Pekiti Tirsia San Francisco

close quarters knife

bisecting line

clinch with stick

stickgrappling takedown

The view on the way to Mambukal outside Bacolod, Negros Occidental Philippines

The view from our cottage at Mambukal

Giant Fruit Bats at Mambukal

deflection

night training in the pavillion

night training in the pavillion

night training in the pavillion

night training in the pavillion

night training in the pavillion

Grand Tuhon demonstrating the hammer lock with double knives

training in Grand Tuhon's backyard

Knife trapping

One of many sessions of conditioning in Grand Tuhons backyard. PTK places a great emphasis on athletic development.

More tire hitting for power development.

Grand Tuhon shows how it's done

Grand Tuhon in the backyard

Double knife in the backyard

Sparring - gloves and fencing head gear only

Espada y daga in the mix

Holy shit - DUCK!!!

Tuhon- what if Mike tries to get out of that?

Dumog grappling vs a shoot and leg grab

Dumog leg lock(s)

Dumpag - the art of muscle/tendon destruction

Tuhon Philip Gelinas showing us the combative aspects of Sagung Labo - an often misunderstood drill.

'Crazy' Marlin fending off Cris with his crutch.

Grand Tuhon demos the iron ball for hand strengthening and conditioning.

Is it 5 am again? just 5 more minutes..

Knife tapping

Knife tapping

Bacolod market

Adobo and fresh fruit - traditional style..

Mike and Joel sparring some more at graduation.

I don't know what happened here but it was exciting..

Tuhon Phil hip throws Dip in sparring demo.

Group shot after training.