Official FKA Kali Combat Level 1: Module 3 Student Curriculum
Empty Hand + Blade Virtual Student Program
If you have ever trained the martial arts before, nothing can replace the feeling of excited before your first class. The anticipation to learn from an expert and attain the benefits such as effective combat techniques, fitness and social community.
For many of you, this was a missed opportunity because there was a lack of:
- Time
- Local Quality Instruction
- Money
The FKA Kali Combat Beginner's Program is the solution for you! This course has a progressive curriculum designed for teens and Adults that includes the iKali Training Modules taught by Tuhon Apolo Ladra and his Team directly to you!
Who is this For?
1. The Time Limited Student Addressing one of the challenges from the above reasons why one cannot join and Academy is a lack of consistent schedule. This program will provide an online resource library of detailed content dripped on a weekly basis. This will allow one to watch and review at their pace and the privacy of their home or work.
2. Quality Instruction You are not limited to settling for a location local to you. You can learn directly from one of the most sought after trainers in the world and Tuhon Apolo and his Team will also know you personally and interact every lesson and comment in our online community as your mentor.
3. Value is important. Aside from the combination of the convenience of online, the attention of interactive classes with mentorship and accountability partners you will be assigned, the membership has a tremendous benefits and the monthly fee is as competitive to any program around the world. In some cases it is half the cost compared to studios including half the benefits this program has!
What Does It Include?
This course goes beyond a simple list of videos. The 3 Apexes which are the formula of many of the programs from iKALI includes:
1. Zoom Virtual Classes that can be attended live or view the recordings.
2. Online Resource Library where the student can review past classes and
3. Mentors assigned to you with a Private Online Community of students enrolled in the same program just like you. The purpose is to post their assignments in alignment to the Online Interactive Virtual Classes that week while getting skill building support for their continued progress.
How can I get started without any commitment?
We invite you to a FREE WEEK of Online Foundation Videos to prepare you for your Virtual Classes. Once you decide to enroll, you will schedule a Complimentary Live Assessment with a Mentor. That mentor will guide you through everything you will need before you will attend our Level 1: Module 1 - Double Stick Beginners group class. (Don’t worry everyone will be of the same experience as you!)
Can I gain Rank from these classes?
The World Kali Association is the sanctioning body that recognizes the rank of any iKALI student. The promotion of the rank is typically assigned via classes and test promotions at a local Filipino Kali Academy, You have the opportunity to receive rank promotions through the FKA Virtual Student program and receive a "Virtual Rank" for your module. Upon completing a module, you will be moved into a new syllabus of curriculum. We encourage you upon reaching the end of Level 1 Module 4 you find a local FKA to convert your virtual rank to an official rank.
Our program is Simple, Effective and FUN!
Enroll Today and started in our 1 Week Free Trial to receive your Access!
Your Instructor
Apolo Ladra, a native of the Philippines and Master (“Tuhon”) of the indigenous art of Pekiti Tirsia Kali, holds to the mantra “Learn to teach, teach to learn.” What have more than 40 years of training taught him? Here are some distillations.
Tuhon Apolo Ladra was born in Batangas, Philippines, and came to the United States at age five. He holds an ATA 6th-degree black belt, 7th-degree WTF black belt, and the rank of Master at the Ernie Reyes’s West Coast Tae Kwon Do Association. A student of Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje, Jr., heir and guardian to the Pekiti Tirsia style of Kali, Ladra’s Kali-4-Kids, KaliCombat, and KaliFitness curricula are used by tens of thousands of students worldwide.
Course Curriculum
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StartWeek 1: Class 1 - Jan. 12, 2021 - Intro to X-Footwork: Closed Series + Umbrella Series, Intro to Insert Series: Witik, Broken, Fluid (46:26)
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StartWeek 1: Class 2 - Jan. 14, 2021- X-Footwork, Intro Thrust and Twirl + Thrust and Slash, Complete Insert Series, Parry, Parry Salute, Elbow (45:10)
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StartWeek 2: Class 3 - Jan. 19, 2021 (46:07)
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StartWeek 2: Class 4 - Jan. 21, 2021 (46:54)
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StartNOTICE: End of Month Review
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StartWeek 3: Class 5 - Jan. 26, 2021 (40:48)
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StartWeek 3: Class 6 - Jan. 28, 2021 - Review Insert Series +Reverse Series, EH Combatives (palm strike, slap, hammer fist, knee), Intro to Outside Entry, Blade review - 3 primary targets, X-Factor Flow - sak sak and pakal (42:19)
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Start**BONUS VIDEO - Outside Entry with a partner (6:22)
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StartWeek 4: Class 7 - Feb. 2, 2021 - Intro to P3 High+Low, Review Complete DS Flow, Review Outside Entry, Intro to Inside Entry, X-Factor Blade Flow - Sak Sak + Pakal (44:27)
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Start** BONUS VIDEO - Inside Entry with a partner (1:42)
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StartWeek 4: Class 8 - Feb. 4, 2021 - Review X-Footwork, Quadrants, P3 High-Low, Complete DS Flow, Review combative, Intro to MTD w/stick, Entries: Outside, Inside, Intro to Inside/Outside Entry, Blade: X-Factor flow- pakal + Counter #1 (44:20)
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Start**BONUS VIDEO - X-Factor Flow - Pakal --Counters 1-3 with a partner (10:51)
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StartWeek 5: Class 9 - Feb. 9, 2021 - X Footwork + S-H-H + EH Entries Complete (40:39)
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StartWeek 5: Class 10 - Feb. 11, 2021 - DS Flow, X-Factor Freeflow, SHH, Quadrants, Intro to Sabayan, Elbows, EH Entries Blade: 3 Primary Targets, X-Factor Flow sak sak + pakal (46:38)
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StartWeek 6: Class 11 - Feb. 16, 2021 - Intro to Bridging (quadrants), OT alt. broken/fluid, Complete Sabayan + Contradas, DS Freeflow (x-factor, SHH), EH Entries + Intro to Double arm locks, Blade - 3 Primary Targets, X-factor Sak Sak, X-Factor Pakal + Counters 1-3 (38:40)
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StartWeek 6: Class 12 - Feb. 18, 2021 - Bridging, DS Flow, EH Entries, Intro to Sinawali Entry, Blade: X- factor Flow sak sak, X-Factor Flow Pakal + Counters, 3 Primary Targets (41:34)
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Start** BONUS VIDEO - Inside Sinawali Entry with partner (14:26)
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StartWeek 7: Class 13 - Feb. 23, 2021 - DS X-Footwork (BFR), X-Factor Freeflow, Single vs Double OS, Bridging, Sabayan, Sinawali Entries 1-3, X-Factor flow - sak sak, X-factor flow - pakal + Counters 1-3 (42:04)
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StartWeek 7: Class 14 - Feb. 25, 2021 - DS Flow (body mechanics), Abakada, Feeding for Abakada, Bridging, GCT-Basic Lock Flow, X-Factor Flow sak sak, X-Factor Flow pakal + Counters 1-3 (44:07)
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Start* Bonus GCT (original footage from iKali Blade Pt. 1) (3:25)
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StartWeek 8: Class 15 - Mar. 2, 2021 - DS Flow, SHH, X-Factor Freeflow, Abakada, Bridging, Angle 1-4, Sabayan, GCT, Basic Lock Flow, EH Entries, EH Freeflow (47:01)
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StartWeek 8: Class 16 - Mar. 4, 2021 - DS Flow, SHH, X-Factor Freeflow, Abakada, Bridging, Angles 1-4, Sabayan, GCT, Lock Flow, EH Entries, EH Freeflow (41:12)
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StartWeek 9: Class 17 - Mar. 9 2021 - Grouping to prep for L1-- I: DS, II: SS, III:EH, IV: Blade (34:22)
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StartWeek 9: Class 18 - Mar. 11, 2021 - Complete L1M3 Module Flow (41:53)
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StartWeek 10: Class 19 - Mar. 16, 2021 - Complete L1M3 Flow - Focus on TIMING (39:04)
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StartL1M3 - L1M3 Progress Check: Practice Goals & Expectations (2:30)
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StartWeek 10: Class 20 - Mar. 18, 2021 - L1M3 FLOW: Slow Version (16:39)
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StartWeek 11: Class 21 - Mar. 23, 2021 - L1M3 FLOW: Medium Version
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StartL1M3 - EMPTY HAND + BLADE FLOW - Poster
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StartWeek 11: Class 22 - Review Class 20 & 21
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StartWeek 12: Class 23 - Review Class 20 & 21
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StartWeek 12: Class 24 - Review Class 20 & 21
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StartL1 M3 Reference Video (Slow Version) (16:39)
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StartL1 M3 Flow w/ Partner (10:10)
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StartL1 M3 Flow Reference PDF