Guro Tushar Ismail

As an instructor of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, Tushar has been sharing the art since 2014 and regularly travels to the Philippines to train with practitioners from all over the world. He believes that both the, “Art” and, “Tactical” sides of Pekiti-Tirsia are equally wonderful.

Qualifications

• Guro (Pekiti-Tirsia Kali)

• TRICOM Level 3 Instructor

  • Edge-weapons Counter Measures

  • Advanced Expandable Baton

• BONOWI Camlock Basic

Visiting & Supervising Instructors

Tuhon Rommel Tortal

Tuhon Rommel Tortal is the nephew of Grandtuhon Leo Tortal Gaje Jr. He has had a lifelong immersion in the combat system of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali that his family evolved over a century of trial and error. Tuhon Rommel has been Chief Tactical Instructor for the Philippine Marine Force Recon Battalion, the Philippine National Police Academy, Philippine Special Action Force Commandos, and the Presidential Security Group of the Philippines amongst other elite units. Internationally he has trained Special Operations Units in India and Russia among other countries.

Tuhon Jared Wihongi

Tuhon Jared is a full-time International Tactical Combatives (Hand-to-Hand Combat), Firearms and Martial Arts Instructor/Consultant. He is most known internationally as a Pekiti-Tirsia Kali Instructor, and his specialization extends to the complete tactical application and integration of empty-hand, edged/impact weapons and firearms skills in extreme close-quarters. His vast experience operating in the Real World as a SWAT Operator, Police Firearms/Defensive Tactics Instructor and street Patrol Officer has heavily influenced his approach to teaching, training and applying Pekiti-Tirsia.

In addition to training thousands of security personnel, conventional police officers and soldiers in many countries, Jared has taught Pekiti-Tirsia tactics and Tactical Firearms to police and military Special and Covert Operations individual Operators and entire Units throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia, North & South America. He continues to travel throughout the USA, Europe, South America and Asia several times yearly to teach tactical courses, most particularly in and around the Philippines, Brazil & Germany. Jared has also worked occasional Executive/Close Protection jobs for some of his international clients.

Tuhon Kit Acenas

Tuhon Kit believes that the true beauty of the Philippines is found in the islands, its people and its culture. Within the culture is the Philippine fighting arts. This heritage is the essence of Filipino identity.

​He is aware of his role to help preserve what he can for the future generations of people who share the same appreciation and vision.

• PTTA - Executive Director

• Kali Mundo - Founder

• Estokada de Campo - Coach

• FCS Philippines - Representative

• PTTA Philippines - Representative

Mandala Patch Caballero

Chief Instructor of Pekiti Tirsia Kali Hangkilan

• Director for Philippines – Pekiti Tirsia Tactical Association

• Holds the rank of Mandala under Tuhon Jared Wihongi in the Pekiti Tirsia Tactical Association

• 11+ years practicing Kali

• Founded Pekiti Tirsia Kali Hangkilan in May 2011

• Started training in Pekiti Tirsia Kali Manila under Tuhon Kit Acenas

• Intensively trained under Tuhon Nonoy Garrucho of PTK Sundangan from Bacolod

• Patch is also a student of both Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje and Tuhon Rommel Tortal in the Philippines

• In all his Kali journey, he was also fortunate to have trained with different PTK pillars and other FMA instructors from the likes of:

  • Doug Marcaida of Marcaida Kali

  • Tuhon Philip Gelinas of GAMMA/Team Sled Dog

  • Tuhon Jared Wihongi of PTTA

  • and other Kali instructors both from the Philippines and abroad.

• Instructor of the stick fighting program of joint PTK Hangkilan and Kali Mundo, together with stick fighting director, Mandala Kit Acenas, which has been on going since it started in 2009. Program was developed with the help of select Dog Brothers from Team Sled Dog (Tuhon Philip Gelinas), Patch was a product of the 2nd stick fighting hybrid program in 2010 that was held together with the Philippine Force Recon Marines

• Background in Executive Protection, working with different personalities and companies providing different security services and training.

• Also has background in Disaster Preparedness and Management, Forensic Science and Tactical Medicine (TEMS/AustereMedecine) to name a few.