Kali Balangkas Martial Arts

Mabuhay ? My very first Pentjak Silat teacher at the Inosanto academy 1994 wow Good material. Simplify your Pentjak, so Silat grows in strength.... Guro David

Kali knowledge A fight of sight To challenge my brain to and fro.... Left and right .... Between the light..... A spark of time passes my head.. Thank G-d I'm not dead.... My steps grow quick .... The air is still thick.... The snap .....the crack ... The pop... The energy stills spins but void of the pins..... I walk from the top .... It's over..... Guro David See more

Learning to learn by Pinangoon Guro David At the beginning of Martial arts training we come to class ready to learn. We are ready to learn what we think we want, from something that we don't know much about. Huh? what does that mean? It means that when we come to training in the beginning we don't really know what the class is about. For some reason we come to martial arts training unlike any other thing we learn, as if we we know what martial arts is and what we want from it...Continue reading

The goal of our training with equipment is to make it hard to score well or at all? It's nice to hit it all and look good Or spend all your time doing rote practice. That doesn't help for real world application? Missing and messing up is a big part of the learning process!... If all you do is hit stationary targets and pound away dont know what it's like to get hit and solve problems in motion then you will loose!! We create our training with that in mind. Enjoy-have-fun-smile Mabuhay

L- Cross deflect, flip strike to eye, tip up right Cross block, thrust to solar plexus neck or face. There's some other things there to? I will let you find.....look closely. When you get your rythmn moving and power starts coming out just let it be! As my friend and teacher Pendekar Paul said to me moons ago ..David, just make the way......... Mabuhay See more

This is the first of our "Magbahagi" series Sharing is caring. Each week we will do what we call our "5minutes" practice everyday our basics are based on blend of fight basics earned from experience in the ring and more importantly experience from a 25 year career ... in Bodyguard service for foreign and domestic clients. Follow along with us we will do our best to make sense of our Karenza style, but for any of you have fought ,it's always "Chaos in Motion" have fun stay healthy it's the one defense we have against all that's around us. Our Mind-Body-and Spirit Mabuhay See more

"Paghabi" Practice for flexibility,quicker hands and most importantly focused response to a close quarter attack! (1to 2 feet is the real deal try your techniques from that range what happens? Even to us seasoned Kalistas). Understand your weapon thru constant practice of the basics. Apply your art in all areas of your life. The Olisi is only useful if it's with you and ready.... Mabuhay See more

A nice simple understanding.