WEAPONS CATEGORIES:

Kali today is a complete system of training that includes a variety of weapons. At the Texas Kali Mastery Camp we will have the opportunity to learn about all of the following:

Solo Baston – Solo baston includes single stick, machete, bolo, kalis, espada (sword), or any long weapon held primarily in one hand. It is the primary training category to develop the principles, attributes, mechanics, tactics, and strategies of Kali. For safety, training usually employs a rattan stick, measured from armpit to fingertips, but application is suited for both edged and impact weapons.

Doble Baston - Doble baston, or "double stick," includes training with two long, one-handed weapons of equal or similar length. Doble baston is also known as sinawali. Sinawali is a name derived from sawali, patterns found in woven panels of split bamboo used for walls, mats and other construction in the Philippines. The complex intertwining movements of the doble baston remind one of the sawali weaving patterns. Training with doble baston develops ambidextrous coordination to be used with all categories of weaponry.

Daga – Daga or Dagaso Tirsia includes close range infighting with knife and dagger tactics. This includes the use of 1 or more knives of any size from an inch or less to the length of the forearm. Techniques applied are passing, guiding and slashing rather than blocking and grabbing. Knife technology is the core of Pekiti Tirsia and a sum of all its parts. Daga application is refined with skills drawn from all other weapons categories.

Malayu Sibat – The Malayu Sibat subsystem includes any weapon that requires two hands for control, including long sticks of many lengths, spears, swords, even rifles and bayonets. Based on the spear (sibat) at long distance (malayu), Malayu Sibat methods attack with continuous slashing motions and powerful hooking thrusts targeting the body, legs, hands and head of an opponent. Training in Malayu Sibat rapidly develops torque and body mechanics used with other weapons categories in the Pekiti Tirsia System.