Kali martial arts use weapons like the rattan stick, sword, knife, bare hands and other accessory weapons for a combative and sportive self-defence system. Among these weapons-based training, Filipino knife fighting is highly respected and feared because of its speed, power, and elusiveness. Some consider it to be the best knife fighting martial art in the […]
The essentials of Kali Knife Fighting
Kali is a Filipino martial arts style that utilizes blades, knives, sticks and improvised weapons for a complete combat and self-defense training. This complete weapons-based was developed throughout the centuries to mix traditional and modern fighting styles.
Kali knife fighting drills are repeated in a complex array of attacks and counter-attacks to develop the student's reflexes and muscle memory. A student attacks while the other returns the attack and then the former defends and returns with a counter-attack, and vice versa.
This will result in a good flow of movement and a repetition of attacks and counter-attacks designed to sharpen the student's skills in knife fighting.
