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BALIKATAN
2005
In
February 2005, Guro Jeff Davidson, Dean L.Hadin
and Michael Jagod traveled to the Philippine Islands
to conduct intense, high-level Pekiti Tirsia Tactical
Edged/Impact Weapons training for the highest
echelons of the Philippine Military, Police,and
Counter-Terrorism units.
Guro
Davidson and his assistants, under the auspices
of Supreme Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, personally
instructed over 100 members of the following agencies:
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Elite Philippine Force Recon Marines
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Special Action Force (SAF) Commandos of the Philippine
National Police
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Crisis Response Group (CRG) Counter-Terrorism
Task Force of the Philippines
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Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of the Philippine
Aviation Security Group
These
brave men and women are on the front lines in
the War on Terror - taking the battle directly
to the Enemy at the epicenter of a global hot
spot. In order to upgrade the skills that allow
them to survive and win under the most extreme
combative conditions, they turned to the one Art,
taught by the one Master, that would give them
the Ultimate Edge against all enemies:
Supreme
Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje and the Pekiti Tirsia
System of Kali
Guro Davidson was especially proud to serve the
cause of Freedom alongside of the following distinguished
Pekiti Tirsia instructors:
Guro
Doug Marcaida - Rochester NY Sheriff, Police,
SWAT, and Homeland Security instructor
Mandala
Leslie Buck - Austin Texas Dept. Of Public Safety
Officer and Police Defensive Tactics instructor
Guro
Jared Wihongi - Salt Lake City SWAT/Counter Terrorism
Officer and Instructor
Mandala
Uli Weidle - Edged/Impact Weapons instructor to
elite German and Austrian Police/Commando/Counter
Terrorism Units
Guro
Ray Parra - Austin Texas Department of Corrections,
Edged Weapon & QCB instructor to U.S. 7th
Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Guro
John Hackman - United States Marshall (Northeastern
Division) Edged Weapon & QCB instructor to
U.S. 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Guro
Norris Demangue - U.S.A.F. Bombardier, Edged Weapon
& QCB instructor to U.S. 7th Special Forces
Group (Airborne)
Guro
Jim Edwards - Lt. Colonel U.S. Navy Seals, QCB
instructor
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