{"id":8640,"date":"2022-11-04T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T22:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/?page_id=8640"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:39:10","slug":"start-kali-monthly-short-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/maelstromcore.com\/?page_id=8640","title":{"rendered":"Start Kali monthly short course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Start Kali <\/em>6-class short course is designed to give people new to Filipino stick fighting (kali) a solid foundation in the art while learning about the training, meeting the club and instructors, and having great time doing something new and exciting.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It runs monthly – starting on the first Tuesday or Thursday of the month. It runs from 8pm on each Tuesday and Thursday for 90 minutes, each week of the month for 6 classes. Typically there are 3-4 people in a short course class along with 1 or 2 instructors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Filipino martial arts involve a broad range of weapons, the most important ones are 28″ single rattan stick, double sticks, and to a lesser degree on empty hand\/knife. The short course focuses primarily on the first two, as they are the primary training modalities of kali (empty hand and knife take a lot longer to learn and in the regular classes). Actual content of the course is subject to the instructor’s discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movement and footwork are also essential. The main challenges in the course are around combining foot and hand work, and swinging a stick effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many different forms of kali in the Philippines. It is also called eskrima or arnis. The form trained at maelstrom is called Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali<\/strong><\/a> and it originates in Negros Occidental in the Visayan islands of central Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See below the calendar to find the best dates for you to start.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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