Mandala Mike Franciotti just sent me some dates for seminars this year.
The dates are:
May 15/16 2010 - Tim Waid PTK Seminar
October 9/10 2010 - Tim Waid Kali Camp
You can always check our events page for upcoming Bay Area Kali seminars and camps featuring Pekiti Tirsia Kali.
Mike
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This weekend marked the beginning of the 2010 seminar season. Maginoo Tim Waid of Pekiti Tirsia Kali was hosted by Mandala Mike Franciotti.
Tim Waid Pekiti Tirsia Kali Seminar in San Jose Feb 2010
Tim covered material from the 5 attacks sub system, knife tapping and the transition between double knife and empty hands. There were lots of new faces this time around. Thanks to the members of the San Jose DSC (Defensive Shooting Club) for stepping out of their comfort zone and joining us for the Kali deep dive.
Everyone had a great time. For some it was there first class ever in PTK. By the end of the weekend people were mentally and physically beat as it was a very active seminar.
Thanks to Mike for hosting and to everyone for showing up. Rumor has it Tim will be here several times this year. Also Grand Tuhon Gaje will be coming through the US for a seminar tour this year. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of training directly with Grand Tuhon I recommend you clear your calendar when dates are published.
Great weekend.. I’ll be joining Tim and Tuhon Phillip Gelinas for a camp in the PI in 2 weeks. I’ll be emailing dates soon.
There is a new website for the Pekiti Tirsia Kali Global Organization:
Check out the new video, vintage video of Grand Tuhon Gaje, detailed system information and new pictures.. awesome..
Mike
Bay Area Pekiti Tirsia Kali welcomes Mandala Maginoo Tim Waid. This seminar is being hosted by Mandala Mandatus Michael Franciotti. This is Tim’s second visit to the Bay Area.
See pictures from Tim’s last seminar here. Read student comments from last time in this blog post.
Please join us for what promises to be another outstanding seminar featuring the tactical blade and impact weapon excellence of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. You don’t want to miss this one.
- Click here for the seminar flyer [pdf]-
2009 was the inaugural year for the PTK San Francisco Group. We don’t have an indoor facility. We train outside in a park. We have a small dedicated group. Quality is what we are looking for, not quantity.
What separates us for other schools? Quality of training. We are lucky enough to have direct access to the best blade/impact combat instruction in the world. Grand Tuhon Gaje is a living legend in martial arts world. We may have to travel a little to get that knowledge sometimes but that is all part of the adventure. Also with Tim Waid coming here twice a year our group is set up for progress.
After the Combat Tactics magazine feature came out I stopped advertising other than having this site. I prefer to have people find us. Those are the ones who know what they are looking for.
As we look back over our first year we’ve had some significant events in our growth:
Pretty good for our first year.
My goal is to top this next year.
Mike
Last June (2009) at the first Bay Area Tim Waid Seminar sponsored by PTK San Francisco we were lucky enough to have the world class photographer Ichiro Nagata come in and shoot the seminar. Ichiro does the Surefire catalog, the Sig Saur catalog and many, many gun magazines. Ichiro is also a competitive shooter.
The magazine, ‘Surefire Presents Combat Tactics, Fall ‘09, (thumb below) just hit the newstand today.
The author, a Bay Area PTK practitioner, touches on the history and tactics of the art. The article accurately describes the dynamicism of Tim Waid’s seminar instruction.
This will help bring quality publicity to our art and to Bay Area Pekiti Tirsia Kali.
I’m hoping to have Maginoo Tim here at least once in 2010, and I’m hoping for twice..
…And go grab a copy before they sell out!
June 6th and 7th marked the first PTK San Francisco Tim Waid seminar.
Maginoo-Mandala (System Elder) Tim Waid taught a 2 day intensive Pekiti Tirsia Kali seminar covering portions of the Doce Methodos, specifically 5 attacks and the knife system. The participants were taught attack strategies and footwork from 5 attacks, long range and close quarter knife, jabbing, running, and tapping.
The methods emphasized combativeness and are quite different from what you might normally see. For example the drill Sagang Labo (often referred to as ‘hubud’) is applied differently than what I’ve seen anywhere else. The seminar closed out with an overview of the Doble Dirty Dozen, a series of double stick/kalis conditioning drills.
Tim is a gifted teacher and put’s on a top notch seminar. I’ve been attending seminars since the mid 80’s and I’ve seen everybody. Tim has an uncanny way of communicating the subtleties of the motions of the system.
Some student comments on the seminar:
PTK San Francisco would like to thank The Ralph Gracie Academy Berkeley (Big Dave, Eduardo, Pete, Drew, etc…) for the generous use of their facilities. While we were having the seminar they were off competing in the Jiujitsu Mundial’s (World’s) tournement. Also thanks to Jenn Christensen for taking the pics for the website.
As a special surprise the seminar was shot by noted photographer Ichiro Nagata (www.tactical-life.com) for use in an upcoming magazine article. These articles usually take about 6 months to go to print. We will keep everyone posted.
I’d like to personally thank everyone who attended for their support in developing Bay Area Pekiti Tirsia Kali.
Seminar photos can be found here.
Mike
Thanks,
Mike