Mission

Kultura Ng Balisong (KNB) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is based in both Oakland, California and Taal, Batangas. For the past 30 years, founder Ron Cariño has been developing his balisong style and in the past 15 years, his focus has deepened and his style and technique have since evolved. With his extensive non-profit experience, Ron developed the KNB organization with the aim of preserving the culture and art of the Filipino hand-made balisong. KNB is the first balisong system and non-profit in the world. With his vast experience with and understanding of the balisong, Ron is also developing other modalities including balisong as a form of therapy and meditation, balisong as a mindfulness and mental health tool, tactical balisong, and the balisong “sayaw” or dance.