Greetings everyone! We are proud to be teaching the following classes for this year's Saratoga Martial Arts Festival - SMAF- in New York: From Blade to Buah: The Integration of Filipino Kali and Silat Melayu This unique training experience will utilize a very basic close-quarter attacking pattern with the knife – taken from the Pekiti-Tirsia […]
In February 2005, Guro Jeff Davidson, Dean L.Hadin and Michael Jagod traveled to the Philippine Islands to conduct intense, high-level Pekiti Tirsia Tactical Edged/Impact Weapons training for the highest echelons of the Philippine Military, Police,and Counter-Terrorism units. Guro Davidson and his assistants, under the auspices of Supreme Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, personally instructed over […]
I am very happy to report that the Tactical Pistol CQB seminar was an outstanding learning experience for all who attended. Cpl. Ungyo presented a concise, challenging and very engaging (pardon the pun) class on the essentials of drawing, moving, target acquisition, malfunction drills, legal considerations, and just about everything else relevant to a concerned […]
The City of Dearborn Police Department recently hosted a monumental full-day seminar with Supreme Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje of the Pekiti Tirsia system of Kali. Participants included patrol officers, defensive tactics instructors, SWAT members, Canadian metro police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel. Following an introduction by Guro Jeff Davidson, chief instructor of the […]
The Deadly Art of Dumog Moving forward into the in-depth of Dumog/Pangamut the Deadly Art of Dirty Tricks in cheating the enemy during the encounter is the specialty of the Dumoguero. Here are the practices of the Dumogueros and their Dirty Tricks. The training methods of the Pangamut (hand combat) concentrates on the toughening of […]
Currently in the City of Detroit there is a lot of talk about classes for "Conflict Resolution". Fortunately, we already offer some excellent classes for resolving conflicts through the medium of edged weapons, impact weapons, and empty-hand close quarter fighting. Now, we are pleased to offer a complete course for obtaining your Michigan CPL/CCW! The […]
Introduction Silat Kuntau Tekpi is a Malaysian martial art that originates in Kedah, a State in northern Malaysia that shares its border with Thailand. Silat Kuntau Tekpi traces its roots back to 1556 when it was first taught to the Sultan of Kedah. Prior to 2005, Silat Kuntau Tekpi was a closed system that had […]
Interview with a true Filipino master: Guro Jun de Leon Interview conducted by Ajarn Nick Hewitson (1) When did you start your martial arts training? As far as Filipino Martial Arts are concerned, I started my "formal" training in 1966 in Far Eastern University in the Philippines under Grandmaster Lamberto Ticsay. But before that, I […]
I took a serious interest in the culture of the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria in the late 80's. Throughout the 1990's I was fortunate to be able to study under some very knowledgeable Elders such as Medahochi Kofi Omowale Zannu, Chief Adebolu Fatunmise, and Dr. Afolabi Epega. I made my first “pilgrimage” to Yorubaland […]
Some basic questions and answers about the Tekpi: "Is it used individually or two? Is it used against specific weapons as a defensive tool?" In Silat Melayu, the tekpi has mostly followed the temperament and ideals of the art, so much so that even while the origins of the tekpi is still hotly debated, the […]
