About us

Our System

Kali Majapahit (KM) is a Filipino Martial Arts system with elements of Indonesian Pencak Silat, Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Chinese Wing Chun and Tai Chi, and Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. KM was founded in Tahiti in 1998 and opened its International Headquarter in Singapore in 2006. In 2018, the US Headquarter was open in Greenville, South Carolina. We now run programs for adults and children as well as special programs for private organizations, government and law enforcement agencies, all around the world.

Our Founder, “Punong Guro” Fred Evrard has been a martial artist for 44 years, teaching them for more than 30 years, and owns 14 Black Belts and Instructor certificates. Fred is also a CQC (Close Quarter Combat) instructor for different Law Enforcement Agencies all over the world, a former Red Beret (Paratrooper) in the French Army and a knife-defense and counter-terrorism consultant for the French Ministry of Defense and French Special Forces.

Our curriculum

Our training curriculum was designed to give students tools, not only for being the best possible martial artist, but also for living a better and healthier life; to provide them with great values, focus and energy; and finally to boost up their life with positivism, perseverance and confidence.

Kali Majapahit was created based on Punong Guro Fred Evrard’s extensive exposure to various martial arts, which he combined and borrowed the most effective concepts as a base for our system. It later evolved to build its own identity and concepts. Here are the sub-systems you are going to learn in our academies:

• KADENA DE MANO (Empty-hands/Self-defense) is a very efficient sub-system for self-defense, and teaches how to flow from one movement to another, using punches, palm strikes, elbows, knees, head-butts, take-downs, etc. Kadena de Mano means “chain of the hands”.
• DOBLE & SOLO BASTON (Double and Single Sticks) is great way to improve coordination, and one of the core sub-systems of Filipino Martial Arts. Using 1 or 2 sticks, at different distances, Filipino stick arts come from traditional fencing. Our double sticks system (doble baston) is called Sinawali ; Our single stick system (solo baston) is called Dequerdas (for Beginners) and Serrada (for Advanced).
• DAGA (Knife). Knife training develops specific self-defense skills, and precision and speed in one’s martial practice. “Blade work” is a specialty of Filipino Martial Arts.
• PANUNTUKAN (Boxing/Kickboxing) and DUMOG (Wrestling/Grappling). Often called “Filipino boxing” or “street boxing”, Panuntukan is also an amazing workout and provides a great boost to self-confidence. Dumog completes Panuntukan with throws, takedowns and grappling; they both have similarities with Muay Thai and MMA.
• TRANKADA (Joint Locks and Pressure Points) is a very deep and advanced sub-system, using locks and counter-locks to control an opponent or reverse a dangerous situation. It has similarities with Japanese ju-jitsu and Chinese Chin-na.
• LARGO MANO (Long Range Combat) derives from the long Filipino Kampilan sword and is the long range sub-system of FMA..
• ESPADA Y DAGA (Sword + Knife) is an advanced concept in FMA and brings stick (or sword) and knife training together, pushing the practitioner to become ambidextrous.
• SIBAT / BANGKOW (Spear / Long Staff) teaches students to manipulate longer weapons than the ones they are used to. The bangkow staff is approximately 150cm long and its use has similarities with “Northern Shaolin” long staff.
• SILAT is a fighting art from the Malay peninsula (Indonesia / Malaysia / Singapore). It is a very efficient martial art, using empty hands, weapons, sarong, etc. We also find Silat in Southern Philippines, especially in Mindanao.
• JEET KUNE DO Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do and its philosophy had a tremendous impact on Kali Majapahit. In the 60s Bruce Lee’s martial art evolved from what he called Jun Fan Kung Fu to Jeet Kune Do (the Way of the Intercepting Fist). JKD has been influenced by Wing Chun as well as Filipino Kali, French Savate, Fencing, Western boxing, Southern Praying Mantis, Taiji Quan… Guro Fred had the honor of training in JKD with PG Jeff Espinous, Guro Bob Breen, and Sifu Richard Bustillo (one of Bruce Lee’s first student).
• HILOT (Healing & Energy). After years of studies and researches in Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Meditation and Healing systems such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Filipino Hilot, Acupuncture, Thai Massage, Osteopathy, Psychology and Nutrition, Fred Evrard has developed his own Health & Lifestyle program which is now included in our KM curriculum.

Our Ranking System

Our curriculum is built in such way that it is easy for students to learn and progress. At the end of every 3-month cycles, students, (adults and children alike), undergo testing and graduation to validate what was learned. Step by step, one belt at a time, students complete Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced and Experts curriculum to reach Black Belt level (when the journey really starts). This journey never ends and each level was designed with specific expectations. Beyond martial arts, it is a life journey that students take with the assistance of their instructors.

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