A Profile of Steve Douglas Gartin as martial artist and senior student of Willem de Thouars ~ by Chas Clements 1990 Hai-Dan Sifu Willem de Thouars as been privileged to have the opportunity to mould martial artists from some sterling material. In none of his students has he found more responsive intention, physical ability and […]
Pak Chas Clements Chas Clements is Co-Founder of KunTao Silat and one of the original Kun Lun Pai, a name given to a group of five men then surrounding and supporting the de Thouars Brothers in Denver, Colorado by Bill Chang {U. Un Surya}. Chas’ system, Pentjak Silat Betawi Muda is his personal martial lifestyle; […]
Chas Clements talks knives, real knives ~ some of the best knives. Chas Clements, the Co-Founder of KunTao Silat and Founder of Pentjak Pukulan Silat Betawi and original member of the Kun Lun Pai also is a very well known knife expert. Here Chas shares a bit of his intimate knowledge of what makes a […]
Distance Learning Program: Guru Certification Course Practitioner Certification Course The evolution of KunTao Silat’s instructional perspective has changed considerably over the course of three and a half decades. With the addition of a complete new system, advances in technology, refinements in teaching methods and a great deal of thought and feedback from students, we have […]
Archives Classic: The Deadly de Thouars Brothers Video A glimpse into the teaching style of each of the de Thouars Brothers is found in this classic video from the 1990s filmed and produced by Steve Gartin. The de Thouars Brothers have found world-wide acclaim for their prowess in the silat arts, specifically Pentjak Silat Serak. […]
American KunTao Silat System American KunTao Silat was born in Marin County California in 2000. Steve Gartin had been teaching KunTao Silat for over two decades, a system he founded with Chas Clements in 1978 comprised mostly from Indonesian silat and Chinese KunTao learned from the de Thouars Brothers. This was a very difficult system […]
Shalom! Thanks for visiting us on the web. It has been a long time coming and we have finally launched the 2.0 version of KunTaoSilat.com. The site is still a work in progress, and will be for some time. However, we’ve developed to the point where the functionality of the site is an improvement on […]
Chasism’s are a collection of news group comments from Chas Clements, who has become somewhat well-known on many newsgroups. Some like him, some hate him, but few will deny that he is unique in the world. (more…)
Martial Arts for the Handicapped copyright 1994 by Chas Clements Everyone is in danger. Tolerance is at a minimum. No one is safe. It is the responsibility of all people, of whatever physical condition to protect themselves, their loved ones and their own property. Just because you cannot see or walk or run away does […]
In the Adat of Hormat copyright 1993 Chas Clements As a student of Silat; Who is your teacher? Well kids, first –he is a hell of a fighting man, you give him respect because you have no choice – to associate with him is to show respect for the danger of him. (more…)
