Kali Silat
A Filipino Martial Art System
Kali-Silat is a Filipino martial art and is over 1200 years old. It is tried and tested on the battlefield and is believed to be the art that killed Magellan's warriors when he landed in the Philippines. Kali incorporates empty hand and weaponry as well as specialised sections on dumog (grappling and moving the body), panantukan (Filipino boxing), pananjackman or sikaren(Filipino low-level kicking) and flow / energy drills such as hubud and Kunsi (locks and manipulations).
What do I train?
Footwork - Kali is based on triangles and circles for movement.
Empty-hand skills for devastating strikes, locks and takedowns.
Energy drills to help you blend with the flow of your opponent's energy.
Single stick, double stick, stick and dagger plus knife defence.
Partner work for energy and tool development.
Multiple attacks, unarmed and armed defence for practical application.
Ground fighting with locks and strikes.
What is taught at Martial Art Concepts?
We practise Inosanto-Blend Kali that is taught by Guro Dan Inosanto, a martial arts legend in his own right. The blend that we teach has a strong element of knifework in it and this normally signifies a higher level of empty hand skill and technique due to the range of combat.
Kali has stood the test of time and evolved into a fantastic martial art that develops mental as well as physical skills. Kali philosophy is based on triangles and the highest triangle is based on Love, Compassion and Humility. There are many areas of Kali to study and as a modern art it serves the student well as a street defence style.
Who should train?
We only teach the Kali syllabus to adults; this can be a devastating and effective martial art and needs to responsible attitude before we accept a student into the class. As a highly evolved art, Kali will suit people who want to think and study the strategic levels as well as the physical in their martial art.
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