Passing the KunTao Silat Lineage

To All KunTao Silat Practitioners of planet Earth,

The Creator has richly blessed me over the decades to be in the company of such sterling People and Practitioners.

You are all precious to me and I have very much enjoyed my positions and responsibilities over the half-century I have been leading KunTao Silat. Although my health was sterling two years ago, prison took its toll and I am now struggling to regain my health. It may take years. You might call it an accident, but Dr. Jonathan Pyndus was told by one of his teachers to look me up and to endeavor to learn KunTao Silat. The timing was impeccable.

After Seven Years of serious study and excelling in each of the 7 Levels of KunTao Silat, Dr. Jon earned first the title of “Guru Muda” and then proved that he can TEACH, by training and promoting Four GuruMudas and attaining the rank of Guru. Only three are required for advancement to Sigung.

Since then, Dr. Jon continued his KunTao Silat education by learning and mastering the Internal/External forms reserved for those who earn GuruMuda and want to continue rounding out knowledge of the entire system.

To progress past Guru level, candidates are expected to bring new knowledge and methods to KunTao Silat that improve both the quality of the training as well as the compendium of information available to current students and Practitioners. Dr. Jon has provided a huge volume of actual classes on-line that cover the entire journey from Level One to Seven, a true and extended exposition of the entire journey of learning what we term “KunTao Silat.”

Although I am not in condition to teach at present, I will be assisting Dr. Jon in the test evaluations, the websites and editing videos for training and promotions. We will be replacing the current videos in the various training levels with the new classes taught by Sigung Dr. Jon in order to keep the program consistent and orderly. My email: st***@ku*********.com will remain active and I will be pleased to hear from practitioners, Practice Leaders and interested inquiries.

May the Creator richly bless all of you who continue to train in the martial lifestyle of KunTao Silat!

Pendekar Steve Gartin