[Halls]

That's the first time that I've heard of Fencing being an effective tool for knife training.
I've never taken a Fencing class so I wont downgrade it like you have with Kali. What kinds of knife training is done in Fencing? What kinds of disarms are used? Do you incorperate a tip down fighting style?
Through JKD I have trained in Fencing footwork. From my experience Fencing doesn't include angling footwork as Kali does. Does Fencing include angled footwork?Do you think angled footwork is useless?
Do you think Kali knife strikes are limited to hook type movements?

I think you need to educate yourself in Kali before you can judge it.
Lastly, you seem to be confident in your knife sparring ability from Fencing, enough to say that basic fencing strategy will hand Kali knife fighters their asses. I encourage you to seek out a Kali school in your area and test your skills against other students. After that I think you will have a new respect for Kali.