PROTOCOL

1. Salutations to Grand Tuhon Gaje are to be executed at the beginning and ending of formal instruction and informal group training. Salutations should be exchanged between all Pekiti-Tirsia members upon greeting.
2. Safety is to be observed and practiced at all times. Maintain awareness of other students and their weapons. Protect yourself and control your weapon at all times.
3. Show proper respect to Instructor and students. Follow instructions for safety and to maximize effective training time.
4. All students shall train in uniform comprised of approved PTGO School t-shirt, BDU’s or black sweatpants, and footgear.
5. Maintain approved and serviceable training weapons and protective gear. Eye protection is absolutely required during the conduct of drills and sparring.

CONDUCT of TRAINING

1. All training sessions begin with a thirty (30) minute period of stretching and footwork.
2. The instructional period follows and is conducted according to the Training Phases and Process detailed below.
3. The training session ends with a conditioning period consisting of the Doble Dirty Dozen, Doble Resistance Exercises, Empty-Hand Tempering, etc., and final stretching.

TRAINING PHASES and PROCESS

1. Individual Execution and Training – Mental and Physical mastery of yourself and your weapon is attained in this phase. Maximize your individual discipline, concentration and effort with precise, perfect practice.
2. Combat Drills – Execution of combat tactics with one or more opponents. Specific training and development of offensive, counter-offensive, and recounter-offensive attack methods. Isolation, combination, and free flow of combat drills develop range and timing – the key to all combat applications.
3. Combat Sparring – Technical sparring is the application of specific tactics and techniques on predetermined target areas. Full sparring is the application of all combative tactics and skills.