Willem de Thouars, Kun Tao Silat, 1996 Gulfport School of Tai Chi Chuan
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- This is part one of 4 videos representing a weekend workshop with Willem de Thouars, aka, Uncle Bill.
These videos include the work of Roberto Torres who came to the workshop as Uncle's assistant. These videos offer a rare demonstration of Uncle Bill's Kun Tao Bagua, and a special session of Uncle Bill administering massage to Carl Spitale, Kun Tao student of Willem Reeders. Sifu Lenny Howie is also featured as well as his cousin Tony Laughlin. Enjoy.
This master was called the deadliest man on earth in the 70's and 80's. I have no greater respect for anyone alive teaching anything martial art. A great footnote, he is rumored to demand the class take him to a burger joint for payment. Love him! I've heard from world ranked martial artists his brother Paul was even better.
@HistoricRoswellAcu Yes - there is only one way to find out. The way they never, ever try - actual fighting.
@KungFuGato Oh you're welcome. It is difficult telling people the truth, but, hey ho, your thanks mean all the world to me.
Fantastic footage of Uncle Bill, Lenny Howe, Carl Spitale! Thanks for posting. Shame their are no teachers of this caliber in my area.
A true silat master... thank u for this great video
These guys are some real artists - Kuntao is awesome and super fun to learn
@TruthRonPaul No - MMA and Muay Thai nutriders can be just as dumb. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but some opinions are more equal than others. Let's face it, never in a million years will teachers like this put up a vid of them actually using this stuff against MMA or Muay Thai, or even any competent opponent in real contact sparring. So, let that be the judge of who has to be braiwashed to believe they can fight. Cheers.
Man I miss practising, but I'm stuck out here in tin-buck-to Spring Hill, Fl with no one to practise with. I wonder if Uncle is going to have a seminar in Tampa anytime soon.
jjfp284.. Thanks for your comment. I'm sure you saw Richard in these videos..
@ouwat4life an interesting observation. Probably what makes uncle and Kun Tao Silat players so devastating in actual combat.. Thanks for the comment..
@KungFuGato Doesn't really take as much luck as you think, if you startbeing honest about the crapola you believe, and start training honestly. Otherwise you end up having to use words to prove what you should demostrate. Ever heard the old phrase 'Here is Rhodes, now leap!' It means 'now demonstrate what you claim to be able to do!' Good luck with that.
LONG LIVE UNCLE BILL!
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Mr Torres can really move for a big man.Nice techniques!
io ste cose non le capisco...mha...
Probably.. Many high skilled level players lack in shiny performances.
@MartialSkeptic Ok, thanks... sigh..
@MartialSkeptic Ok, (Martial)Skeptic.. as you wish... Again, good luck with whatever it is you train..
I've noticed in a couple of his videos that his forms are terrible.
You stand up to him and thank your stars if you're next vision is of an emergency room. This guy is more authentic than anyone else ever filmed.
The man can FIGHT that is what matters
Richard Clear practices the most ineffective martial art i've ever seen, Bear Kuntao is a joke
Lol. I swear some people think because there arent any high kicks that its worthless but the truth is my teacher Richard Clear studied with Uncle Bill, and I attended some seminars, and Uncle Bill is devastating.
Handicap nothing.
@MartialSkeptic Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Truth and fighting arts come in many forms...doesn't mean they have no value because you don't understand it. Narrow-minded of you to believe these people never fight based on just a DEMO in this video. Until you actually experience these masters for yourself, you will be willfully ignorant behind your keyboard lol. Maybe you have just been brainwashed by the MMA craze to believe jujitsu and muay thai are the only way to go lol.
I totally agree I was honored to train with and learn from Uncle Bill in the late nineties with Pendekar William Sanders. He is Great teacher, an Awesome Warrior, and his humility an inspiration for all martial artists :)
How are his forms terrible? Are you a student/teacher/master of the systems he has learned in order to come up with the opinion that his forms are terrible? Have you ever trained with Uncle Bill?
I find Bapak Willem de Thouars, to have much better moves than Paul, the thought of many others in the martial arts world, especially reading what was written of what occured with their mother as Pak Willem brought this out for all of us to read. from what I understand, their mother saved Paul's bacon during WWII, and then a son Paul to have done what he did, leaves me to understand that there are NO descriptive words other than, shamefull