Makoa Kali

Makoa Kali is a blade based system of martial arts, taken from the actual combative experience of Guro Abu Hamza in the military and many Indonesian, Filipino and Malay systems. The Filipino and Indonesian systems from which Makoa Kali derives from are hundreds of years old. Being based on the knife, the beginning of Makoa Kali training usually involves learning Filipino Stick skill sets, which use much of the same angles. Training progresses on to two man single and double knife drills, then to sparring and reality based scenario training.
Training is reality based and is centered on this 'feeder/receiver' training principle. All lethal entries, isolation techniques and disarms can be trained or 'found' within the two man sets. Eventually one translates these skill sets into empty hand, which makes up the Makoa Silak portion of the Combatives. The entire system (Makoa Combatives) can be broken down like this:
Makoa Core Combatives (basic ground skills)
Makoa-Jitsu (ground work with strong emphasis on street effectiveness, ‘dirty fighting’ if you will, and later blade-grappling skill sets)
Makoa Kali (knife skill-sets)
Makoa Silak (empty hand)
Makoa Warrior Skills (offensive mindset, Makoa fence paradigm, firearm offence/defense, etc)
Each element can be categorized as a combative and is as separate as much as it is a part of the whole.
Makoa Kali is often classified by practitioners as a "Muslim Martial Art". It is also considered the system of the Cantley family.
It is notable to remark that Makoa Combatives schools had, in the past, offered youth programs geared towards fitness and education of american Muslim youth. These programs had always been free of charge and centered around keeping the Muslim youth away from the elements that feed extremism and violence. Emphasis on the original methodology of Islam in these matters was stressed, which obviously doesn't advocate present extremist behaviours and ideals. Abu Hamza himself is a big opponent of extremist views and openly speaks out against such groups.
See also
* Silat Mubai
* Siratal Saif Moro
* List of Eskrima systems

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