What Is KALI?

Most people think the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) are stick fighting arts only. This is a common misconception because the rattan sticks are one of the primary tools used in training. The stick is used for combat, but that is not all there is to the art. The FMA are equally based in weapon skills and empty hand skills (Such as kicking, punching, trapping, and grappling).

The FMA cover all the fighting ranges, defending against armed and unarmed attacks with whatever is available.What is available maybe the rattan sticks or it could be other types of weapons or just the fighter's empty hand skills. The FMA teach the interrelationship between empty hand skills and weapons.

Therefore the FMA should be considered a complete martial arts system that develops many different types of skills for combat, not just simply a stick fighting art.

Kali 102

Kali 101 was an introduction to the Filipino Martial Arts with the primary focus being on the single stick. Kali 102 will continue to build the student's proficiency with the single stick but will also introduce the Double Stick and Espada y Daga (Stick and Knife) techniques.

Kali 102 will be a 12 Week Course that meets once per week on Wednesdays at 5:30 PM, starting Wednesday, November 3, 2010 and running through Wednesday February 9, 2011 for a total of 12 classes.

Pre-Requisite

Only students who have completed the Kali 101 class at PMA are eligible to attend Kali 102. For more information on classes offered at PMA please call us at (865) 481-8901, email us info@pmaoakridge.com or take a look at our website - www.PMAOakRidge.com.