Philippine Martial Arts Kali Introduction Volume 1 DVD

"The Essential Kali DVD: Unveiling Close-Combat Mastery"

Embark on your journey into Kali with Japan's premier introductory DVD series.

Discover the essence of Kali, the Filipino martial art renowned for its proficiency in close-combat and anti-weapon techniques, trusted by elite units such as the US Marine Corps and FBI.

This meticulously crafted DVD spans two volumes, designed to equip you with comprehensive knowledge of Kali.

Volume One focuses on foundational skills, meticulously teaching and explaining essential techniques including single stick methods and knife defense—essential for mastering weapon seizure techniques.

Contents

■Single stick edition
●Basic knowledge
About the stick
Basic grip
How to take distance (long, middle, short, cross)
●Footwork
Open triangle (front, back)
Closed triangle (front, back)
Full diamond, diamond break, side step
●Strike
About stance
Swing through/Labtik
Strike through/Broken
Wrist snap/Witik
Spinning strike/Redondo
Fan/Abaniko
Punyo & Trust/Punyo & Thrust
●Switching
Swing through/Shoulder/Overhead
Arm release (up and down/down and up)
Chamber & Switch/Labtik
●Basic techniques
Defense 1. Six count
Defense 2. Roof & shield
Disarm 1. Snake (inside, outside)
Disarm 2. Cross stick (against right attack) Against left attacks)

●Basic drills

Basic movements

Drill 1: Right hand first

Drill 2: Right hand second

Drill 3: Left hand first

●Variations

Switching from right to left

Basic takedown

Basic grappling

■Knife defense

●Basic knowledge

About training knives

Basic grip

●Tapping

Basic tapping (ice pick grip)

Tapping drill

Double tap, three types of counters

●Disarm

Against forehand slashes

Against reverse slashes

Against trust

Instruction and supervision ◎ Eijiro Nozawa (FCS Kali JAPAN representative)

Trains boxing, judo, Krav Maga (Israel), etc. While learning self-defense techniques at SAMI, an Austrian martial arts training organization, he encountered Kali and began to practice in earnest. Immediately after returning to Japan, he was invited by an FCS-Kali instructor to travel to the United States. While training at FCS, he has developed ties with friendly groups and is currently a member of three Kali groups.

Instruction assistance: Yusuke Imai, Daisuke Sasaki
Assistance: FCS Kali JAPAN (Kazue Nozawa)

*Disarm...weapon seizure method
*FCS (Filipino Combat Systems)...the most famous Kali practitioner in the world

Language: Japanese

Run time: 1 hour & 23 min.

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