Welcome to the International School of Filipino Martial Arts 

Established in 1995, the International School of Filipino Martial Arts is the World Headquarters for the Bahad Zu'Bu Mangtas Baraw system of Grandmaster Epifanio 'Yuli' Romo and the United Kingdom Headquarters for the elite Bakbakan International Organisation of Grandmaster Reynaldo S. Galang and the late Grandmaster Christopher 'Topher' Ricketts. Home to the most senior and experienced Filipino Martial Arts instructors and practitioners in the region, the school offers the very highest standards of tuition to beginners and the most experienced martial artists alike.

The International School of Filipino Martial Arts is a member of the Philippine Council of Kali, Eskrima, Arnis Masters (PCKEAM) and is a founding member of the British Council of Kali, Eskrima, Arnis Instructors (BCKEAI). Both of these organisations are non-political and non-profit-making and represent the diversity and expertise of many of the world’s leading exponents of the Filipino Martial Arts. The BCKEAI is providing unity amongst many practitioners in the UK and is working with the British Olympic Association, Sports UK and the United Nations to gain official recognition for the Filipino Martial Arts and become its governing body in the UK.