Filipino Kali Training in Raleigh, NC
Interested in Filipino martial arts? Kali Kempo Self Defense incorporates Pekiti Tirsia Kali alongside Shaolin Kempo and Kung Fu, bringing Filipino and Chinese martial arts together in one training program.
What Is Pekiti Tirsia Kali?
It is a combat-oriented style that focuses on edged, impact, and improvised weapons. Students learn not only how to use these weapons, but also how to defend against them. Footwork and self-defense are central to the system.
How Kali Fits Into Kali Kempo Self Defense
Pekiti Tirsia Kali brings to the table a unique form of footwork, along with a technical philosophy focused around speed and precision. This footwork gets highlighted when used within other arts, as it provides a novel way of moving and applying the strikes learned through those arts. Speed and precision is not only a focus of Pekiti Tirsia Kali, but of both Kempo and Kung Fu, allowing all three to blend well together.
Most of the weapon work learned in Kali Kempo Self Defense comes through the lens of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. The primary weapons are knives, sticks (which also function as a training stand-in for swords and other bladed weapons), and staffs.