Pekiti-Tirsia Kali

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Pekiti-Tirsia Kali

Philippine Marine Corps instructor teaching US Marines the Philippine Marine Corps Martial Arts-Kali during military exercises.
Also known as	Pekiti-Tirsia
Focus	Edged/Impact/Empty Hand Weapons
Country of origin	Philippines
Famous practitioners	Norberto Tortal Conrado Tortal Leo T. Gaje Jr. Rommel Tortal
Olympic sport	No

Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is a style specific to Filipino martial arts. Pekiti-Tirsia Kali was founded in 1897 and is the system of the Tortal family. The sole heir and guardian of this system is Leo Gaje. Pekiti-Tirsia is strictly a combat-oriented system, as opposed to a sport-focused fighting style. It is a fighting system that focuses on edged, impact, and improvised weapons. PTK has been adopted as one of the preferred combative training programs by several elite military and law enforcement units around the world. It is considered a highly lethal method of self-defense.