{"id":734,"date":"2013-01-21T01:58:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T09:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:13:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:13:31","slug":"734-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/?page_id=734","title":{"rendered":"Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PKT_Esp_Y_Daga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739\" title=\"PKT_Esp_Y_Daga\" src=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PKT_Esp_Y_Daga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"758\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali<\/h3>\n<h5>Blade-oriented Filipino Martial Arts<\/h5>\n<div class=\"hr\"><!-- --><\/div>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><strong>Pekiti-Tirsia<\/strong>&nbsp;kali is the core martial art taught at maelstr\u00f8m&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Martial Arts. &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instruction is offered by all of our&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Our Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=377\"><strong>instructors<\/strong> <\/a>(or&nbsp;<em>guros<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">)<\/span><\/span><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Kali&#8221; &#8211; otherwise known as arnis or eskrima\/escrima &#8211; &nbsp;is a family of systems and styles, not a specific art, and can mean many things depending on the particular style of kali, and the particular instructor. &nbsp;What they all share are deep roots in the weapon arts of the Philippines and South East Asia more generally. &nbsp;While styles vary, the world-wide reputation of kali is founded primarily on its mastery of the blade and rattan stick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kali in general typically includes 12 different areas of application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>solo baston (single stick)<\/li>\n<li>doble baston (double stick)<\/li>\n<li>daga (knife)<\/li>\n<li>espada y daga (knife and stick, shield and stick)<\/li>\n<li>mano a mano (empty hand)<\/li>\n<li>sikaran (kicking)<\/li>\n<li>sibat (staff, spear)<\/li>\n<li>dumog (grappling)<\/li>\n<li>panyo (and other flexible weapons)<\/li>\n<li>projectile weapons (archery, sling shot, spear)<\/li>\n<li>meditation<\/li>\n<li>hilot (healing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructional emphasis<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> at maelstr\u00f8m&nbsp;i<\/span>s on the first five weapons applications with some dumog, sikaran and panyo as time permits. &nbsp;As Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is a close range combat system,&nbsp;<em>corto<\/em>&nbsp;(short) range is emphasized, with&nbsp;<em>medio<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>largo<\/em>&nbsp;ranges and transitions between all three included.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">I<em>n the field of strategic knife defense, the Pekiti-Tirsia<br \/>\nSystem of Kali&nbsp;is THE most progressive,practical and<br \/>\nsophisticated system of&nbsp;tactical knife self-defense and<br \/>\n<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">edged weapon awareness that I&nbsp;<\/em><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em>have ever encountered.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guro Dan Inosanto<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><a href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pekiti-Tirsia-crest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2099\" src=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pekiti-Tirsia-crest.png\" alt=\"Pekiti-Tirsia crest\" width=\"210\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pekiti-Tirsia-crest.png 210w, http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pekiti-Tirsia-crest-148x142.png 148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p>The Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali&nbsp;is famous as&nbsp;an in-fighting combat system. &nbsp;Its name is roughly translated as&nbsp;<em>to cut into small pieces, up close<\/em>. It is primarily concerned with close quarters combat.&nbsp;It is well known for its knife (daga and doble daga), but&nbsp;also employs the traditional full-length stick, typically 28-30 inches in length.<\/p>\n<p>It was founded in the Negros Occidental of the Visayan region of the Philippines. Today its tradition survives in the many students of the system, headed by&nbsp;<a title=\"Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. \u2013 Grand Master of Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali\" href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=945\"><strong><em>Grand Tuhon<\/em>&nbsp;Leo T. Gaje, jr.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of Bacolod City. &nbsp; The Canadian director for PTK is&nbsp;<strong><a title=\"Tuhon Philip \u201cSled Dog\u201d Gelinas\" href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=950\"><em>Mandala Tuhon<\/em>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Philip Gelinas<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of Montreal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is based on the the Doce Methodos. These are the 12 methods or sub-systems of the Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali. Each is a distinct grouping of techniques and related application methods which represent the core principle of that sub-system.<\/p>\n<p>A condensed form of 64 movements called the&nbsp;<em>64 Attacks<\/em>&nbsp;illustrates many of those subsystems. They include abecederio, quatros cantos, dakup y punyo, etc. Most stick styles possess an 8 or 12 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">move <\/span>attack form, but no other has such an extended form. Grand Tuhon Gaje developed this form as a learning aid, allowing beginners to access some measure of the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">body of knowledge that might otherwise be overwhelming<\/span>.<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The footwork of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali often distinguishes it from other styles. &nbsp;At close range (or&nbsp;<em>corto<\/em>), the posture is similar to a cat stance with most movements executed from a coiled position, the body loaded to generate power from the abdomen instead of purely from the arms or shoulders. &nbsp;In corto, there is neither the time nor the space to wind up for strikes so the body delivers the critical reaction and power advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The diagram below shows the structure and the relationships between its components.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PTKSystem.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2186\" src=\"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PTKSystem.gif\" alt=\"PTK System\" width=\"400\" height=\"678\"><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\"><!-- --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali Blade-oriented Filipino Martial Arts &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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\/734"}],"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=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8574,"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734\/revisions\/8574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}