Trainings and educational programs for schools and communities around the world.
Philippines Retreat
A powerful 8-day immersive Warrior Training & Healing Retreat in the Philippines. This event was envisioned with the intention to create a Sacred Space of Kali Training for Pinays, Women of Color/ Queer&Trans Identifying Women/ Indigenous and Diasporic Women of Color in the Motherlands & build community through sharing ancestral knowledge. Registration still open for January 15-22, 2026! Learn More →
KALI Virtual Training
Survival Arts Kali Training is offered to our communities to protect mind, body, and spirit against violence. In our Warrior Circle, we gather in ceremony to build strength during these violent times. We meet monthly on Saturdays in all timezones. Check out your timezone and drop into class. Registration is now open for Fall 2025 Series. Learn More →
Community Education
Survival Arts creates programs for indigenous, black, brown, queer trans people of color and their families. With 1 in 5 women raped at some point in their lives, women of color and members of the LGBTQ community face the highest rates of sexual assault. We work to counter the violence that is being inflicted upon womxn's bodies globally. Read More →
Indigenous Blade Culture
Pekiti Tirsia Kali is an indigenous system of Filipino fighting arts. Originating from the Visayas region of the Philippines, this sacred blade culture has protected the family since 1897. Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. is the guardian of Pekiti Tirsia Kali (PTK), and has taught all over the world, making it world-renowned for survival strategy & tactics. Read More →
Today’s students.
Tomorrow’s leaders.
By providing educational programs to protect and empower women, children and communities around the world, Survival Arts prepares leaders for the future.
