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5 hours of knife action with the founder of Pintados Kali
Culture Toronto signature martial arts atmosphere - fun, open, playful, focused and respectful to your previous knowledge
a chance to build upon previous swordplay knowledge with the Filipino Martial Arts method of using knives and swords!
1 hour free play mixer between the 2x 2hour segments from 10-12pm and 1-3pm

What's happening?

Fan of John Wick, Jason Bourne, Kickass, Book of Eli, Mission Impossible, or Hanna? All the knife fighting they demonstrated was from the Filipino Martial Arts systems commonly known as Kali, Arnis and Escrima. You've come to the right place and we hope to see you in person November 4th!

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. Kali is a martial art that is problem solving oriented, and when your problem is a blade in your opponent's hand, you'll want to know the very best ways to dea!. Kali is informed by the many types of people that have passed through it, including the Malaysian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese warriors.

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. But we will not be limited to knife work - swords, sticks and the signature knife and sword combo or “espada y daga” is available to explore depending on the desires of the group.

Oliver "Pintados" Garduce first learned martial arts from his father, and then several mentors in the Philippines. Eventually, he developed his own method, called the Pintados Filipino Martial Arts. Through his collaborations with martial artists like the Budo Brothers on YouTube, he has spread his system to millions of viewers on YouTube. For example, the 3 videos below together have nearly 5 million views.

Do you practice HEMA or Kali already? This is a perfect next stop for you!

When:

Saturday November 4th from 10-3pm (morning), freeplay from 12-1pm

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