WHERE KUNTAW STANDS

At this posting there are over 30  Kuntaw organizations  world wide. The main Kuntaw organizations are Legacy Kuntaw under GM Alice Kossmann, Bais Tres Manos under GM  Jon Bais, International Kuntaw Federation representing the USA under Cyrus Laguman  in Virginia Beach, Kuntaw Ng Pilipinas representing the Philippines under Jhunn Lanada,  PMKA representing the Philippines under Irvin Requintina, AMKA representing  the USA Under Guro Paul Vittorelli, Typhoon Kuntaw under  Maurice Gatdula, IMUA Kuntaw under Glenn Abrescy  , Kuntaw Kali Kruzadaunder GM Rich Acosta -Kuntaw Dumpag under Ron Kosakowski, Kalintaw under GM Galo D. Lalic , Mandirigma Kali Association representing Bicol Philippines- under GM Brian Smith. There are many morebut these are thesystems  generally referred to by  most martial artists. Kuntaw can be spelled Kuntao and  usually was referred to as the Philippine Kung Fu. It has been  claimed as the original style of Lapu Lapu the first Filipino hero. The true history has been lost to time but many ubsubstanciated stories and claims abound.