How Complete is Your Arsenal?

One of the holes that many systems of self defense and martial arts have in common is that the introduction of weapons for personal protection is withheld from students until they have reached the upper echelons of the ranking structure.  A common approach for various self defense systems is to keep the lessons of armed combatives reserved for the more advanced students.  Even within the most no-nonsense, practical  self defense systems such as Krav Maga, learning how to use weapons for personal protection is reserved for practitioners who reach the “black-belt” or Level 6 ranking within the system. For many practitioners, this can develop immediate, instinctive responses to address threats, whether armed or unarmed, with their “bare-hands”.  Many practitioners at all levels and abilities will address a self defense situation with a myopic focus on their hands, and remain oblivious to the potential arsenal around them and on their person.

SinaTirsiaWali (STW) Kali takes an alternative approach to self defense tactics.  STW Kali is a close-combat Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) system that teaches the use of blades, impact weapons, everyday objects, AND empty-hand combatives to defend yourself from violent, physical assaults.  From the very beginning, STW Kali students train in the skills and tactics of effectively wielding impact and edged weapons for personal protection.  These lessons easily translate to the use of empty-hand techniques and everyday objects that the average person may find available to them if they find themselves in a critical, life-threatening scenario.  Taught to private civilians, law enforcement, military personnel, public schools, and women’s groups around the world, STW Kali teaches you the skills and explosive power to defend against armed and unarmed assaults in any scenario.

As an Official Training Center of STW Kali, and with “Guru” instructors directly trained and certified by Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo, Luminous Warrior offers an on-going program fully dedicated to teaching the devastating art and science of STW Kali.

 REACT, DEFEND, SURVIVE: STW KALI PERSONAL PROTECTION TACTICS

If you are still unsure if Kali and Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) is the system to add to your arsenal, come and experience the explosive power of STW Kali directly from Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo.  On Sunday, October 16, 2011, Luminous Warrior will host Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo for an active 3-hour workshop in the personal protection tactics of STW Kali.  Go to the following link for more details on this exciting event: STW Kali Workshop with Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo

Written by: The Ninth Hand on October 2, 2011.
Last revised by: Cary on December 14, 2011.