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Jonathan and James in New Mexico

3rd Generation KunTao Silat Gurus

Guru Dr. Jonathan Pyndus and the Guru Mudas of his lineage constitute the Third Generation of martial experts in KunTao Silat who will be visiting Catron County on March 16, 2024 for the Spring Equinox KunTao Silat Family Gathering with Pendekar Steve Gartin at the Reserve Community Center and is open to the local People […]

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Streaming Video: CiMande OK?

Ba Pak Willem de Thouars Seminars

Willem de Thouars is one of the greatest of the Dutch/Indonesian martial artists who introduced America to the Indonesian arts of kuntao and silat. In the early 1990s Steve Gartin filmed many of his seminars in the Denver, Colorado area and has offered this material on video and then on DVD for his students. Now […]

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Steve Gartin's private class on KTS basics

2018 KunTao Silat Glenwood Gathering

From the perspective of one who was there: Stephen Roy Parker is with Estevan Mulloni and 12 others in Glenwood, New Mexico. Yesterday at 4:51 AM · Last weekend I attended the 2018 Gathering of Kuntao Silat with Pendekar Steve Gartin, Sigungs Joe Judt and Aric Fowler. All this last week I have been sitting […]

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Memorial Day

22 & 24th of March 2019 KunTao Silat Gathering in New Mexico

March 22 ~ 24 2019: This KunTao Silat seminar is scheduled to be held in the beautiful Western Mountains of New Mexico. {The curriculum may evolve as we receive feedback from the participants. Changes & updates will be published here. } American KunTao Silat is the seminar focus, although Malabar will also be addressed if […]

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New KunTao Silat training option-for PracticeLeaders only

KunTao Silat is a much larger body of martial knowledge than most folks can imagine. In order for Gurus-in-Training to comprehend the intricacies and options contained in the first few levels, I have decided to offer personal training sessions wherein the students have the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers in real-time and also […]

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Wachter's

Wachters’ High power nutrition

Wachters’ High Power Nutrition and KunTao Silat I discovered Wachters’ and was first declared ‘crazy’ in the early 1970s when I became involved in the quest for perfect nutrition. “They” called me a ‘health-food nut.’ Now, decades later, people ask me all the time how I maintain high energy levels for extended periods and never […]

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Video download Blades of Thunder

KunTao Silat video downloads now available

KunTao Silat video downloads {more to come} Folks have been asking for video downloads of the classic KunTao Silat video tapes and DVDs so here they are. This is only the beginning. We expect to provide all of the original videos and most of the newer ones in downloadable MP4 format in the near future. […]

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4th of July KunTao Silat Seminar

July 2 & 3 2016: The 4th of July weekend KunTao Silat seminar is scheduled to be held in the beautiful Western Mountains of New Mexico. {The curriculum may evolve as we receive feedback from the participants. Changes & updates will be published here. } American KunTao Silat is the seminar focus, although Malabar will […]

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KunTao Silat TriAngle Sapu

KunTao Silat TriAngle Sapu

TriAngle Sapu: KunTao Silat’s TriAngular footwork patterns serve many functions. Here Guru Jeff Fargo and Kyle Mentink, from Sigung Joe Judt’s lineage, demostrate a basic triangle sapu {front sweep} technique from the first movement of the training set. Videoed by Steve Gartin at the First Annual American KunTao Silat Gathering at the Seventh Heaven Ranch […]

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