WHAT IS iKALI?

     iKali, is the indigenous fighting art of the Philippines.  With its cultural and philosophical values its history traces back more than 1500 to 2000 years in the past.  The Pekiti-Tirsia System of Kali originates from the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines and was formulated by the Tortal family of Negros and Panay islands. The family patriarch, Conrado B. Tortal, passed this system and its attributes onto his only grandson, the sole heir and its present guardian, Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. Majority of Police Officers and Law enforcement personnel in the US, Europe, and Asia have viewed the Police Training Film “Surviving Edged Weapons” which was produced by Calibre Press Of Chicago, USA, recognized worldwide as the best training tape on Edge Weapon awareness which featured GrandTuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is the only system recognized by the Philippine government including the teaching of the system to the elite ForceRecon Philippine Marine Battalion, Armed Forces of the Philippines.