Teachers of the Indonesian Martial Arts

 

With grace to our Indonesian martial mentors:

U. Un Surya: GrandMaster, Ming Po

GrandMaster Thio Tjoan Oen

Home, with God, at rest.  Praise YHVH for his time with us.

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Willem de Thouars
Bapak, KunTao Silat de Thouars

KunLun Pai & RatuDuri Silat

                                                                                        Pendekar, Serak® Silat  

Paul de Thouars Paul de Thouars

Pak Victor de Thouars:

Serak® SilatVictor Ivan Charles de Thouars - click for action MPG                                                                                             

American KunTao Silat is derived from the teachings of our beloved Indonesian Elder Brothers.  We have had the grace and honor of receiving training on a Cigar Dalem (Inner-Circle) level from some of the finest Dutch Indonesian teachers in America today.  We acknowledge the great gifts of martial understanding they have given freely to us.  May YHVH always guide and protect them,

In sincere appreciation,

Steve Gartin - American KunTao Silat™

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Malabar Village Martial Arts

I've been asked if we welcome students of Herman Suwanda, the Wetzel lineage, the Reeders lineage, Bill Sanders' people and others in our 'Village'.


Sure; joyfully.


All told, there are probably no more than a few hundred kuntao-silat players in the United States; 300 or less, probably- and that includes kuntaoers, mainpo, pukulan or whatever other variation on the arts.


You're all welcome to come to my house the weekend of the 5th September <g> We're going to play together. We're going to cook, eat, drink and make friends. We're going to make up and be brothers, because whatever else we are, we're it.  If you've studied with Paul de Thouars, Willem de Thouars, Victor de Thouars, Rudy ter Linden, Willy Wetzel, William Reeders, Herman Suwanda, Sheikh Sam, Bill Sanders, Guy Savelli, Lionel Colangelo, Carl Spitale, or the other respected lineages- or those not so respected; come and take fellowship with us, all are welcome.


You'll need a bedroll with ground pad; cover your food and expenses and add to the hospitality.


And those that would like to see some good kuntaosilat are welcome to join us also- if we run out of room in the house, you can sleep in the yard- it's temperate.
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Chas
'It's Fighting, not Folkdancing!'
http://www.chasclements.com
http://www.kuntaosilat.net
http://www.kuntaosilat.com/silatknifefighting.htm