{"id":384,"date":"2012-06-25T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T01:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2019-08-01T17:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T00:20:29","slug":"edwin-tam-senior-instructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/?page_id=384","title":{"rendered":"Edwin Tam &#8211; Master Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_crop_1200k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-667\" title=\"edwin_01_crop_1200k\" src=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_crop_1200k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_crop_1200k.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_crop_1200k-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_crop_1200k-1024x646.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Mandala Magino&#8217;o<\/em>&nbsp;Edwin Tam &#8211; Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<div class=\"hr\"><!-- --><\/div>\n<h3>&nbsp;Systems:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rank: Mandala Magino&#8217;o (1st Hagdan)<\/li>\n<li>25+ years training and teaching<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Grand Tuhon<\/em> Gaje, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuhon<\/span><\/em> Gelinas, <em>Guro<\/em> Jorgenson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Edwin Tam is an <strong>advanced instructor of the Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali with 20+ years<\/strong> of training and teaching. &nbsp;He has extensive knowledge of the details of the system and a strong focus on bladed weapon technique, both theoretical and practical. &nbsp;He is a regular instructor at maelstrom, typically leading the popular Saturday morning training class.<\/p>\n<h4>&nbsp;Milestones in Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali<\/h4>\n<p>2018 Mandala Magino&#8217;o (1st Hagdan)<br \/>\n2012 Mandala Mandatus (3rd Hagdan)<br \/>\n2008 Mataas na Guro (1st Hagdan)<br \/>\n2004 Guro (4th Hagdan)<br \/>\n2002 Guro (1st Hagdan)<br \/>\n1999 Lakan Guro (1st Hagdan)<\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\"><!-- --><\/div>\n<h3>Instructors<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1987-1994<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p><strong>1994-present<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Guro<\/em> Loki Jorgenson: One of the top Pekiti-Tirsia Kali instructors in Canada,&nbsp; also a Dog Brothers instructor and fighter<\/p>\n<p><strong>1994-97<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guro Louie Lindo:&nbsp;Ikatan Kali, Mande Muda pencak silat<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sifu Michael Chiao<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<h3><strong>HISTORY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In terms of Kali, Edwin also has<strong> trained in seminars with Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, jr<\/strong>, who is the current head of the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali system as well as by Dan Inosanto (Lacoste-Inosanto system of Filipino Martial Arts), Marc Denny (Dog Brothers Martial Arts) and Norman Suanico (Kali Ilustrisimo). He has also trained with Tuhon Bill McGrath, Tuhon Scott Faulk &amp; Tuhon Jack Latorre of Pekiti Tirsia International. &nbsp; He actively researches other styles of kali\/arnis to gain a better understanding and broad appreciation of the Filipino martial arts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2008 Tai Chi sword<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1998-2004 Dog Brothers Martial Arts<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1994-1997 Arnis (eclectic) and Pencak Silat Mande Muda<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1991-present Regular training in Pekiti-Tirsia Kali<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1987 First introduction to Pekiti-Tirsia Kali<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1985 Tai Chi<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1981 Shotokan Karate<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1973 Judo<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Edwin has had <strong>exposure to other martial arts styles<\/strong> on a more informal level at various martial arts clubs, through seminars, private lessons and informal drop-ins. &nbsp;These arts include grappling (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Sambo), Gadjah Putih pencak silat, Krabi Krabong, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai and reality based self-defense (Guro Ed Wong). &nbsp; Edwin also keeps well informed through readings and explorations of various martial arts styles and topics (e.g. self-defense).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_full_1k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-668\" src=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_full_1k-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"edwin_01_full_1k\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_full_1k-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_full_1k-767x1024.jpg 767w, http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edwin_01_full_1k.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\"><!-- --><\/div>\n<h3>Other information<\/h3>\n<p><strong><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1998, Edwin obtained<strong> Instructor Status from the Crisis Prevention Institute<\/strong> to teach its &#8220;Nonviolent Crisis Intervention&#8221; program. &nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandala Magino&#8217;o&nbsp;Edwin Tam &#8211; Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali &nbsp; Other information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7764,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions\/7764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}