"BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT"
THE LOST LEGACY OF FILIPINO COMBAT
TRUE BLADE APPLICATION MILITARY LEVEL KALI-SILAT
LEARN THE STICK AS STICK AND THE BLADE AS BLADE
DROP YOUR STICK AND PICK UP YOUR BOLO
"A STICK IS NOT A SWORD SO STOP PRETENDING IT IS"
KALI-SILAT MANO MANO
SINGLE SWORD
DOUBLE SWORD
SINGLE KNIFE
DOUBLE KNIFE
SWORD AND KNIFE
SINGLE STICK
DOUBLE STICK
STICK AND KNIFE
64 ATTACKS
PEKITI TIRSIA
DEKITI TIRSIA SIRADAS
LANKA EMPAT SILAT
PENCAK SILAT
DOCE PARES
PRESAS COMBAT ARNIS
FCS-KALI / FILIPINO COMBATIVES / KALI-SILAT
Where the Combat Essentials of the Filipino/Indonesian Martial Arts Come Together
PRINCIPLES
A STICK IS A STICK, TRAIN IT AS A STICK
SWORD MOVEMENT TRANSLATES TO KNIFE
KNIFE MOVEMENT TRANSLATE TO EMPTY HAND
EMPTY HAND VS SWORD/KNIFE TRANSLATES TO EMPTY HAND VS EMPTY HAND
A STICK IS NOT A SWORD
A STICK IS NOT A KNIFE
TRAIN WITH EDGE ORIENTATION
CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT
THE ONLY FAIR FIGHT IS THE ONE YOU WIN
MUTUAL RESPECT AT ALL TIMES
MEN ARE MEN, DON'T TREAT THEM LIKE GODS
LEAVE YOUR EGO BEHIND, IT WILL DESTROY YOU
USE ECONOMY OF MOTION
IF IT IS NOT COMBAT WORTHY THEN AVOID IT
CONSIDER MORALITY IN TRAINING
CONSIDER ETHICS IN TRAINING
CONSIDER LEGALITY IN TRAINING
CARRY THE BEST WEAPON THAT YOU CAN LEGALLY GET AWAY WITH
SCIENTIFIC OVER-ANALYSIS = STUPIDITY IN COMBAT (KEEP IT REAL)
REFUSE SUICIDE TRAINING UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO DIE
LEARN TO RECOGNIZE SUICIDE TRAINING
USE YOUR COMMON SENSE!
THE BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT FAMILY
THE FAMILY IS "ALL OF US" THAT TRAIN IN THE ARTS OF KALI-SILAT AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES ABOVE. THE FAMILY IS NOT A SYSTEM BUT A MENTALITY ABOUT HOW WE TRAIN. WE WANT TO SURVIVE AND WILL SURVIVE WHEN THE FIGHT HITS THE FAN. IF YOU TRAIN KALI-SILAT AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES THEN WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. WEAR THE SHIRTS AND SPEAD THE MENTALITY! MOST OF US HAVE TRAINED IN THE TOP BLADE ORIENTED FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS AS WELL AS SOME TYPE OF SILAT AND WE SHARE COMMON IDEAS OF COMBAT TRUTH.
BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT
THE SYSTEM
OVER THE YEARS THE TOP BLADE FIGHTING SYSTEMS HAVE ADAPTED STICKS FOR TRAINING SO MUCH THAT THE STICK HAS BECOME THE PRIMARY WEAPON AND THE INSTRUCTORS HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO FIGHT EFFECTIVELY WITH THE BLADE. A UNIVERSAL CURRICULM WAS CREATED FROM THE TOP BLADE ORIENTED FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS AND COMBAT SILAT TECHNIQUES. THE CURRICULM IS BASED ON THE MODERN DAY EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE SYSTEMS AND HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH OVER HUNDREDS OF YEARS. IT IS FREE AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY KALI-SILAT SCHOOL, INSTRUCTOR, OR PRACTITIONER TO USE AND ADOPT. IT IS PREFERREDTO TRAIN WITH EDGE ORIENTED TRAINING WEAPONS. ONCE THE BLADE ASPECTS HAVE BEEN LEARNED THEN STICKS CAN BE SUBSTITUTED CHANGING SLASHES TO STRIKES. THERE ARE NO TEST FEES FOR INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS OR SCHOOL CHARTERS. THEY ARE EARNED AND NOT BOUGHT. THERE ARE ONLY FEES FOR TRAINING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE EFFECTIVE ELEMENTS OF YOUR OWN SYSTEM ARE THERE MINUS THE THINGS THAT DEEP IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW SHOULD NOT BE TAUGHT. MANY TIMES OUR ASSOCIATES BACKGROUNDS ALLOW THEM TO JUST TRANSITION TO BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT BASED ON THEIR PREVOUS TRAINING. WE HAVE NO BLACK BELTS. THOSE ARE FOR PEOPLE IN HEAVY PAJAMAS TO KEEP THEIR CLOTHES TOGETHER. WE DON'T HAVE A CERTAIN UNIFORM. WE DON'T WEAR ONE IN THE STREET OR THE JUNGLE. WE WEAR WHAT FITS FOR THE TRAINING. SOMETIMES MILITARY BDU'S, SOMETIMES JEANS OR SHORTS, SOMETIMES A SUIT AND TIE.
SCHOOL CHARTER = NO CHARGE
RANK AND PROMTION = NO CHARGE
LEVELS OF RECOGNITION/INSTRUCTORSHIPS
FAMILY MEMBER
Be a student of any Kali-Silat system in the World and also ASCRIBE to the mission of Black Dragon Kali-Silat
APPRENTICE/STUDENT: DECLARE TRAINING AS AN OFFICIAL STUDENT OF BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT AND BE ACCEPTED
STUDENT LEVEL 1
Complete 1-25 of the 64 Count Form and the associated drills
Complete 12 angles attack and counter drills
STUDENT LEVEL 2 / BASIC INSTRUCTOR / GURO
Complete 1-36 of the 64 Count Form and the associated drills
ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR/1ST DEGEE BLACK: GURO ISA/LAKAN GURO
Complete 1-64 of the 64 Count Form and the associated drills and instructor training
ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR/2ND DEGEE BLACK: GURO DALAWA/LAKAN GURO
Train 1 student to the level of BASIC INSTRUCTOR-GURO
ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR/3RD DEGEE BLACK: GURO TATLO/LAKAN GURO
Train 1 student to the level of GURO ISA/LAKAN GURO
MASTER INSTRUCTOR/:4TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO APAT: PUNONG GURO
Train 1 student to the level of Guro Tatlo
MASTER INSTRUCTOR/:5TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO LIMA: PUNONG GURO
Train 2 students to the level of Guro Tatlo
MASTER INSTRUCTOR/:6TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO ANIM: PUNONG GURO
Train 3 students to the level of Guro Tatlo
MASTER INSTRUCTOR/:7TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO PITO: PUNONG GURO
Train 1 student to the level of Guro Tatlo
MASTER INSTRUCTOR/:8TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO WALO: PUNONG GURO
Train 2 students to the level of Guro Tatlo
GRANDMASTER INSTRUCTOR: :9TH DEGREE BLACK: GURO SIYAM: PUNONG GURO
Train 3 students to the level of Guro Tatlo
GUARDIAN
Only one person
This position is handed down from person to person before death
Brother to all / Overseer of the family
Manages clothing sales, website, all business matters
Issues Certifications / Maintains the Family Order
FOUNDER/SOKE//ANTAS SAMPU: GRANDMASER/LYNDON JOHNSON 10TH DEGREE BLACK BELT
INSTRUCTORS CAN TEST AND PROMOTE FOR ONE LEVEL OR RANK BELOW THEIR OWN
MILITARY EDGED-WEAPONS CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
LAW-ENFORCEMENT EDGED-WEAPONS CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
Home of The Black Dragon Kali-Silat Family
FCS/Kali - Filipino Combatives - Kali/Silat
FCS/KALI NORTH CAROLINA
The ranking terminology is based on several Filipino-Indonesian systems.
Guro = Generic for Instructor
Guro Tatlo = A black belt level instructor for comparison
Lakan Guro = A Master level instructor for comparison
They are all just titles, we are not hung up on tites but it lets you know where someone stands in their training. We generically tend to just call each other Guro.
COUNCIL OF PUNONG GUROS/MASTERS
1) 15 YEARS OF TRAINING IN BLACK DRAGON KALI-SILAT
2) 10 YEARS OF FMA TRAINING WITH MASTER OF 3 OTHER FILIPINO SYSTEMS
3) LAKAN GURO WITH MASTERY OF 2 OTHER FILIPINO SYSTEMS
BRIAN JONES
NICOLE JONES
JOSHUA STEVENS
MARK HERRON
HAROLD EVANS
LAKAN GUROS
LAKAN GURO ASHTON HERRING
LAKAN GURO JOHN RYAN
LAKAN GURO ELIZABETH REYNOLDS
LAKAN GURO SARAH LEVAN
LAKAN GURO TYRONE PICHON
LAKAN GURO STEVEN LANGSTON
GURO TATLOS
GURO SAM WILSON
GURO JOHN DUNCAN
GUROS ISA/DALAWA
GURO TY JOHNSON
GURO AUSTIN HUNSUCKER
GURO ARRIANNA HUNSUCKER
GURO ASHLEY FERRERIOS
GURO SHELBY FERRERIOS
GURO ROWAD ALAWAR
GURO KAREEM ALAWAR
GURO EMANN ALAWAR
GURO MYKEL RYAN
GURO AARON BEST
GURO DELVIS DAIL
GURO JEROME WALTERS
GURO JAMES KORNEGAY
GURO GRANT KORNEGAY
GURO JACOB KORNEGAY
GURO JOSHUA CREECH
GURO CASSI JO KENNEDY
