Start Your Kali Journey...

Or brush up your skills using the unique perspective & methods of Cognitive Kali!

This program provides full access to dozens of class recordings, live classes and one of our signature virtual courses for a full year! 

Use the lessons, resources and assignments to level up your Kali learning, keep your body and brain healthy and start on the path to becoming an instructor!

Completing this certificate module also meets the requirements for the Kali section of the Instructor Development Program.

Content...

Take advantage of; live classes, previously recorded classes, challenges & more

  • Watch dozens of previous Cognitive Kali classes!

  • Participate in live classes that will cover; footwork, single weapon, double weapon, empty hands & more!

  • Complete challenging assignments to level up your learning!

  • Work through one of our signature virtual courses!

Certificate Program Includes;

Access to all Kali classes & presentations for 1 year

Instructor(s)

Founder & Head Instructor Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy, has been studying movement for over 25 years, from coaching a variety of sports & running children's sports camps in the UK to studying Kinesiology at Indiana University & providing customized movement consulting for various clients in the US. His qualifications include two Masters degrees, a Brain Health Trainer certification & he is currently a Level 2 Functional Movement Systems coach. He has been the Director of the UCLA Martial Arts Program since 2009, is a Senior Associate Instructor & Black Belt in Kali with the Inosanto International Martial Arts Instructors Association & has been studying multiple martial arts for over 25 years.

NeuroCognition Advisor Adam Taggart

Adam is a Senior Research Specialist for the University of Michigan, primarily working for the Gateway to Global aging project. He completed his PhD in Kinesiology, focusing on the neuro-cognitive effects of exercise, specifically martial arts, in June of 2023. Originally training in Kung Fu & Kickboxing from a young age, Adam met founder Paul McCarthy during his first visit to the Inosanto Academy in 2012, where he also discovered a passion for Kali & Jeet Kune Do.