The Kuntao portion of the KBS System is taught in training blocks. Normally, there are 4 blocks, though these can be broken down into smaller pieces depending on the needs of the individual learner.
Training Block 1:
- warm-ups
- footwork exercises
- basic strikes and power generation
- grabbing drills, grip strengthening
- escapes and grabbing attacks defenses
- basic hand techniques
- hand patterns
- double hands block/strike
- crossing hands parry/block (4)
- trapping hands 2-man drills
- defense options
- block/check/strike
- parry/connect/throw
- 3 basic entries (fwd, rev triangles and side-stepping)
Training Block 2:
- basic kicking system
- sikaran
- leg traps/entries
- horse kick
- sipa
- kick defenses
- defenses against grabbed kicks
- leg techniques
- sweeps
- traps
- 1- and 2-man drills/exercises
- takedowns
Training Block 3:
- 4 quadrants defense, striking system
- reaction drills and targeting
- response drills
- inside
- outside
- grappling/takedown
- Finger Touch System, w/Finger Control (pigil daliri)
Training Block 4:
-4 quadrants defense, throws and counters
- throwing (kuai jiao) techniques
- ground fighting
- grappling defenses