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The history of the Philippines is one of invasion and intercultural adaptation. Long before Ferdinand Magellan arrived in 1521, the Philippines was known as the Maharlikas. There is little known about the pre-history of this region before 900 A.D. Animism and other indigenous unknown traditions and culture were present, but no concrete evidence has been found.
Pekiti-Tirsia is strictly a combat-oriented fighting system, as opposed to sport-focused, style of Filipino Martial Arts. Pekiti-Tirsia focuses on the knife and sword techniques, dealing with multiple opponents. These practiced movements translating into a ferocious empty hand system consisting of striking with the open hand, elbows and knees, as well as limb and tendon destruction.
I created the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali World Federation (PTKWF) to preserve the pure authentic cultural fighting art and conserve the system from its original roots so that it can be passed onto future generations unaltered and fully intact. It is essential that the exact methodologies, principles, and philosophy must be followed completely. There is no shortcut to this path.
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Kali was officially established when the Code of Kalantiaw was practiced in the early 1400s and had been practiced before then during the time of the Majaphahit and the Sri Visaya Empires and as far back as 400 AD. The Filipino people represent the strong segments of the Majaphahit Empire that ruled Asia from 7th to the 15th century. The Filipinos of Majaphahit played a very
By nature and by genetics, Filipinos are Martial Artists without identifying them in Karate, Judo, Kung-Fu or even Kali. When a baby is born, he or she is protected by the parents either by a Ginunting, Talibong, a Spear, a Sling Shot, a Bow and Arrow against wild animals and against evil spirits. The child as he or she grows, they are being familiarized with the use of the Bolos, Knives, and
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