Photos from the Exhibition at Balboa Park

Here are a few photos from the exhibition for the 26th Annual Philippine Cultural Arts Festival at Balboa Park. Master Ricketts and his students demonstrated several basic techniques, such as defondo, counter attacks, and disarming a weapon. They also demonstrated some freestyle movement with single sticks, double sticks, blades, and espada y daga.

kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park
kali ilustrisimo exhibition at balboa park

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Ilustrisimo Exhibition at the 26th Annual Philippine Cultural Arts Festival, Balboa Park, August 8th, 12:30pm

Master Topher Ricketts and his students will be doing an exhibition of Kali Ilustrisimo at the upcoming Philippine Cultural Arts Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, from 11:00am – 5:00pm. The Ilustrisimo Exhibition is scheduled at 12:30pm on Sunday, August 8th. The Festival will be located off of Park  Blvd, near the Aerospace Museum.

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Photo shoot

2nd photo shoot for the upcoming book today. Can’t wait to see the outcome .

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Welcome to Kali Ilustrisimo USA!

Hello and welcome to Kali Ilustrisimo USA! This is the official website of Kali Ilustrisimo as taught by Master Christopher “Topher” Ricketts.  Please check back often for upcoming seminar dates, photos, videos, and more information on the art of Kali Ilustrisimo.