Mabuhay to our Warrior Matriarch Council
We have been called together by ancestors to walk the path of the Warrior Healer, to honor the Kali tradition, and to protect ourselves, each other, and our loved ones.
Each person in this council has shown unwavering support to Survival Arts, leadership, embodiment of the warrior movement, and the spirit of the healer.
Salamat for embarking on this journey
MAQ, Ramon, Fran, Alicia, Ali, Mel, Rae, Dor, Bev, Maya
Survival Arts Mission:
We stand on the values of Education, Community & Culture aligned with our ancestral tradition. Our mission is to protect, preserve and honor all that is sacred.
EDUCATION — We provide trainings and educational programs to women, children and local youth in the Philippines and throughout the diaspora to reclaim Kali, and engage with the fighting arts and healing arts through our Warrior + Healer praxis.
COMMUNITY — We cultivate a global community of warriors, healers, mothers, artists, educators and organizers to honor our ancestors. Our autonomous work centers social justice, direct action, mutual aid, and solidarity work with local groups, schools and organizations.
CULTURE — We reclaim and bring honor back to our indigenous matriarchal cultural ways & traditions, to decolonize and create the world we wish to live in. We recognize the Mother as creators of all human life & Mother Earth as source of life on the planet. We believe that Protecting the Family is Protecting Mother Earth. Our Warrior + Healer praxis is rooted in Revolutionary Matriarchy & indigenous wisdom. The more connected we are to Mother Earth, nature, the stars, planets, and elementals, the more we can access and unlock ancient codes within the mind, body, and spirit. As we embark on the journey to self-actualization, we can ultimately recognize the sacred in everything.
WM Council Protocols 2026:
1. Utang ng Loob — Respect Your Teachers, Elders & Ancestors of this Lineage
Acknowledge your teachers. These teachings were passed down to me by my ancestors and the last living guardian of the system. Commitment is first and foremost to yourself, your personal training development & your ancestors. Then to your instructors. Then to your community.
2. Diwa ng Malaya — Privacy & Security
We recognize these teachings to be sacred and is not to be shared without permission. Nothing leaves the circle. We protect the spirit of freedom in this work of liberation.
3. Tabi Tabi — Ask for Consent
Always seek consent, communicate with clarity, and check in regularly. Be clear about your intentions and goals with this sacred knowledge.
4. Revolutionary Matriarchal Leadership (WM Council)
Commit to Survival Arts & Suprema Leadership. Build, support and nourish the WM Council with discipline and loving care. Commit to coming to the Philippines for training, land honoring and seed planting. Commit to holding space in local city and report to WM Council.
5. Pedagogy & Praxis of Survival Arts Academy
3 Actions — Train. Heal. Study. Commit to own leadership role in Survival Arts & elevating the work in your own capacity, ability and skills. Commitment to ontological change for warrior & healer self-actualization.
6. Sustainability / Pre-Figuration
Survival Arts Community Project: commit to one major project that gives back to ancestral lands in PH and our future school, leads a local circle, or shares artistic expression in solidarity with the SA movement.
Survival Arts Values:
We stand on the values of Education, Community, and Culture. Our mission is to protect, preserve and honor all that is sacred.
EDUCATION — We provide trainings and educational programs to women, children and local youth in the Philippines and throughout the diaspora to reclaim Kali, and engage with the fighting arts and healing arts through our Warrior + Healer praxis.
COMMUNITY — We cultivate a global community of warriors, healers, mothers, artists, educators and organizers to honor our ancestors. Our autonomous work centers social justice, direct action, mutual aid, and solidarity work with local groups, schools and organizations.
CULTURE — We reclaim and bring honor back to our indigenous matriarchal cultural ways & traditions, to decolonize and create the world we wish to live in. We recognize the Mother as creators of all human life & Mother Earth as source of life on the planet. We believe that Protecting the Family is Protecting Mother Earth. Our Warrior + Healer praxis is rooted in Revolutionary Matriarchy & indigenous wisdom. The more connected we are to Mother Earth, nature, the stars, planets, and elementals, the more we can access and unlock ancient codes within the mind, body, and spirit. As we embark on the journey to self-actualization, we can ultimately recognize the sacred in everything.
WM Council Protocols 2026:
1. Utang ng Loob — Respect Your Teachers, Elders & Ancestors of this Lineage
Acknowledge your teachers. These teachings were passed down to me by my ancestors and the last living guardian of the system. Commitment is first and foremost to yourself, your training/personal development & your ancestors. Then to your instructors. Then to your community.
2. Diwa ng Malaya — Privacy & Security
We recognize these teachings to be sacred and is not to be shared without permission. Nothing leaves the circle.
3. Tabi Tabi — Ask for Consent
Always seek consent, communicate with clarity, and check in regularly. Be clear about your intentions and goals with this sacred knowledge.
4. Revolutionary Matriarchal Leadership (WM Council)
Commit to Survival Arts & Suprema Leadership. Build, support and nourish the WM Council with discipline and loving care. Commit to coming to the Philippines for training, land honoring and seed planting. Commit to holding space in local city and report to WM Council.
5. Pedagogy & Praxis (Survival Arts)
3 Actions — Train. Heal. Study. Commit to own leadership role in Survival Arts & elevating the work in your own capacity, ability and skills.
6. Sustainability / Pre-Figuration
Survival Arts Community Project: commit to ONE major project that gives back to ancestral lands in PH and school.
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If you cannot abide by these protocols and provide respect to me as an instructor and space holder, please step yourself out. My intention is to create a sacred space, and I hold these teachings & protocols sacred to protect my energetic boundaries and the spirits that I roll with.
This is the work of healing, strengthening, and building self-discipline. We work to protect ourselves and our families; to create a better world for all children. Our survival is necessary for our liberation. Survival Arts is a story of metaphysical triumph in contemporary times. Women, children and non-binary folks of all ages, indigenous backgrounds, and identities, are reclaiming our warrior stories. As the mothers and grandmothers of our past spiritually strengthen us to understand our present, we take hold of our future. It doesn't matter who is trying to kill us, we know how to survive. We have thousands of years of practice to prove it.
Through training, we are activating the codes of ancestral wisdom, unlocking secrets through the body, and discovering an inner strength that extends beyond the physical realm. We are warriors of a new era, fighting against the same violent systematic oppressions, but on another level. We need our strength to survive, and train in order to sustain ourselves and our communities. Survival Arts is a mission for us to get to know our warrior spirit, and access our inner power.