Matthew patterson

Welcome to the KunTao Silat Family Fabrice!

It’s interesting that Randall was one of the five people who decided what would be in the original curriculum for the Kun Lun Pai, which is what I eventually called Malabar because that was the name given to my personal system from Willem. I had the good fortune of living and training with Randall for…[Read more]

Welcome to the KunTao Silat Family Fabrice!

It’s interesting that Randall was one of the five people who decided what would be in the original curriculum for the Kun Lun Pai, which is what I eventually called Malabar because that was the name given to my personal system from Willem. I had the good fortune of living and training with Randall for…[Read more]

I’ve gone back and forth about this issue for years. Serak is a great martial art, and for some people it is ideal.

Malabar KTS is based upon the teachings of Willem de Thouars, so it would seem most appropriate to include Serak somewhere in Malabar. Paul & Victor de Thouars claim that Serak is completely Indonesian with no influence from…[Read more]

How can you train whilst working, or playing?

Train Smart: KunTao Silat’s constant training concept

Here’s some KunTao Silat training methods:

KunTao Silat StickingKnife Training

Yes, John they are the same material used in a slightly different way.

For instance both Djurus Satu and Lankas Dua are performed in a slightly different way in American than in Malabar. From there the systems’ branches grow farther apart.

The American life style is considerably different than the life style in Indonesia was before the Second…[Read more]

Good day John,
Yes, a wide variety of KunTao Silat shirts are available at: http://www.cafepress.com/kuntaosilat There are hats too.

Thanks for the plug!
Steve

Guess it won’t be long Jon! Sorry it took so long to grade your test; you’d have been there by now!

Keep on keepin’ on,
Steve

Howdy John,
KunTao Silat honours the ancient tradition of training with the ‘master’ in the backyard. In our case it is by video, but the principle remains the same.

The major concept is that you learn by doing, not by being told the specifics. It is the principles that provide the keys. By training with the videos, you see what the teacher is…[Read more]

And now my input:
Level One
5 Stances
8 Serak Djurus
Cabin LegSets
Turning Djurus with applications
Triple Hitter Exercise
AKTS Class WarmUp

Level Two
Djurus Satu with applications
MonkeyFoot training drill

Level Three
Lankas Dua with applications
Sticking Hand drill

Level Four
Chang KTS Stances
Breathing in movement
Demonstrate Internal…[Read more]

Bet a nickel that crime goes way down in Texas starting in January!
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Bet a nickel that crime goes way down in Texas starting in January!
:-)>

Bet a nickel that crime goes way down in Texas starting in January! :-)>