But today, the deadly martial art known as kali has become a staple fighting system among the world’s elite military and law enforcement units, spies, combat instructors and lead actors in ...

“Kali primarily uses sticks. These are your main symbol, if you will, of the Filipino martial art. And they’re basically point weapons to attack all points of the body – at the ...

A martial arts school in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, not only teaches students self-defense, but defines the culture of the Philippines with one of its most celebrated fighting styles — kali.

The smell of burning wood from the friction of banging sticks fills the crowded room as the Kali students practice the dukup y punyo flow drill. Their circular footwork is known as “the dance of death ...

Kali is the art of stick fighting, and has long been taught and practiced by both men and women in the Philippines, as well as among neighboring tribes and warlords. Filipinos say their martial ...