Kali is a dangerous self defense. When Philippines was colonized by spaniards Kali was banned, but filipino families practiced secretly at night to not be cought. Now it was practiced by our soldiers they do all the techniques (boxing,word,knives sticks(arnis)) At school we are thought arnis(stick fight) the basic of Kali.
OUR ANCESTORS ARE TRUE WARRIORS THATS WHY WE SECRETLY PRACTICING IT. ON MODERN WORLD IT IS EFFECTIVELY CAN USED IN DEFENDING OUR SELF IN ANY DANGER SITUATION. THESE TECHNICS NOW SHOWING THE WORLD WHO REALLY US. NOW SOME COUNTRY CAME TO THE PHILIPPINE TO VISITED THE BIRTH SITE OF THE LEGEND WARRIORS ORIGINATED AT CEBU IN THE PART OF THE VISAYAS AT THE PHILIPPINE AND SPREAD ALL THE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
During WW2, the Japanese were very surprised to learn about this as well. When the Japanese soldiers ran out of bullets and had to resort to sword fighting, the Kali masters cut them to pieces because of the big difference in style. Most of the Japanese soldiers wounds were in their arms, wrists and cuts to exposed blood veins. The masters were experts in finding the exposed areas during sword fights.
You might want to look into the idjangs (fortified forts) of Ryuku (other southern islands of Japan as well) and of Batanes (the small northern most island of the Philippines). They're quite similar. During 1500-1600 there are also Wakou pirates (diverse pirates from Japan, maybe Korea, China and southeast asia) who settled in North Luzon back when China allowed Manila to be one one of the few to exclusively trade with China at a time when said country did not allow other countries. I wouldn't be surprised if the Japanese somehow got inspired by some Filipino martial arts at some point. Both countries traded depending on China's policies even back then
I wanted to learn kali so bad. In college, we studied a variation of Kali called Arnis, which is a "type" of Kali using the sticks. From the other vids of Kali i watched, the masters often say that any weapon used in Kali is seen as an extension of the hand. Also, Kali is used with the intention of killing, not just striking or incapacitating someone. Another one is that Kali is one of the most danger martial arts style that it is taught in Armies as a form of combating style-disarming and kill. This is the exact reason why you won't see Kali being used in mma sports
It's a martial arts for killing and counter-attack... Most kali is being taught to armed forces, enforcers, and body guards... Not really good for something like tournaments and sports... That's why Arnis is invented as its variation
Arnis, Kali, or Escrima is the same martial arts. It's just a matter of nomenclature and some minor differences of application. No, Arnis is not the beginner's level for kali. Kali wasn't even known until some US-Based guru named his style Kali since Arnis and Escrima sounded too western.
@@KenMikaze So true, thanks bro, been wanting to react to some comments here but i thought they might get offended. nice explanation, exact explanation at FMA Discussion.
Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima are different terms for the same umbrella of martial arts. Kali is just the more internationally-used term while Arnis and Eskrima are more locally known in the Philippines.
i used to do kali in college and yeah most attacks target vital parts of the body with intention to disable and kill. we use body and head armor like in kendo and sometimes using real arnis but most of the times we use padded ones.
@@lonicheight8492 Yeah because we teach them, also arnis did not originated on Korea, they didn't even do dual wielding like how Pilipino use machetes.
Okinawan's and Filipino's have a BIG connection in the old times. A Lot of the culture, cuisine and arts including martial arts are shared between both races. so its no surprise, Kali is shared and developed into or within the Karate artform.
Its a deadly Martial Arts thats why some parents doesnt want their kids to learn it because they dont want their children to go Rogue/Rebel or use it in a bad way. But Philippines has a warrior reputation like the Pintados(Tattooed Warriors) they got tattoo for every man they killed in battle; also the warriors were hired as mercenaries in other countries like Ayutthaya(Thailand today) with their war againts Burma(Myanmar today) and Cambodia.
Mr Roberts, I appreciate the share of info but the Southern Filipinos fighters came to help Sultanate of North Borneo from getting massacred. In return they gave Sabah aka North Borneo as a gratitude. But the Dirty British crown failed to formally return the territory after the lease form Sultanate of Sulu. Peace
So proud to know this. I didn’t even know this art existed in the Philippines. We have to teach this to our schools explore and learn everything about our history. This is something to be proud and make drag off!!!
hello sir first time to drop a comment ive always wazching your video,yeah kali is ancient martial arts of phils. even today it still used on our soldier , it also has other name today called doce pares, eskrima,
I think it's more of convergent evolution of both Martial arts, Karate's goal is to defend, counter and subdue(knocking them out) the opponent. Kali on the other hand is to Defend, counter and kill(put them off balance to land the killing blow) the opponent. for both these arts, it converges in the defending part because defending is fundamental prerequisite in countering then comes either subduing or killing, this is where they branch out. It's a defending form that's natural, fluid, and easy to conceptualize even if both arts evolve separately. it's like giving two-person a spoon, both don't know how to use it. in time they would both arrive at the same way to optimally use the spoon.
The biggest misconception people have regarding kali is it teaches stuck fighting that you can translate to bare handed forms. Kali teaches you principles that you can use for anything. They just use sticks cause you need a blade to kill someone.
I've trained several arts and watched a bunch more. It turns out that a lot of different arts and cultures figured out movements that are more effective than others and the movements look a lot like the effective movements that others have found to work. After hundreds and hundreds of years with separate experimentation a lot of things can feasibly look similar.
I actually watched kali on youtube and I heard them saying that "Kali" is NOT a sport. It is lethal killing technique used hundreds of years ago. And so..... kali is practised with the thought of killing and being killed. I was like WTF! I also wanna learn but I'm too lazy.
It is actually a sport in the Philippines. Though in competition, they use a padded stick and full gear to avoid injuries. Also, one of the escrima kali's categories of the competition is the synchronization by team which what is called "Likha Anyo" where they only perform the stances. Ps. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@@bimo176 I think all martial arts are created for Killing fighting self defense and Warfare. but when Guns are introduced and superior to Male fight in terms or killing Self-defense fight and warfare People turned martial arts in to sports for preservation because commonsense if we don't put the Martial arts in to sports They will die out because of Guns now 7n our time it's easier to go and fight kill self-defense and war using Guns rather than go in with only male
The karate instructor that he interviewed is not a filipino but a student by a late Filipino grand master in Kali definitely he was studied in the Philippines by he acquired the Kali knowledge.
Kali was ancient form of martial arts used by our ancestors prior to Spanish colonization. While the Japanese mastering the art of Samurai at this time, Filipino also mastering the art of Kali..
I think the biggest difference between karate and Kali/arnis/escrima is that Karate was made with self defense in mind, which can also be deadly, while kali was made with killing in mind which could also be used for self defense.
I'm a Kali practitioner and it is only dangerous as you make it. It a blast and I love the art. The blades and getting hit being a big part it tends to turn people off from it. You can practice safely if you take appropriate measures. We wear armor most of the time when we fight and the blades are dulled. Training with proper equipment makes it no more dangerous than any other art.
Kali is known in many name in the Philippines, like arnis which is its most identified name in the Philippines but internationally now known as FMA(Filipino Martial Arts.
your indeed correct sir but there's still difference between the terminologies of most drills like sinawali in kali we call it pasunuran (meaning one right after the other)
They hide it in our dances as well, fandango sa ilaw is wrist, tinkling is footwork and that dance with coconuts is strike points. Of course current versions of the dances are too far away from the actual techniques but you can still see the influence.
That's the reason as well why we do not use knives when eating. Spain really forbid our ancestor using such cutlery. Because everytime filipino uses knives during parties, it became a disaster. Even nowadays.
It’s interesting to see a similar theme between arts and how they may have evolved through different histories. May have common roots, but how it’s passed along and the philosophies around them may offer different perspectives. All the more to learn from.
I remember when my dad used to teach this, when we were too little & we weren't really taking it seriously that time lol😂he also got arnis & nunchucks :)
One famous song has once says"bolo and sticks versus guns and cannon". It refers to Spaniards conquerors vs. Native Filipinos lead by Lapu2x against the mighty Magellan and his fully armoured soldiers.
Kali or also known as Arnis or Eskrima is more than 2000 years old which originated from the Philippines. With the immigration from different Southeast Asian countries & East Indians to the Philippines, Kali martial arts have also evolved with different fighting techniques. Kali is also practiced in Indonesia. It was thought by some Philippine Historians that Ferdinand Magellan the Spanish Explorer who discovered the Philippines in 1521 during his exploration, was killed by a village Chieftain named Lapu Lapu by the use of the kali killing technique.
what are you talking about, lapu lapu is to old to fight magelan. he is just watching from a far while his troops attack magelan by javelin and arrow. lol
I never like the term "discovered" what do these westerners discovered actually? plus parts of Philipines was under Brunei empire in 1500s there wasnt even Phillipines at that time...just various kingdoms. The datus, they came from Brunei and teach commoners how to fight
@@niccosalonga9009 Not all. Some are directed towards defense. Most have gone through the sports route: e.g. Aikido and modern Karate. They all have the potential for killing, but few remain focused on the kill itself.
Allot more people probably know about Arnis (another name for kali) since students would get a brief introduction to it in highschool as parr of PE, Its just that not everyone is willing to dedicate time in studying it compared for example to boxing, though thats changing these days since kali is becoming more and more popular and is seen as a more pratical form of martial arts similar to that of Krav Maga. Also some interesting fact about kali/Arnis: A couple of years ago (i think it was in the late 80s or 90s, i still remember it making the news when i was little) Arnis/Kali was breifly banned by the PH governement from being taught to anyone due to an alarmimg rise in reported cases of stabbings accross the country, it was overturned shortly because of how stupid that rule was to begin with and that if they continued the ban on arnis that would mean they would have to ban all other forms of martial arts that uses any type of bladed weapon, which include fencing, kendo and allot chinese based martial arts.
@@cliffrichard5950 kamagong is only use by professional arnis player since it's heavy and hard as iron. However, I did use a kamagong because at that time I was a beginner and did not know what wood stick to use.
@@iandominiclagman7546 you can buy dat easily in cebu way back mid 1980’s .im not sure wat its could but im sure its same use by people who practice arnis those times
Kali is so old, way back 16 century, spain lose to the Philippine because of Kali, but when the spain comeback with their troops, the Philippines lose and Spain forbid the Filipinos to practice Kali, but Filipinos learn it by secret.
Actually, Philippine lost because Spain allied with other local Kali practitioner to fight other Kali practitioner, Spain just supported their allies with better weapons.
@@artnov6792 nope, we didn't "betrayed" each other, it was simply the natural course of action. We're just a loose confederation of clans who was fighting each other before the Spaniards arrived. Over time, the dominant tribes who allied with the Spaniards eventually became the people known as the "Filipinos". So basically, it's just human nature to want your clan to be prosperous than the other clan.
The reason why sticks are used in Kali is because Spaniards forbid filipinos to practice it so Filipinos use sticks to secretly practice it.. Kali is meant to use swords or knives
sir that's why ikali pilipinas is made because we want to educate our country about our very owned art most of us practices karate,taekwondo,etc. why not practice an effective art of our own
@@adi-uy7bn Yes I hear in another vlogger that when bruce lee is alive he will get a pinoy to join in his movie they say they have sparring ang bruce lee lost in that sparring that's why he invite it in his movie but sad to say before the movie start bruce lee die. Know a day I only looking sports of pinoy is boxing but in my early age am becoming white belt of takewando hahahha I think it's different in that Martial arts the hidden arts of the Philippines sad to hear that we do not know the arts 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔 hopefully that there is someone teaching it in our city or different district. nice to watch that vlog😁🥰🥰🥰
@@adi-uy7bn The connection is before that actually. Don't tell me people in southern Japanese islands never traded or had contact with Luzon which is quite nearby
Now i know from where come from karate... My father did not go to school karate but she learn in by her self..... And i relate the moves now when i see my father show her karate skill......
Okinawan Castle must be related to Batanes Castle in 1200s when Visayan Pirates based their operation in Batanes and Taiwan(Penghu). Salt making in Ikinawa the same with Ilokano in Luzon
Some of my friend's grandfathers died fighting other kali warriors. Its almost a regular event not in streets but open fields or dirt roads to fight to the death. This was the old times. 1 of my friend's grandfather died fighting 3 guys with knives. He said his gfather killed all 3 but he died too because of his injuries. Applying kali is the last resort this is why respect is always eagerly practiced within or outside your own community.
The basic hubud or tegumi drill is the application of the first moves of Pin an sho dan which is a series of hammer fists. I learned it as part of kakie in Goju Ryu. Karate was introduced to the Japanese school system during the Ruso-Japanese War to make the students physically fit for military service. Read the 10 precepts of Itosu. He states that the goal is to make the body rock hard and the strikes as spears & swords.
Learned isshin-ryu from a marine who was stationed in Okinawa for 10 years who then went on to do full contact kick boxing. Definitely one of my favorite and more practical martial arts.
Most Filipinos study Kali (it's called Arnis in Luzon) during high school. But almost nobody practices that outside school because people think it's impractical (except if you want to be a martial artist) and it's very deadly. It's good to use as self-defense though.
Considering that that RUclipsr was a Karate teacher and could be pulverized by this Kali teacher, it shows how powerful Kali is. It’s interesting that in a real fight outside of a Dojo, the Kali practitioner will win hands-down.
@@yengsabio5315 the kali teacher was demonstrating moves to enkamp, he wasn't resisting. no one knows who would win because they are not fighting eachother.
I heard it long time ago but the main goal of that exercise is to kill enemies. I was afraid to investigate more because the face of the people exposed to that art were strong and fast moving.and it seems can do telepathy.
To make it hardcore, this art was used in PHL Army and in fact it was used in actual hand to hand combat. That story goes back to the tragic ops of SAF 44. Story goes one of the SAF he manage to kill 3 enemy at once with a single bolo.
People should understand. It's even reflected on Kali and Eskrima, that Filipino runs on a Phylosopy that for how kind or hospitable we are, hurting us means you are consenting your self to free Murder. 😂
I love the history of my country ,,the second master of BRUCE LEE is filipino martial arts ,,teaching Kali as well..the Game of death movie Bruce Lee used it..
I learned arnis along with boxing in elementary coz my father was teaching my younger brothers self defense. When I started working my co-workers calls me *dose pares. I don't even know what that is except for the literal translation.. 😂
karate is an offensive oriented it focuses on offence rather than defence, a good offence is good defence strike the opponent first and as fast as you can so that the enemy had no time to react. thats karates principle.
Long story to tell but Japanese Martial Arts is Similar to Filipino Martial art practice's here in the Philippines,even spanish conquistador depeated by lapu lapu using Kali.
kali is still use in the Philippines specially the Armed forces of the Philippines they even have a youtube video shows how kali works while teaching American soldiers
it was start of (pintados) frome long time ago witch is a tribe of a waryor you will know it. coz of the follbody tattoo. it is a trive of follbody Tattoo. you check it
🤓☝️ We need reference before year 1521 , what was the Martial art been practice during those days and who thought the locales the Martial arts before Magellan landed at Limasawa..🤔
i am filipino and Kali is our ancient martial art. it is called Kali in the south but Arnis in the north but they are the same. we teach this art to all our armed forces.
"Hubad" that means "to get naked" is tagalog word that belongs to the northern part of Ph..."Habad" that means "to entangled" is a Visayan/Cebuano word that belong to central and southern parts of the Ph Kali is like a transitions of situation when in an actual war. At the beginning you might have weapons but as time goes by you might lost or break the weapon so you need to use anything long or short...if nothing at all then you have to use your barehands...exactly what happens in a dragging battle
Kali is kinda hard to master, cuz it mostly requires flexible joints,flow of movement and randomized accurate tough movement. Unlike Karate its mostly used a focused or concentrated moves & strength, memorized tough movement and flexible muscle. Kali itself is like a repetition wind or water movements with unnoticed surprise attack.
That is the reason why Kali is not part of our school curriculum or even as a sport, using the same principles with or without weapons can be still dangerous. imagine this were taught to us Filipinos, it could be bloody as hell.
You can see that Kali is very pilipino style since Philippines use two matchete as their weapons ever since acient time and Kali practically fits their fighting style and their weapon, so those who kept claiming it is so disrespectful, pilipino is not selfish so we share our arts on the world. Did you know that Philippines are the one who teach American soldiers the kali? Beside from that they also teach them how to survive in jungles.
Kali practitioner here. we also call kali "pekiti-tirsia" we primarily destroy the attacking limbs and small joint manipulation. the main weapon is the bolo and the traditional weapon is called the kampilan sword. The tricep block is the most useful for me.
@@rassalas4638 its just meant/made to kill mostly use during Spanish era istados unidos vs Filipino ww1 ww2 (in World War 1 some Filipino been thrown there as a soldier)
Japan and Pre Colonial Philippines were Great Trade Partners who fought side by side with the Philippines against the Spanish, I believe one of the emperors threatened Spain of a Full Japanese Invasion if they kept trying to colonize the Philippines, but he died before it could take place and Japan decided to Isolate themselves from the world. and when the US forcebly made japan quit the isolation, in the mid to late 1800s there were still some Japanese people who wanted to free the Philippines, and tried to buy the country from Spain for 40 million pounds sterling. which was refused by Spain... So it isn't really surprising that Kali/Eskrima/Arnis influenced Karate or vice versa.
By the way sir, many Filipinos still using Kali here in the Philippines but they don't show it publicly.. Kali Martial arts only shows when it's "Emergency".
Here is another possible connection... In Karate there is a weapon called "sai" in Japanese. This weapon is actually not Japanese in origin. This weapon originally comes from Indonesia/Malaysia, where it is called tekpi ruclips.net/video/OsqBhacRG6w/видео.html. The native martial art of Indonesia and Malaysia is called Silat, and it looks like this: ruclips.net/video/Wmb-JCzS7WU/видео.html. It is widely accepted that Silat is the main influence of the Filipino martial arts. You can see the same movements and the same weapons in both...So it is possible that Karate was in some way influenced by Silat or Kali. We are sure that Karate began as a combination of White Crane Kung Fu and Naha Te. Maybe Naha Te came from Silat or Kali. We know for sure that the sai/tekubi did not come from White Crane Kung Fu.
Kali is the closest you can get in an street fighting, to protect yourself. In Kali no rules almost anything can be a weapon. That's why most action movies in Hollywood practice kali not to mention the movie John Wick Reeves practice Kali for that movie. And most Philippine mimitary use it to for their training.
also special forces are using ptk the system found by the grandfather of the current guardian of it which senior supreme grandmaster gaje (grandson of grandmaster tortal)
90% of hollywood action movies now use kali for their fight scenes, from the bourne series to the latest movie Dune. Check out Paul and Duncan's knife salute in Dune and watch thevkali master's salute in this video. Pure kali.
Kali in the Philippines began long, long time ago when Filipina mother raised her hand holding a broom stick hitting the behind of her stubborn son! 😀😀😀
kali is a practical art found by the filipinos during war it is a system that is developed for close quarter combats it is effective indeed im a kali practicioner myself endurance is a must have thing on it it also requires dedication and consistency if you'll ask me I've seen a couple similarities of it to martial arts in asian countries such as silat,karate, and wing Chun I'm once a wing chun practicioner so i observed how it relates
Do you think Kali could help to train the use of 2 swords? I won't call it Niten-Ichi-Ryu. Lets call it...Dual-wield? Sorry if my english or terms are not right. I have seen many videos saying that Kali can help to train in the use of two swords and I would like to hear the opinion of someone who is not looking for views and subs. Greetings.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 There are drills for two sticks that can be converted to two swords. Most of the stick drills can translate well into sword drills. Though, if you're thinking about dual-wielding swords with 2 edges it could prove dangerous since Kali sword drills tend to keep the swords near the body for chambering of a cut because most Filipino long blades like Ginunting, Bolo, and Pinuti are single-edged.
@@panzerkampfwagen3847 Thanks for your answer. Do not worry, one edge. Some of the positions involve resting the weapon in your shoulder. With a double edge that would be dangerous.
I remember when I was in Highschool we have martial arts class as part of Physical Education. But, because it was used for the fight and it is dangerous for young learners the Department of Education banned it in the curriculum. I remember my friends fought and they use the same sticks that they are using. deym both of them end up in bloody situation.. broken ribs, hands, and a fractured jaw..
Kali is not just designed for self defense but also to kill.. vital atacks.. the karate style of fighting is just like a part of it.. kali was used in the early ages (head hunters age)
During the early if world war 2 all ranking officials of kali abd pekati expert was send to Japan in other words they kidnap to teach that kind of martial arts so karate originated in the Philippines
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Kali is a dangerous self defense. When Philippines was colonized by spaniards Kali was banned, but filipino families practiced secretly at night to not be cought. Now it was practiced by our soldiers they do all the techniques (boxing,word,knives sticks(arnis)) At school we are thought arnis(stick fight) the basic of Kali.
They masked it as a kind of folk dance, our family practice few of the dances which has a lot of movements from Kali.
@@eidokun it's called maglalatik as I remembered. Each coconut shell signifies striking points
Kali is for warriors.. it is not self defence.. it is hand to hand combat.. it is offence.. it is design to kill..
Im kali user....for my self deff......
OUR ANCESTORS ARE TRUE WARRIORS THATS WHY WE SECRETLY PRACTICING IT. ON MODERN WORLD IT IS EFFECTIVELY CAN USED IN DEFENDING OUR SELF IN ANY DANGER SITUATION. THESE TECHNICS NOW SHOWING THE WORLD WHO REALLY US. NOW SOME COUNTRY CAME TO THE PHILIPPINE TO VISITED THE BIRTH SITE OF THE LEGEND WARRIORS ORIGINATED AT CEBU IN THE PART OF THE VISAYAS AT THE PHILIPPINE AND SPREAD ALL THE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Here in our village in mindanao...we call it YawYan- Sayaw ng kamatayan or "dance of death" it is dangerous form of martial arts.
During WW2, the Japanese were very surprised to learn about this as well. When the Japanese soldiers ran out of bullets and had to resort to sword fighting, the Kali masters cut them to pieces because of the big difference in style. Most of the Japanese soldiers wounds were in their arms, wrists and cuts to exposed blood veins. The masters were experts in finding the exposed areas during sword fights.
Source?
@@vonjuez654 maybe from stories from grandpas? haven't seen it in history books i know of.
Japanese are good at using sword there like samurais when there using swords
great grand father knows kali... he told me about ths stories way back 1980s .he's one of the filipino guerillia during ww2.
our place is known for traditional sword "SUNDANG" (tinamban ) even before the spaniard came.
It figures... Okinawa is quite near the Philippines. in fact i noticed some similarities in Okinawan and Filipino cuisine.
You might want to look into the idjangs (fortified forts) of Ryuku (other southern islands of Japan as well) and of Batanes (the small northern most island of the Philippines). They're quite similar. During 1500-1600 there are also Wakou pirates (diverse pirates from Japan, maybe Korea, China and southeast asia) who settled in North Luzon back when China allowed Manila to be one one of the few to exclusively trade with China at a time when said country did not allow other countries. I wouldn't be surprised if the Japanese somehow got inspired by some Filipino martial arts at some point. Both countries traded depending on China's policies even back then
@@bmona7550 didnt amakusa shirou's people took refuge in the philippines when they were hunted down?
@@maosama3695 correct and brought back Kali in Japan.
👍😜 YEP.!!!
@@AkilezNewEngland KALI is TWO STICK FOR PICKING FOOD = CHOPSTICK
I wanted to learn kali so bad. In college, we studied a variation of Kali called Arnis, which is a "type" of Kali using the sticks. From the other vids of Kali i watched, the masters often say that any weapon used in Kali is seen as an extension of the hand. Also, Kali is used with the intention of killing, not just striking or incapacitating someone. Another one is that Kali is one of the most danger martial arts style that it is taught in Armies as a form of combating style-disarming and kill. This is the exact reason why you won't see Kali being used in mma sports
Arnis I think is the first level, Kali/eskrima/Arnis is practice differently you start practicing with weapons then transition to hand to hand combat.
It's a martial arts for killing and counter-attack... Most kali is being taught to armed forces, enforcers, and body guards... Not really good for something like tournaments and sports... That's why Arnis is invented as its variation
Arnis, Kali, or Escrima is the same martial arts. It's just a matter of nomenclature and some minor differences of application. No, Arnis is not the beginner's level for kali. Kali wasn't even known until some US-Based guru named his style Kali since Arnis and Escrima sounded too western.
@@KenMikaze So true, thanks bro, been wanting to react to some comments here but i thought they might get offended. nice explanation, exact explanation at FMA Discussion.
Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima are different terms for the same umbrella of martial arts. Kali is just the more internationally-used term while Arnis and Eskrima are more locally known in the Philippines.
i used to do kali in college and yeah most attacks target vital parts of the body with intention to disable and kill. we use body and head armor like in kendo and sometimes using real arnis but most of the times we use padded ones.
Even to this day, the Philippine military uses this art to kill enemies when the situation arises.
Arnis or hand by hand combat was used during Korean war.
@@lonicheight8492 Yeah because we teach them, also arnis did not originated on Korea, they didn't even do dual wielding like how Pilipino use machetes.
Okinawan's and Filipino's have a BIG connection in the old times. A Lot of the culture, cuisine and arts including martial arts are shared between both races. so its no surprise, Kali is shared and developed into or within the Karate artform.
My theory is that both martial arts had the same progenitor through time they began to separate and became their own thing.
Japonic and Austronesian shares many linguistic similarities!
I am a World History Professor at our local University and I can tell you that Okinawan's and Filipino's have almost no connection.
ITS A CONNECTED LAND MOST ARE ALMOST SIMILARITIES ISLANDER.
Its a deadly Martial Arts thats why some parents doesnt want their kids to learn it because they dont want their children to go Rogue/Rebel or use it in a bad way. But Philippines has a warrior reputation like the Pintados(Tattooed Warriors) they got tattoo for every man they killed in battle; also the warriors were hired as mercenaries in other countries like Ayutthaya(Thailand today) with their war againts Burma(Myanmar today) and Cambodia.
Xander, I read about these warriors from Luzon who helped the King of Thailand subdued the Burmese fighters during the Ayutthaya war.
@@alroberts193 got links for this topic?
Mr Roberts, I appreciate the share of info but the Southern Filipinos fighters came to help Sultanate of North Borneo from getting massacred. In return they gave Sabah aka North Borneo as a gratitude. But the Dirty British crown failed to formally return the territory after the lease form Sultanate of Sulu. Peace
As a karateka turned tkd teacher and then kali and Silat teacher now too I loved this videos
So proud to know this. I didn’t even know this art existed in the Philippines. We have to teach this to our schools explore and learn everything about our history. This is something to be proud and make drag off!!!
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You're Outdated. This martial art was teach to every school in the Philippines the Arnis.
Specially in visayas part arnis part nang p.e na subject.
Di mo ba alam na ung arnis na tinuturo sa school ay eskrima..
hello sir first time to drop a comment ive always wazching your video,yeah kali is ancient martial arts of phils. even today it still used on our soldier , it also has other name today called doce pares, eskrima,
As A Philippino I Approve, Cuz My Grandmother Use To Hit Me With Sticks Too Lol
Its spell as Filipino
Yeah right, a Filipino who can't spell Filipino
i almost agreed but the way you spelled it is kinda sus.
I think it's more of convergent evolution of both Martial arts, Karate's goal is to defend, counter and subdue(knocking them out) the opponent. Kali on the other hand is to Defend, counter and kill(put them off balance to land the killing blow) the opponent. for both these arts, it converges in the defending part because defending is fundamental prerequisite in countering then comes either subduing or killing, this is where they branch out. It's a defending form that's natural, fluid, and easy to conceptualize even if both arts evolve separately.
it's like giving two-person a spoon, both don't know how to use it. in time they would both arrive at the same way to optimally use the spoon.
The biggest misconception people have regarding kali is it teaches stuck fighting that you can translate to bare handed forms. Kali teaches you principles that you can use for anything. They just use sticks cause you need a blade to kill someone.
You can kill people with a stick that's the essence of arnis
In kali You can kill without a weapon because your knees, elbow, shoulder, hands even your head can be used as a weapon.
improvised weapons
like in jackie chan movies
I've trained several arts and watched a bunch more. It turns out that a lot of different arts and cultures figured out movements that are more effective than others and the movements look a lot like the effective movements that others have found to work. After hundreds and hundreds of years with separate experimentation a lot of things can feasibly look similar.
I actually watched kali on youtube and I heard them saying that "Kali" is NOT a sport.
It is lethal killing technique used hundreds of years ago.
And so..... kali is practised with the thought of killing and being killed.
I was like WTF! I also wanna learn but I'm too lazy.
It is actually a sport in the Philippines. Though in competition, they use a padded stick and full gear to avoid injuries. Also, one of the escrima kali's categories of the competition is the synchronization by team which what is called "Likha Anyo" where they only perform the stances.
Ps. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@@bimo176 I think all martial arts are created for Killing fighting self defense and Warfare. but when Guns are introduced and superior to Male fight in terms or killing Self-defense fight and warfare People turned martial arts in to sports for preservation because commonsense if we don't put the Martial arts in to sports They will die out because of Guns now 7n our time it's easier to go and fight kill self-defense and war using Guns rather than go in with only male
Yes They Armed forces of the Philippines uses Kali in close quarter combat
@@juliusceasarfalguera9338 but not Brazilian Jujutsu tho
The karate instructor that he interviewed is not a filipino but a student by a late Filipino grand master in Kali definitely he was studied in the Philippines by he acquired the Kali knowledge.
Kali was ancient form of martial arts used by our ancestors prior to Spanish colonization. While the Japanese mastering the art of Samurai at this time, Filipino also mastering the art of Kali..
I love looking at different arts and seeing them take similar principles but use them in their own way it really starts to open your mind
I think the biggest difference between karate and Kali/arnis/escrima is that Karate was made with self defense in mind, which can also be deadly, while kali was made with killing in mind which could also be used for self defense.
I'm a Kali practitioner and it is only dangerous as you make it. It a blast and I love the art. The blades and getting hit being a big part it tends to turn people off from it. You can practice safely if you take appropriate measures. We wear armor most of the time when we fight and the blades are dulled. Training with proper equipment makes it no more dangerous than any other art.
Kali is known in many name in the Philippines, like arnis which is its most identified name in the Philippines but internationally now known as FMA(Filipino Martial Arts.
your indeed correct sir but there's still difference between the terminologies of most drills like sinawali in kali we call it pasunuran (meaning one right after the other)
thank you for this nice reaction video. i am Pilipino but for me the modern Kali style of that guy mixed of karate style,
"totally different from karate... karate is not for killing people!!" HAHAHA, that made me lol
Kali is already there before Spain came to the Philippines, but it was outlawed by Spain so the Filipino hide it by using sticks or cane.
They hide it in our dances as well, fandango sa ilaw is wrist, tinkling is footwork and that dance with coconuts is strike points.
Of course current versions of the dances are too far away from the actual techniques but you can still see the influence.
That's the reason as well why we do not use knives when eating. Spain really forbid our ancestor using such cutlery. Because everytime filipino uses knives during parties, it became a disaster. Even nowadays.
I agree. It was 15th century Ferdinand Magellan was killed by Lapu-lapu using Kali by a sword.
It’s interesting to see a similar theme between arts and how they may have evolved through different histories. May have common roots, but how it’s passed along and the philosophies around them may offer different perspectives. All the more to learn from.
I remember when my dad used to teach this, when we were too little & we weren't really taking it seriously that time lol😂he also got arnis & nunchucks :)
One famous song has once says"bolo and sticks versus guns and cannon". It refers to Spaniards conquerors vs. Native Filipinos lead by Lapu2x against the mighty Magellan and his fully armoured soldiers.
Kali or also known as Arnis or Eskrima is more than 2000 years old which originated from the Philippines. With the immigration from different Southeast Asian countries & East Indians to the Philippines, Kali martial arts have also evolved with different fighting techniques. Kali is also practiced in Indonesia. It was thought by some Philippine Historians that Ferdinand Magellan the Spanish Explorer who discovered the Philippines in 1521 during his exploration, was killed by a village Chieftain named Lapu Lapu by the use of the kali killing technique.
what are you talking about, lapu lapu is to old to fight magelan. he is just watching from a far while his troops attack magelan by javelin and arrow. lol
Correction we're not discovered by those stupid conquerors were existed back in 900 year's ago
I never like the term "discovered" what do these westerners discovered actually? plus parts of Philipines was under Brunei empire in 1500s there wasnt even Phillipines at that time...just various kingdoms. The datus, they came from Brunei and teach commoners how to fight
Source?
@@dyan8787 there was no Place called Philippines before the coming of the Spaniards.
Kali or arnis was taught in elementary school in the Philippines, and I recall learning that when I was in grade six.
This isn't just a martial art
This is literally a killing art
Hence its practiced heavily in actual combat groups like the military
That Philippines for you
I'm sorry. Isn't a martial art supposed to be a killing art? I'm confused, a bit.
@@niccosalonga9009 Not all. Some are directed towards defense. Most have gone through the sports route: e.g. Aikido and modern Karate. They all have the potential for killing, but few remain focused on the kill itself.
@@holdingsteadfast Ahhh. Okay. I get it. I kinda forgot about the ideas behind judo and aikido and such.
Allot more people probably know about Arnis (another name for kali) since students would get a brief introduction to it in highschool as parr of PE, Its just that not everyone is willing to dedicate time in studying it compared for example to boxing, though thats changing these days since kali is becoming more and more popular and is seen as a more pratical form of martial arts similar to that of Krav Maga.
Also some interesting fact about kali/Arnis: A couple of years ago (i think it was in the late 80s or 90s, i still remember it making the news when i was little) Arnis/Kali was breifly banned by the PH governement from being taught to anyone due to an alarmimg rise in reported cases of stabbings accross the country, it was overturned shortly because of how stupid that rule was to begin with and that if they continued the ban on arnis that would mean they would have to ban all other forms of martial arts that uses any type of bladed weapon, which include fencing, kendo and allot chinese based martial arts.
I learn arnis when i was in elemntary but later on it was stop becaause its too butal and painful when get hit by kamagong…
@@cliffrichard5950 who the fuck trained you with kamagong. Should have used yantok
@@cliffrichard5950 kamagong is only use by professional arnis player since it's heavy and hard as iron. However, I did use a kamagong because at that time I was a beginner and did not know what wood stick to use.
@@iandominiclagman7546 you can buy dat easily in cebu way back mid 1980’s .im not sure wat its could but im sure its same use by people who practice arnis those times
@@cliffrichard5950 That's understandable then. It's just very dangerous, especially for beginners, and prone to shattering.
Kali is so old, way back 16 century, spain lose to the Philippine because of Kali, but when the spain comeback with their troops, the Philippines lose and Spain forbid the Filipinos to practice Kali, but Filipinos learn it by secret.
Actually, Philippine lost because Spain allied with other local Kali practitioner to fight other Kali practitioner, Spain just supported their allies with better weapons.
@@lostlogic6911 I don't know that, thanks, Our history is full of betrayal
@@artnov6792 nope, we didn't "betrayed" each other, it was simply the natural course of action. We're just a loose confederation of clans who was fighting each other before the Spaniards arrived. Over time, the dominant tribes who allied with the Spaniards eventually became the people known as the "Filipinos".
So basically, it's just human nature to want your clan to be prosperous than the other clan.
The reason why sticks are used in Kali is because Spaniards forbid filipinos to practice it so Filipinos use sticks to secretly practice it.. Kali is meant to use swords or knives
Jhaster, it's older than 16th century. Kali is more than 2000 years old.
Wow 😳 I'm very shock because normal pinoy like me didn't now that wow thank you for featuring in your vlogs 😱🥰🥰🥰
sir that's why ikali pilipinas is made because we want to educate our country about our very owned art most of us practices karate,taekwondo,etc. why not practice an effective art of our own
@@adi-uy7bn Yes I hear in another vlogger that when bruce lee is alive he will get a pinoy to join in his movie they say they have sparring ang bruce lee lost in that sparring that's why he invite it in his movie but sad to say before the movie start bruce lee die. Know a day I only looking sports of pinoy is boxing but in my early age am becoming white belt of takewando hahahha I think it's different in that Martial arts the hidden arts of the Philippines sad to hear that we do not know the arts 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔 hopefully that there is someone teaching it in our city or different district. nice to watch that vlog😁🥰🥰🥰
@@chilliwarzner1886 sir tell me your name in fb if you're interested
@@chilliwarzner1886 its for free
It does not really matter where things came from. No one will ever know. It's just nice to know there are connection between Japan and Philippines.
@@adi-uy7bn not invaded man, dont be a businessman✌✌✌
@@adi-uy7bn The connection is before that actually. Don't tell me people in southern Japanese islands never traded or had contact with Luzon which is quite nearby
Kali aka Arnis is taught through PE in Philippine schools.
Now i know from where come from karate... My father did not go to school karate but she learn in by her self..... And i relate the moves now when i see my father show her karate skill......
Okinawan Castle must be related to Batanes Castle in 1200s when Visayan Pirates based their operation in Batanes and Taiwan(Penghu).
Salt making in Ikinawa the same with Ilokano in Luzon
kali is lessen now with the stick variation called ARNIS
Some of my friend's grandfathers died fighting other kali warriors. Its almost a regular event not in streets but open fields or dirt roads to fight to the death. This was the old times. 1 of my friend's grandfather died fighting 3 guys with knives. He said his gfather killed all 3 but he died too because of his injuries. Applying kali is the last resort this is why respect is always eagerly practiced within or outside your own community.
I don't know about the other schools but when I was in high school/first year we learned basic Kali the subject was P.E. ( Physical Education )
The basic hubud or tegumi drill is the application of the first moves of Pin an sho dan which is a series of hammer fists. I learned it as part of kakie in Goju Ryu. Karate was introduced to the Japanese school system during the Ruso-Japanese War to make the students physically fit for military service. Read the 10 precepts of Itosu. He states that the goal is to make the body rock hard and the strikes as spears & swords.
im learning kali arnis.... i love it
Learned isshin-ryu from a marine who was stationed in Okinawa for 10 years who then went on to do full contact kick boxing. Definitely one of my favorite and more practical martial arts.
Body mechanics lead you to the same/similar moves and stances,but also they did travel around then and share ideas no doubt
Most Filipinos study Kali (it's called Arnis in Luzon) during high school. But almost nobody practices that outside school because people think it's impractical (except if you want to be a martial artist) and it's very deadly.
It's good to use as self-defense though.
Now I'm curious in Kali vs Wing Chun since it's both offense and defense.
I prefer that you study or watch more videos about kali if you want to know or learn more about it, anyways nice reaction video.
I think video by Bobby Taboada Arnis Seminar is also an interedting martial arts....
Considering that that RUclipsr was a Karate teacher and could be pulverized by this Kali teacher, it shows how powerful Kali is. It’s interesting that in a real fight outside of a Dojo, the Kali practitioner will win hands-down.
the kali teacher was demonstrating moves, there is no indication that he would win in a fight...
@@daveblueballz6659 What are the indications that need to be seen to know that someone would win a fight? Thanks in advance!
@@yengsabio5315 the kali teacher was demonstrating moves to enkamp, he wasn't resisting. no one knows who would win because they are not fighting eachother.
@@daveblueballz6659 he said he's been teaching military. I doubt this karate youtuber would win.
@@best10clipsoncodm62 how often do you think the military trains hand to hand?
I heard it long time ago but the main goal of that exercise is to kill enemies. I was afraid to investigate more because the face of the people exposed to that art were strong and fast moving.and it seems can do telepathy.
To make it hardcore, this art was used in PHL Army and in fact it was used in actual hand to hand combat. That story goes back to the tragic ops of SAF 44. Story goes one of the SAF he manage to kill 3 enemy at once with a single bolo.
@@bonner07 you miscomprehend my statement compadre.
@@ianerroldiaz9889 wag po kasi ganyan, hahaha
People should understand. It's even reflected on Kali and Eskrima, that Filipino runs on a Phylosopy that for how kind or hospitable we are, hurting us means you are consenting your self to free Murder. 😂
I love the history of my country ,,the second master of BRUCE LEE is filipino martial arts ,,teaching Kali as well..the Game of death movie Bruce Lee used it..
I learned arnis along with boxing in elementary coz my father was teaching my younger brothers self defense. When I started working my co-workers calls me *dose pares. I don't even know what that is except for the literal translation.. 😂
karate is an offensive oriented it focuses on offence rather than defence, a good offence is good defence strike the opponent first and as fast as you can so that the enemy had no time to react. thats karates principle.
“A very common answer we’re not teaching is yes” 😂😂😂
Long story to tell but Japanese Martial Arts is Similar to Filipino Martial art practice's here in the Philippines,even spanish conquistador depeated by lapu lapu using Kali.
You know nothing about history
Lapu² is not the one who kill magellan
🤣🤣🤣🤣
kali is still use in the Philippines specially the Armed forces of the Philippines they even have a youtube video shows how kali works while teaching American soldiers
Kali is for countering and assasination...a deadly forms with or without weapons..
it was start of (pintados) frome long time ago witch is a tribe of a waryor you will know it. coz of the follbody tattoo. it is a trive of follbody Tattoo.
you check it
A master breaking your stick is the most "sit down, kid" experience one can ever have.
🤓☝️ We need reference before year 1521 , what was the Martial art been practice during those days and who thought the locales the Martial arts before Magellan landed at Limasawa..🤔
i am filipino and Kali is our ancient martial art. it is called Kali in the south but Arnis in the north but they are the same. we teach this art to all our armed forces.
"Hubad" that means "to get naked" is tagalog word that belongs to the northern part of Ph..."Habad" that means "to entangled" is a Visayan/Cebuano word that belong to central and southern parts of the Ph
Kali is like a transitions of situation when in an actual war. At the beginning you might have weapons but as time goes by you might lost or break the weapon so you need to use anything long or short...if nothing at all then you have to use your barehands...exactly what happens in a dragging battle
Kali is kinda hard to master, cuz it mostly requires flexible joints,flow of movement and randomized accurate tough movement. Unlike Karate its mostly used a focused or concentrated moves & strength, memorized tough movement and flexible muscle.
Kali itself is like a repetition wind or water movements with unnoticed surprise attack.
That is the reason why Kali is not part of our school curriculum or even as a sport, using the same principles with or without weapons can be still dangerous. imagine this were taught to us Filipinos, it could be bloody as hell.
You can see that Kali is very pilipino style since Philippines use two matchete as their weapons ever since acient time and Kali practically fits their fighting style and their weapon, so those who kept claiming it is so disrespectful, pilipino is not selfish so we share our arts on the world.
Did you know that Philippines are the one who teach American soldiers the kali? Beside from that they also teach them how to survive in jungles.
Kali practitioner here. we also call kali "pekiti-tirsia" we primarily destroy the attacking limbs and small joint manipulation. the main weapon is the bolo and the traditional weapon is called the kampilan sword. The tricep block is the most useful for me.
The moves, strengths and intentions to stop your attackers looks like traditional Japanese Jujitsu.
Fun fact: Kali is a dangerous martial art
well that doesnt sound very fun 🤣
@@rassalas4638 yessir
Karate is basically the kids version of kali.
@@rassalas4638 its just meant/made to kill mostly use during Spanish era istados unidos vs Filipino ww1 ww2 (in World War 1 some Filipino been thrown there as a soldier)
Kali is not an Art, it's killing in its fastest form.
Japan and Pre Colonial Philippines were Great Trade Partners who fought side by side with the Philippines against the Spanish, I believe one of the emperors threatened Spain of a Full Japanese Invasion if they kept trying to colonize the Philippines, but he died before it could take place and Japan decided to Isolate themselves from the world.
and when the US forcebly made japan quit the isolation, in the mid to late 1800s there were still some Japanese people who wanted to free the Philippines, and tried to buy the country from Spain for 40 million pounds sterling. which was refused by Spain...
So it isn't really surprising that Kali/Eskrima/Arnis influenced Karate or vice versa.
My grandfather knows about kali but we called it arnis in the north,,
By the way sir, many Filipinos still using Kali here in the Philippines but they don't show it publicly.. Kali Martial arts only shows when it's "Emergency".
Karate is basically the kids version of kali.
Hello sir' new subscriber here 🇵🇭☝️
Here is another possible connection...
In Karate there is a weapon called "sai" in Japanese. This weapon is actually not Japanese in origin. This weapon originally comes from Indonesia/Malaysia, where it is called tekpi ruclips.net/video/OsqBhacRG6w/видео.html. The native martial art of Indonesia and Malaysia is called Silat, and it looks like this: ruclips.net/video/Wmb-JCzS7WU/видео.html. It is widely accepted that Silat is the main influence of the Filipino martial arts. You can see the same movements and the same weapons in both...So it is possible that Karate was in some way influenced by Silat or Kali. We are sure that Karate began as a combination of White Crane Kung Fu and Naha Te. Maybe Naha Te came from Silat or Kali. We know for sure that the sai/tekubi did not come from White Crane Kung Fu.
I do see similarities between Kung Fu and Silat too, if u ask me. I think those connections might have something to do with ancient India.
@@jackjackyphantom8854 yep, it all comes back to india
Kali is the closest you can get in an street fighting, to protect yourself. In Kali no rules almost anything can be a weapon. That's why most action movies in Hollywood practice kali not to mention the movie John Wick Reeves practice Kali for that movie. And most Philippine mimitary use it to for their training.
Mimitary
also special forces are using ptk the system found by the grandfather of the current guardian of it which senior supreme grandmaster gaje (grandson of grandmaster tortal)
@@justinvillar7008 military
@@francis5014 😎
The Bourne movies featured Kali. The fight choreographer was American martial artist Jeff Imada for the first three I think.
90% of hollywood action movies now use kali for their fight scenes, from the bourne series to the latest movie Dune. Check out Paul and Duncan's knife salute in Dune and watch thevkali master's salute in this video. Pure kali.
it has evolved because during its conception it is used to fight back from ouur oppresors
Kali in the Philippines began long, long time ago when Filipina mother raised her hand holding a broom stick hitting the behind of her stubborn son! 😀😀😀
Scary and practical art! Can be used armed or unarmed.
Just imagine if everyone in the Philippines learned kali 🤩
Marami practice kali sa pinas...kali-wete
@@princeofwilderness7332 gago AHAHAHAHAHA
@@R-31 Bonobo traits😅
Scary 😱
kali is a practical art found by the filipinos during war it is a system that is developed for close quarter combats it is effective indeed im a kali practicioner myself endurance is a must have thing on it it also requires dedication and consistency if you'll ask me I've seen a couple similarities of it to martial arts in asian countries such as silat,karate, and wing Chun I'm once a wing chun practicioner so i observed how it relates
Do you think Kali could help to train the use of 2 swords? I won't call it Niten-Ichi-Ryu. Lets call it...Dual-wield? Sorry if my english or terms are not right.
I have seen many videos saying that Kali can help to train in the use of two swords and I would like to hear the opinion of someone who is not looking for views and subs.
Greetings.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 I'll say it would be called a doble espada in kali
@@fenrir_Lokison9 There are drills for two sticks that can be converted to two swords. Most of the stick drills can translate well into sword drills. Though, if you're thinking about dual-wielding swords with 2 edges it could prove dangerous since Kali sword drills tend to keep the swords near the body for chambering of a cut because most Filipino long blades like Ginunting, Bolo, and Pinuti are single-edged.
@@panzerkampfwagen3847 Thanks for your answer. Do not worry, one edge. Some of the positions involve resting the weapon in your shoulder. With a double edge that would be dangerous.
tribal wars u mean✌✌✌
I remember when I was in Highschool we have martial arts class as part of Physical Education. But, because it was used for the fight and it is dangerous for young learners the Department of Education banned it in the curriculum. I remember my friends fought and they use the same sticks that they are using. deym both of them end up in bloody situation.. broken ribs, hands, and a fractured jaw..
GM Presas had Karate background. LOL
react to FMA full contact, its like Kendo but no rules
Kali is the fastest killing form of Art since 14th Century they created
While
Karate is just a form of art for woman..for self defence.
There's a lot a martial arts here in thre Philippines my friend ❤
im filipino proud my eskrima kali mano mano the traditional martial arts of Philippines 🇵🇭☝️
Thats how easy it is Pinoy style.. 3 steps. Block. secure. attack.
Kali was martial arts style used in Bourne Identity. so fast designed to kill and maim
It's also teach in our PE class
I'm Taekwondo and Thaibox in her Philippines.
All Asia are semi melarety in martial art 💪💯👍📚 all Asia are the best .
and love you country ❤️
Please do some video you to learn to kali
Some inventions come about independently, while others are shared. The trick is to distinguish faulty correlations from true ones.
Kali is not just designed for self defense but also to kill.. vital atacks.. the karate style of fighting is just like a part of it.. kali was used in the early ages (head hunters age)
During the early if world war 2 all ranking officials of kali abd pekati expert was send to Japan in other words they kidnap to teach that kind of martial arts so karate originated in the Philippines
kali is a deadly form of martial arts since my great grand father is master kali fighter...
Wow he knows tagalog words . Amazing😊☺