The Use of Kali in Dune | The Training Room | Kali in Toronto

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Culture Toronto's martial arts events are characterized by their inclusion of real-deal experts, the creation of a space where nobody is pressured beyond their desire, yet where participants can test their skills in a way where nobody gets hurt (as long as you listen and respect what you're learning) and everybody has fun.
In this event, our exploration of martial arts is taking us to the Philippines, a crossroads of religions, philosophies and fighting arts from around the globe.
Under Spanish Colonialism, practicing the art of kali was forbidden. The Filipinos maintained their understanding of sword and knife work through practicing with sticks under the guise of dancing. All the elements of Filipino Martial Arts (Kali, Escrima, Arnis) stem from stick work. Some styles of Kali still treat the stick as a blade, whereas others have learned to appreciate the stick as a stick.
To guide us in this journey, Culture Toronto has reached out to Oliver “Pintados” Garduce, the founder of the Pintados Kali system, who will teach us a riveting lesson from his knowledge as a practitioner and teacher of Filipino Martial Arts.

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I could listen to Roger Yuan talk fight styles and fight choreography all day.

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I did this hard but fun