MKG

International Multi-Martial Art Method and Community of Martial Artists

The MKG Method is a world-renowned multi-style Martial Art training platform that focuses on developing practical skills in six primary martial arts, and several secondary martial arts. These styles are trained independent of one another, and integrated into an intuitive blend known as the MKG Blend.

MKG Practitioners become proficient across a full spectrum of martial artistry, while also being encouraged and empowered to specialize in the areas the interest them most.

MKG Martial Arts International as an organization was founded in 1982 by our Head Instructor, Rick Faye. Mr. Faye is regarded as one of the world’s premier instructor’s in a variety of martial arts. To learn more about Rick Faye, and MKG Detroit, scroll down.

Boombox is the home of the “MKG Detroit Group,” and is the headquarters of the MKG Method for the entire state of Michigan.

Current Offerings via MKG Detroit:

  • Panantukan Boxing
    Wed 6:00pm-7:00pm

  • Filipino Kali
    Tue 7:30pm-8:30pm

  • Trapping Arts
    Wed 7:00pm-8:00pm

PANANTUKAN BOXING
Filipino Dirty Boxing
Wednesday 6:00pm-7:00pm

Panantukan is a Filipino-American martial art that adapts knife fighting techniques and tactics into bareknuckle fighting techniques and training methods, built upon a solid foundation of Western Boxing.

Created and curated largely by Guro Dan Inosanto, top student of Bruce Lee and one of the most celebrated martial artists of our era, Panantukan includes elements such as:

  • Striking with nearly every part of the body, with a heavy focus on natural tools thrown from creative angles

  • Limb destructions and devastating, non-traditional body targets

  • Sweeping, off-balancing techniques meant to disrupt an opponent’s ability to attack effectively

  • Top-tier footwork perfect for elevating the understanding and effectiveness of any martial artist

KALI
Filipino Weapon Fighting
Tuesday 7:30pm-8:30pm

Kali is one of the world’s most famous weapon-fighting methods. Known also as Arnis or Eskrima, Kali is the Filipino-American name for the collection of 12 distinct areas of martial study. These include:

  1. Single Stick/Sword
    Solo Baston/Espada

  2. Double Stick/Sword
    Doble Baston/Espada

  3. Stick/Sword & Dagger
    Baston/Espada y Daga

  4. Single Dagger/Double Dagger
    Solo Daga/Doble Daga

  5. Palm Stick
    Olisi Palad

  6. Empty Hand
    - Panantukan (Bareknuckle Boxing)
    - Pananjakman (Kicking)
    - Higot Hubud Lubud (Trapping)
    - Dumog (Grappling)
    - Kina Mu Tai (Dirty Tricks/Survival)

  7. Two-Handed Long Weapons
    Dos Manos

  8. Staff & Spear
    Bankaw & Sabat

  9. Flexible Weapons

  10. Projectile Weapons

  11. Healing Arts

  12. Mental & Spiritual Cultivation

The MKG Detroit Group’s weekly Kali class focuses on Single Stick, Double Stick, Single Dagger, and Sword & Dagger Training.

TRAPPING ARTS
Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Panantukan, Silat

“Trapping” is a term that describes the concept of pinning, pulling, or degrading the limbs of an opponent in order to:

  1. Create space for striking

  2. Use the opponent’s energy against them

  3. Limit the opponent’s offense/defense

  4. Make the opponent “fight your fight”

Trapping is exciting, effective, and fascinating. The arts the most commonly use this tactic include Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do fighting method, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Indonesian Silat, and Filipino Panantukan/Suntukan. At MKG Detroit, we train all of these methods in isolation, and in an intuitive blend.