Kali & Silat
Weapons, empty hands, and close-quarters control — trained the Inosanto Method way.
Where weapons and empty hands teach the same lesson.
Kali is the Filipino art of stick, blade, and empty-hand combat. Silat is the Indonesian art of close-quarters leverage, sweeps, and takedowns. Trained together, they build attributes that transfer everywhere — timing, angles, footwork, and the ability to read distance under pressure.
You will start with single stick and basic footwork patterns, then layer in flow drills, empty-hand translation, and Silat entries. No experience is needed, and every drill scales to your level.
A curriculum built on flow, angles, and control
Single & Double Stick
Foundational Kali striking patterns, angles of attack, and the footwork that makes them work.
Empty-Hand Translation
How every weapon pattern maps directly onto empty-hand striking, trapping, and limb control.
Silat Entries & Sweeps
Close-quarters leverage, off-balancing, and takedowns from the Indonesian side of the curriculum.
Flow & Sensitivity
Partner drills that sharpen reaction time, timing, and your ability to feel and redirect pressure.
“The weapon is only an extension of the body — train the motion, and the tool becomes irrelevant.XTMA Kali & Silat Program