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Did you know that the Art of Kali is officially used by US agencies to combat terrorist attacks in Airlines? Do you feel that Kali will be effective and appropriate in this situation?



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The art of the Philippines is as diverse as the islands themselves, encompassing over 7,000 of them within the archipelago with over 87 major languages spoken. The names vary widely (KALI-ESCRIMA-ARNIS-SILAT-KUNTAO-ESTOQUE-KALIRADMAN-PAGKALIKALI). As a general term, we use "KALI" representing the ancient art existing before the arrival of the Chinese in the T'ang Dynasty in the 9th century. The art was outlawed in the 16th century by the King of Spain out of fear that the art would be used against the Spanish regime occupying the Philippines at that time. Its efficiency in combat cost Magellan his life. Encompassing an entire spectrum of weaponry and also featuring sophisticated empty hand concepts, this highly efficient, deadly and combat-proven art enabled the southern Philippines to remain unconquered for almost 400 years. The weaponry and empty hand are taught together; the principles being common to both and interchangeable. Regardless of whether armed or unarmed, the student learns to relate to any situation using the same concepts of body angling, positioning, zoning, and flowing with the opponent. Depending upon speed, footwork and skill rather than brute strength, this fluid, practical method of self-defense is one of the most comprehensive martial arts systems known

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LIGHTSPEED

sounds comforting to know that Air Marshalls are training in FMA. I think if they are being taught properly to disarm or control a terrorist with a sharp edge or any hand held weapon Kali can be highly effective in such scenarios, and maybe in some cases if they are taught to use any object ( pillows, blankets, cups, utensils, books, eye glasses, etc.) and use them to strike or defang the weapon hand of the terrorist.

Cool website too!

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m_calingo

Nothing against FMA or any other martial arts in general, but up in the air, I think "gun fu" on the part of the air marshalls most likely is still considered the major martial art.

Knowing how to counter edged weapon attacks if your gun jams doesn't hurt though.

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