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kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
the only thing I lost by being booted was the chance to get a higher rank- but that hasn't been important since i was awarded my fifth degree- knowledge can be found anywhere
kuntawguro
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G'nite mike
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So you got the boot because you didn't want to water things down? Personally, I'd rather have something more traditional and effective, rather than an altered version.
That I can agree (getting knowledge whereever you look).
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
Reasonable. I applaud your integrity.
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
this is apost from another filipino ( actual Filipino) style
kuntaw has two styles, the philippine style and the malaysian style. i dont know to much about the malaysian style, except it is very close to chinese style kung fu.
the philippine styles are different to, because you have what is practice by muslims, and then there is a "modern" style propogated by a man name carlito lanada. whose style is very close to shotokan, including the forms they do...most philippine kuntaw (all the styles i have contact with) except mr lanada style has no forms. to describe how it looks, it depends to who is the practitioner. kuntaw has many kinds of blockings and hands techniques. there is kicking mostly to the legs and arms to beat down the opponent. it depends because some people prefer the "hard style" of blockings to the soft style, then some styles do not like blocking at all (as in my system) unless you want to punish the opponent.
i have many muslim brothers in indonesia, and a few here who are silat men, they tell me that there is no such thing that is called "kuntaw-silat" which is so popular here in the u.s. because of the video tape and seminar industry. my guess is that silat is losing the appeal, so many silat men are hoping to generate more interest by coming out with a new style, which no one has talked about until the last two or three years.
if someone has told you he does "chinese kuntaw/kuntao" be careful, i know that there is no such thing as well. as any chinese man he will look at you as if you asked him about chinese "kenpo/kempo/chuan fa"
kuntaw has two styles, the philippine style and the malaysian style. i dont know to much about the malaysian style, except it is very close to chinese style kung fu.
the philippine styles are different to, because you have what is practice by muslims, and then there is a "modern" style propogated by a man name carlito lanada. whose style is very close to shotokan, including the forms they do...most philippine kuntaw (all the styles i have contact with) except mr lanada style has no forms. to describe how it looks, it depends to who is the practitioner. kuntaw has many kinds of blockings and hands techniques. there is kicking mostly to the legs and arms to beat down the opponent. it depends because some people prefer the "hard style" of blockings to the soft style, then some styles do not like blocking at all (as in my system) unless you want to punish the opponent.
i have many muslim brothers in indonesia, and a few here who are silat men, they tell me that there is no such thing that is called "kuntaw-silat" which is so popular here in the u.s. because of the video tape and seminar industry. my guess is that silat is losing the appeal, so many silat men are hoping to generate more interest by coming out with a new style, which no one has talked about until the last two or three years.
if someone has told you he does "chinese kuntaw/kuntao" be careful, i know that there is no such thing as well. as any chinese man he will look at you as if you asked him about chinese "kenpo/kempo/chuan fa"
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
when another filipino stylist points his finger at your"FILIPINO" art and calls it Karate- it is disheartening
http://forum.psdtc.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=&whichpage=2&TOPIC_ID=350
http://forum.psdtc.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=&whichpage=2&TOPIC_ID=350
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Well, you got my respect for sticking to your beliefs.:ultracool
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
thank you so much
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
I ,for one, hate to see a system changed to better make money or to become commercialized. So, I have kept the things that first attracted me to the art. In doing so I am the proverbial black sheep of the system. I cannot go any higher in rank (as if that really mattered) and was once told to refrain from using the Kuntaw moniker. This is starnge to me as newspaper articles and photos of me adorned GM Lanada's office. He once told me and my students that I was the number 1 practitioner of the art in the US. I was even awarded the US and Canadian Directorship positions. Hmm, sounds strange that I am not a true Kuntawista. The reason given for the change in the art was to better compete in the Asian Games (karate tournament functions in SE Asia). Seems to me, I have done quite well using the OLD system (983 trophies and awards from the Michigan and Can Am Karate circuits). What is the adadge?- to thine own self be true?
G'nite ceicei
G'nite ceicei
kuntawguro
Master Black Belt
well, it is my betime as well
and a good afternoon also
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