Kuntao

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Kuntao is a term from the Hokkien Chinese dialect meaning Way of the Fist (similar to Quan Fa, or Fist Technique). Purely Chinese kuntao styles exist in China and Taiwan, but kuntao styles have been spread for centuries by merchants and other travelling Chinese people. You can find kuntao styles in Indonesia, Malaysia (particularly Borneo), the Philippines (where it is often called Kuntaw), Singapore, as well as in some other countries. Some kuntao styles were not changed but many were. This happened because the styles had to be adapted to a new environment, fighting in different terrain, fighting local styles, defending or fighting with local weapons. Most Indonesian kuntao styles began to integrate techniques from Silat styles and some even changed their name from "kuntao" to "silat". For example, Liu Seong Kuntao is a hybrid kuntao-silat system.

[edit] See also

• Kateda
• Silat
• Sindo