STG WARRIOR Pistol 1.0

I just got back from the two-day Sayoc Tactical Group (STG) “WARRIOR Pistol 1.0″ course in Southern California this past weekend. Tuhon Tom Kier and J. Wolfe are excellent instructors. While this was a “1.0″ pistol course, don’t let the title fool you, this was a serious pistol safety and marksman course with tough qualification standards and [...]
Awareness – It Takes Practice!
A friend had her phone swiped right out of her hands as she was walking in San Francisco today. She was walking down the street, texting on her phone. She didn’t see the guy approach from the opposite direction, right in front of her. He grabbed her phone and ran off. She was so surprised [...]
Blade Drawing – Tuhon Tom Kier
Sayoc Kali just posted a new video regarding blade drawing on Youtube. It is a trailer for the upcoming Sayoc Sama Sama 2010 DVD. This short clip on blade drawing features Sayoc Tuhon Tom Kier lecturing just before a training session at Sama Sama. He discusses the importance of transitions – being able to draw [...]
Joe Marana – Inland Empire FMA
We had a guest visit the gym last night. Joe Marana from Inland Empire FMA came up from Southern California to train with us last night. Joe is an Associate Instructor in Sayoc Kali, an Apprentice Instructor in Atienza Kali and has rank in Inosanto FMA and Doce Pares Eskrima. Joe started with the Sayoc [...]
Sayoc Kali – Sama Sama 2010 Trailer
Sama Sama 2010
Sama Sama 2010 wrapped up on this past Monday. There were a lot of new faces present this year, including Sayoc NorCal’s very own Dave A! There was a lot of material covered this year, as usual. Friday night kicked things off with a Sayoc Tomahawk session taught by Tuhon Rafael Kayanan. The training blade [...]
Spring Training – Sayoc Camp 505
Sayoc Kali Silak Camp 505 Instructor training. Testing the limits of our fear through real, dangerous martial arts training.
Sayoc Instructor Training
Sama Sama, Sayoc Instructor Weekends, and Camp 505 are all opportunities for Sayoc Instructors to train directly with Pamana Tuhon Chris Sayoc.
“3 of 9″ Knife Drill Adapted to Long Blade
We adapted a Sayoc Kali knife drill called “3 of 9″ into a template and drill that would be applicable to a machete or other long blade.
What Training Blades Should You Own?
What kind of training blades should you buy? Tactical, folding knife, kerambit? Training blades and the training “rig” are like other training equipment in that they are TOOLS used to make our training more effective. From this premise, we can make correct decisions about buying training blades.




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