
American KunTao Silat Practice Leaders
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- Sigung Steve Gartin
Who???
2010
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- Historically, kuntao and silat have been practiced by ethnic groups
divided by language and cultural diversities.
- In the late 1970's and the early 1980's three of the four de Thouars
brothers, Willem, Paul and Victor and a Chinese Indonesian I shing Ie
grandmaster, U. Un Surya came to Colorado to live and teach. A small
group of dedicated practitioners had the honor of studying with these four
world-class grandmasters of kuntao and silat. Steve Gartin and Chas
Clements are among that small group.
- In 1981 KunLun Pai was introduced to the world in an event hosted by Pak
Victor de Thouars in Southern California. This was the first melding of
the two diverse martial styles.
- The brutally hard training and the extreme contact kept the student rolls
very small during the first 20 years or so. Until 1988, none of the de
Thouars brothers cared to promote their arts publicly.
- In 1993 Steve Gartin introduced KunTao Silat™ to America.
Maintaining the heart and soul of the two great martial arts, Guru Gartin
adapted training methods geared for the American life-style to the tactical
considerations and training required to actually apply silat and kun tao
principles in combat. Seven levels of training
take the novice to practitioner level. We consider a "practitioner" or
Guru Muda to be a very good black belt level martial artist.
- Several AKTS Gurus and PracticeLeaders conduct classes around the U.S. It is possible to study at a distance with
modern technology, so we do offer a DistanceTraining Program and a vast
offering of video and DVD documentaries, seminars and training aids. We
also conduct seminars and workshops and are available by email and phone most
of the time.
- In 1994 Pak Victor de Thouars opened Serak®
to the public and began training gurus.
- In 2004 BaPak Willem de Thouars codified his Family System and certified
12 Sigung level Teachers.
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