Mandala Magino’o Edwin Tam – Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali
Systems:
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Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali
- Rank: Mandala Magino’o (1st Hagdan)
- Under Grand Tuhon Gaje, Mandala Tuhon Gelinas, Tuhon Jorgenson
Edwin Tam has 35+ years of training and teaching. He is a regular instructor at Maelstrom, teaching the Sunday advanced class.
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Silat
- Edwin as been training regularly in different silat systems since 2019.
- Modern Cimande Combat Silat Level 2
Instructors:
1987-1994 Mandala Tuhon Philip Gelinas of Montreal: Top-ranked Pekiti-Tirsia Kali instructor in Canada as recognized by Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, jr., head of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, and original member of the Dog Brothers
1994-present Tuhon Loki Jorgenson: One of the top Pekiti-Tirsia Kali instructors in Canada, also a Silat instructor as well as a Dog Brothers instructor and fighter
1994-97 Guro Louie Lindo: Ikatan Kali, Mande Muda Pencak Silat
2008 Sifu Michael Chiao: Tai Chi Sword
2019- present Guro Annie Conklin: Maphilindo Silat
2020 – present Guro Fred Rolph: Amerindo Silat
2021 – present Guros Zack Garcia, Stanislav Malychev, and Claire Wen: Pencak Silat Gadjah Putih, Silat Sinar Pusaka Putra
2021 – present Guro Ed Wong: Modern Cimande Combat Silat
History:
In terms of Kali, Edwin was introduced to Pekiti Tirsia Kali in 1987 and ramped up to training it regularly since 1991 under Mandala Tuhon Phil Gelinas and Tuhon Loki Jorgenson. Moving to Vancouver also allowed him to train under Guro Louie Lindo for a period in Ikatan Kali.
He has also trained in seminars taught by Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, jr, who was the head of the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali system as well as by Tuhon Bill McGrath, Tuhon Scott Faulk & Tuhon Jack Latorre of Pekiti Tirsia International.
In terms of Silat, Edwin first had exposure to Silat from 1994-97 under Louie Lindo (Pencak Silat Mande Muda). As well, he started some Silat at Maelstrom Martial Arts from Loki Jorgensen from 1996-1999 (Pencak Silat Gadjah Putih).
He restarted Silat training in 2019 under Annie Conklin (Inosanto’s Maphilindo Silat). He rejoined the Maelstrom Silat classes in 2020 as taught by Loki Jorgensen, Stanislav Malychev, Zack Garcia and Claire Wen (Pencak Silat Gadjah Putih, Silat Sinar Pusaka Putra). He studied under Fred Rolph from 2020 onwards (Amerindo Silat). In 2021, he started attending Silat workshops, seminars and private study with Ed Wong (Modern Cimande Combat Silat), and has achieved Level 2 MC/HCS Guro.
Other information
In 1998, Edwin obtained Instructor Status from the Crisis Prevention Institute to teach its “Nonviolent Crisis Intervention” program. He has been teaching it both formally and informally since that time. Although not strictly a martial art, it involves non-violent self-defense techniques for the workplace environment in addition to its verbal de-escalation techniques.