). So any all players in the various streams of his teaching are welcome to join us. If you are a DLP student, we will work with you to help you get through the program.

Back in the day, my training partner and all around training genius Vince Brown introduced me to kettlebells and eventually clubbells. With Pak Steve’s blessing we integrated these *safer* tools over the big monkey wrenches/tool boxes/heavy found objects Pak Gartin was trained with.

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There are now Studio Garuda KTS training groups in these locations:

Chicago (Northside – same as above)
West Dundee, IL
Oak Forest, IL

Scherreville, IN (Thursdays 7-9pm at Azatos School of Karate.)

San Antonio TX

And a new one starting in Chesapeake VA in the next few weeks.

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Hi Eric,I've been in the system for about 10 years. Teaching for about half of that or more. The greatest advice I have for you is to 'Just Do It', and do it often throughout the day. When possible, I like to use a full length mirror to show proper form. I want to make sure I look just like they do in the videos, and in person. When you body hurts…[Read more]

John, Would you mind adding more to this thread? I think you have some great thoughts here. What I'd like to see from your perspective is maybe a few clips of some finishing techniques in a UFC fight, and add to it with a clip of you coming up with an answer to it, the KTS way.Aric

Couldn't agree more. My Saturday classes in addition are also free. ALWAYS.Aric

Greetings Eric.Thank you for your question, and an excellent one it is.

Steven,Thank you for your post.

Dave,Let me try to answer you the best I can. My apologies for the long awaited reply.Aric (see below in red)Hello,I was training and Guru Derric pointed out the importance of a few things and I figured I would share my thoughts here. Not that I have that much to offer, but it has been quiet lately

Hey Tim. You are always welcome to join us. We do classes in the park, the first saturday of each month.