FMA Informative Issue No # 43

Informative Issue No. 43
2012
Latosa Escrima
Basic Concepts
Grandmaster Rene Latosa
The Five Latosa Escrima Concepts are:
• Balance
• Power
• Transition
• Focus
• Speed
Concepts of Latosa-Escrima
Summary of Latosa Escrima Concepts
Some Sub-Concepts of Latosa Escrima
Trinity of Power: Power-Weapons
Analysis of the AXE as an Escrima Concept Training Tool
Demonstration of some Basic Concepts
Grandmaster Rene Latosa
www.escrima-concepts.com
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The FMA Informative is honored to bring you an issue on the basic concepts of Latosa Escrima with Grandmaster Rene Latosa who states the Concepts of Latosa Escrima and then Martin Hammersmith, Latosa Escrima Special Technical Advisor giving a summary of Latosa Escrima Concepts and some of the Sub-Concepts.
Then with the assistance of Marcus Schüssler, Grandmaster Latosa demonstrates some of the concepts
with the baston, daga, bolo, and staff.
There are many systems within the Filipino martial arts and each one is distinctive in its own way. A Filipino
martial artist should be able to tell you what each move does, the meaning of the movement, various applications
and what makes them unique from everyone else.
Escrima as taught by Rene Latosa is unique because it revolves around five basic concepts (Power, Balance, Focus, Speed (timing and distance) and transition). The system requires the use of the box alignment, forward and reverse directional energy triangles and the figure eight offensiveness all working in unison to make it
complete.
The concepts as described in this issue are not the complete Latosa Escrima system.
Concepts of Latosa-Escrima
Summary of Latosa Escrima Concepts
Speed,Timing and Distance
Important Pilar of Latosa Escrima Focus on, Concepts Instead of Techniques
• Knowing your range of which you can execute an
effective hit.
• Latosa Escrima contains only few standard techniques.
• Due to the focus on Concepts Latosa Escrimadores can develop individual techniques according to personal
strengths once the few basics are mastered.
• Latosa Escrimadores concentrate on few universal moves and do consequently not waste their energy and time
on a multitude of unsystematic techniques.
• Concepts constitute a philosophical approach which can be made fruitful in private life and business affairs as
well.
• Concepts lead to permanent progression as weaknesses in a technique or in a Sub-Concept can easily be
detected by using the Concepts as an analysis model and can be replaced by stronger, better balanced or faster
Sub-Concepts or techniques.
Power
• Knowing how much power to use, control and keep
in reserve.
Balance
• Knowing how to obtain balance and re-balance.
• How to get your opponent off his balance.
• Balance is physical, skill disruption, and mental.
Layers of Latosa Escrima Concepts for Self-Defense
Focus
• Reading the opponent, the environment, and your
own concentration.
• To elevate the urgency (balance).
Transition
• Having the skills to use what you have at any given
moment.
• Knowing that speed (timing-distance), balance, focus, power and the ability to transition this into every
aspect of the martial arts.
Application Skills
• Combat
• Practice
• Training
• Observation
Environment
• Know, sense and use the environment.
• Ground conditions.
• Stability.
• What you have to use.
Know your Opponent
• What are they wearing.
• How they are walking - normal aggressive
• What they are focusing upon.
• What is in their hand.
• Physical make up.
Know your own skills
• What are your skills.
• What is the sense of urgency.
• Do not assume.
• Follow the concepts.
Plan of strategy
• Get your plan in your head.
• Do not be on the defensive.
• Don’t give away signs of what you are going to do.
• Feel the urgency.
Execute
• If it is real, there is no turning back - this corrupts
your thought process.
• Execute without compassion.
• This is not a practice drill.
Training vs Practice
• There is a difference. Know the difference and the
reasons, why there is a difference.
• Training is practicing skills and concepts.
• Isolation of individual concepts.
Practice vs Reality
• Practice is the notion of hoping that reality never
happens.
• Practicing various situation in the event it ever happens.
• Reality is there is no turning back.
• You do what it takes to protect yourself.
Intent
• The pressure applied, stress, added motivator.
The Five Latosa Escrima Concepts are:
• Balance (The Master Concept)
• Power
• Transition
• Focus
• Speed
1) Concept of Balance
• Balance is the Master-Concept
and necessary for all other Con-
cepts.
• Balance is e.g. indispensable for
powerful hits.
• Balance makes fast moves in all
directions possible as well as fast
kicks with both legs.
• Using forward pressure and balance makes the assailant lose his
balance.
• The mental side of Balance is of
very high importance. If an aggressor loses his mental balance the
attack can be stopped without any
physical action.
• An Escrimador who loses his
own mental or physical balance
won´t be able to counter an attack
effectively.
2) Concept of Power
• Power-hitting and mental power
bring the assailant physically and
mentally off-balance.
• Physical Short Power improves
speed and balance. A Latosa Escrimador is able to develop devastating power in every body part
and in every object even from the
shortest distances due to the SubConcept of Short Power. Mental
Short Power also means that an
Eskrimador can use 100% of his
mental power and aggressiveness
within fractions of a second if
necessary.
• A Latosa Escrimador directs
100% of his/her energy towards
the target using the Sub-Concepts
of Explosiveness and Power/Relax. Because of the Sub-Concept
of Connection the power of the
whole body is used.
• One good hit or one good sentence is enough in most situations.
Even a harmless push to the chest
with the open hand can break mental balance if he is very powerful.
In order to develop true power hits
every hit during training has to be
powerful, speed is no end in itself.
3) Concept of Transition
• The transition from weapons
to empty hand improves powerhitting and balance.
• Transition means that synergies
can be used: Training with weapons automatically improves the
empty hand techniques and vice
versa.
• The fighting strategies in selfdefense situations always remain
the same no matter if a cell phone
is used as improvised weapon or
the fist itself is used.
• The Concept of Transition also
leads to a high level of concentration during training. A weapon and
a bare knuckle fist do not forgive
mistakes or half-hearted weak hits.
4) Concept of Focus
• In harmless situations harmless
targets are the focus of the counterattack, in very dangerous situation
the command center of the assailant is the focus .
• The focus during training should
be self-defense and valid selfdefense strategies instead of doing
sports. However, Latosa Escrima
also includes a sport system for Escrima tournaments with different
priorities and techniques.
• Focus includes peripheral awareness so that e.g. hidden weapons
can be detected.
5) Concept of Speed
• Speed includes an adequate
mental and physical timing and the
ability to “read” the body of the
assailant before he attacks.
• Speed is the result of mental
balance and includes the ability to
break the mental balance of the assailant to make him lose his speed.
• Due to the Sub-Concept of Short
Power every hit becomes lightning
fast.
Some Sub-Concepts of Latosa Escrima
1) Sub-Concept of Figure 8
(sphere)
• The figure 8 (sphere) movements
make it easy to understand and
feel the transition from weapons to
empty hands.
• The following technique can be
executed faster.
• The specific angles of attack are
difficult to block and the defense
covers a huge area.
• There is no standard figure-8 in
Latosa Escrima.
2) Sub-Concept of Zoning
• Speed: No loss of time by executing superfluous moves. A
second hit is immediately possible.
• Deceptions of the opponent become inefficacious.
• If zoning is not used every attack
and defense creates huge gaps in
the guard.
• No futile waste of energy.
• Zoning also includes to mentally
control the own emotions so
that a Latosa Escrimador never
exaggerates whatever he says
or does in self-defense situations.
3) Sub-Concept of the Alive
Hand
• Speed: The defense against
the second hand of the assailant is faster. A second counterattack can be executed quicker.
• Improved defense: During
the counter-attack no gaps in
the own guard arise for direct
hits.
4) Sub-Concept of the Alive Feet
• Improves speed: Faster kicks and
faster footwork.
Latosa-Escrima Concept of Speed including important Sub-Concepts (“SC”)
Interrelation between the Latosa Escrima Concepts of Transition and Connection
• The own counter-attack is easily feasible as gaps in the guard of
the opponent arise automatically
by the triangle steps with forward
pressure.
• For advances students the triangle-footwork is just an option.
There is no standard footwork in
Latosa Escrima.
6) Sub-Concept of Visualization
• The own fight has to be visualized as well as the future moves of
the opponent instead of reacting to
what the assailant does.
• If visualization is good the moves
become fluent.
• Speed: If a counter-hit is mentally
started before it is executed in reality, it becomes lightning fast.
7) Sub-Concept of the One-Direction-Energy-Lines
• The whole energy of both arms
and legs has to be directed in the
same direction toward the assailant.
• Important for a good balance and
power.
5) Sub-Concept of
Triangle Footwork
• The assailant loses his centerline whereas the own centerline is
maintained.
• It becomes possible to reach the
back of the opponent that cannot
be protected.
• The abdomen is covered by the
knee.
• The balance of the opponent can
be broken easily.
• If arms and legs move to different directions a lot of energy is
wasted.
• Fast hits with the alive hand
become an option.
8) So What - Sub-Concept
• A Latosa Escrimador does
not fight defensively like many
competition-fighters and does not
focus on countering the strategies and techniques used by the
attacker but ends the attack no
matter what the assailant does or
plans to do either with pure mental
forward pressure and mental power
or by physical forward pressure
and physical power.
• A Latosa Escrimador mentally accepts being hit himself on non vital
areas. If an Escrimador tries to stop
every attack he automatically neglects head protection and deceptions become more dangerous.
9) Sub-Concept of Mental and Physical Forward Pressure
Mental and Physical Side of Latosa Escrima Concepts
• Mental and physical speed.
• Stability of attacks and defense.
• Requirement for short power.
• The assailant is forced to think
about defense and adrenaline becomes a disadvantage for him.
10) Sub-Concepts of Simplicity
Important Note:
Trinity of Power: Power-Weapons
Escrima Concepts and all the sub-concept Form a unity.
• The concepts of Latosa Escrima gain their real effectiveness because of
their interdependence which works as a catalyst
• All Concepts and sub-concepts are closely interlinked.
• Every Escrima concept has a mental and physical side.
• In Latosa Escrima it is important
to use as simple techniques as possible. Complicated movements and
complicated combinations mean
that power, balance and speed are
neglected.
• Simplicity is a guarantee for the
maximum power, balance, transition, focus and speed .
• Simple techniques can more easily be executed under stress and it
is more easy to make them part of
the subconscious.
Interrelation of: a) Escrima Concept, b) Escrima technique, c) Escrima
Concept training methods and d) Escrima technique training method (the
“technique training method” implies both, training the Concept and the
technique; in contrast the “Concept training method” is herein defined as a
training method that has no direct relationship to the techniques).
The First Blow is Half the Battle
(old English proverb)
Being seriously attacked (and if there is no way to deescalate the situation verbally) ONE very powerful and
also fast, precise and balanced first counter punch which uses the Escrima Concept of Power:
• May terminate the attack immediately even if only harmless areas as the shoulders are hit with the fist
• Makes the assailant lose his physical balance
• Can make the assailant lose his mental balance quickly
• Creates an opening for the second hit (with Short Power) if a second punch is necessary
• Can´t be deflected or countered easily
A Weak First Counter Punch
• Will make the assailant even more aggressive and will give him the self-confidence to use brutal techniques
• Has no effect at all when harmless areas as the shoulders are hit
• Means a waste of time and increases the risks of being hurt as the risk of being knocked out by the assailant
increases exponentially within seconds
Trinity of Speed: Speed-Weapons
Analysis of the AXE as an Escrima Concept Training Tool
• The axe is very effective Latosa Escrima Concept training tool as
it combines at the same time elements of a stick, a sword, staff and
a knife depending on the hand positions and weight
• Different weights and seizes of axes mean to set other priorities,
e.g. heavy axes lay more stress on the Concept of Balance and
Power, lighter axes emphasize the Concept of Speed
• By using the blunt side of the axe or making stabs with the wood
or hits with the handle the Sub-Concept of Charity can be used according to the circumstances
• With the axe all kinds of empty hand techniques can be trained
using the Concept of Transition
• The axe always promotes the Concept of Sphere (Figure-8)
• The axe is a Zero-Tolerance weapon for advanced students as every mistake with the axe is very dangerous.
Beginners should not train with the axe as an axe necessitates much precision and zoning in order to prevent
injury
I One-Handed Axe
Hand Position
Concept
of Balance
Concept
of Power
Concept
of Speed
Normal grip, hand at
the end of the handle
100%
100%
50%
- improves hits with the side of the - training of power and
hand, hammer hits and straight hits balance
- figure-8 (or Concept
of Sphere)
Reverse grip, hand at
the end of the handle
100%
100%
50%
- improves sphere-Concept
uppercuts
- improves circular hits (Concept
of Sphere) over the guard of the
opponent to the head
- training of different
angles and up and down
movements
- figure-8
- elbow hits can be trained by
pressing the blunt part of the axe
against the forearm
- all kind of hits can be trained
- the bladed part and the handle
can be used to deliver hits
- all Concepts and Sub-Concepts
can be trained with the same intensity
- training of transition
by changing the position of the hand during
hits
- good for training sphere-uppercuts and circular movements but
all kind of hits are possible
- see above
- transition and fluent
circular movements
Normal grip, hand
at the middle of the
handle
75%
75%
75%
Transition in Empty Hands
Focus of Training
75%
Normal grip, hand
close to the blade
33%
33%
100%
- good for number-5 “jabs” and
palm strikes
- good way of knife training by
using the blade for cutting and
stabbing movements
- speed
Reverse grip, hand
close to the blade
33%
33%
100%
- see above
- speed
75%
• Right hand traditional grip, left hand reverse grip hand close to the blade:
o The different hands have different focuses on other concepts, the right hand has a power-focus, the left hand
a speed-focus
o The left hand can e.g. be used for fast knife-like cutting movements and number-5-jabs, the right hand for
heavy sword strikes
o Use of synergies
o Ideal for transition-training: the left hand for the very short distance, the right hand for the wider distance
• Right hand in the middle with traditional grip, the left hand in the middle with reverse grip
o Excellent fluent Sphere-Concept-“uppercut” training
o Interesting to discover a variety of angles which are also relevant for knives and empty hands
o Orthopaedic balance: From the orthopaedic point of view the grip in the middle is a good compromise to
balance the joints and sinews
Some advantages of two light one-handed axes:
• As with two dumbbells both body sides are trained with the same intensity (Sub-Concept of orthopaedic balance)
• Axes can be used to promote cutting movements analogous to swords and for power-hitting movements analogous to sticks as well
• Effective training tool for simultaneousness: At the same time, different hands can e.g. focus on different Concepts
• Very good for Concept of Zoning and training of the Sub-Concept of Accuracy as there is only a small part
that is sharp (in contrast to a machete with a long sharp blade etc.)
• Fluent figure-8 movements from all directions
• Effective to promote short power via short power hits
II The Heavy Two-Handed axe
Hand Position
Reverse grip, hand
at the middle of the
handle
75%
Examples for combinations of two one-handed axes, all kind of combinations offer the possibility to promote
different Escrima Concepts and Sub-Concepts
Concept
of Balance
Concept
of Power
Concept
of Speed
Transition in Empty Hands
Focus of Training
Normal grip, both
hands rather at the
end of the handle and
rather close together
100%
100%
60%
- improves all kind of hits
- power and balance
- Sub-Concept of simultaneousness
Reverse grip, both
hands rather at the
end of the handle and
rather close together
100%
100%
60%
- improves sphere-uppercuts
- power and balance
- improves circular hits over the
guard of the opponent to the head
- interesting to change the hand
positions (e.g. both hands with the
palms in the same direction)
Normal grip, one hand
rather close to the
bladed part, the other
hand rather close to
the end of the handle,
wider distance between both hands
100%
100%
75%
- all kind of hits, Concepts and
Sub-Concepts can be trained
- transition by changing the hand
positions
- fluent fast change of hand positions is possible
- power, balance and
transition
Hand Position
Reverse grip, one
hand rather close to
the bladed part, the
other hand rather
close to the end of the
handle, wider distance
between both hands
Concept
of Balance
Concept
of Power
Concept
of Speed
100%
100%
75%
Transition in Empty Hands
- especially sphere-uppercuts and
circular movement but all kind of
hits are possible
- fluent fast change of hand positions is possible
Focus of Training
- power, balance and
transition
Some advantages of the heavy two-handed axe:
• Perfect balance training tool
• Interesting transition by changing the hand positions during hits
• Interesting kind of movements if the long heavy axe is grasped in the middle with both hands or one hand
close to the blade and the other at the other end of the axe
• Effective to train the Concept of Focus
• Great strength training of the whole body
• Effective to promote short power
• Effective to improve the Zoning Concept
• Because of the additional weight kick training while holding the heavy axe in the hand becomes more efficient
The heavy two-handed axe in combination with other balance and power training tools:
• Balance: One foot on the ground, the other foot higher e.g. on an aerobics step trainer or step while hitting
with the heavy axe
• Balance: Both feet on a brick doing short power movements with the axe without falling down.
• Power and Balance: Lunges with two heavy axes in the hands (dumbbells are better).
• Power: The heavy axe as a forearm trainer: Wrist curls with the axe by gripping the axe rather at the end of the
handle and lifting it up in front of the body only by using the wrists; can also be done with the axe behind the
body for orthopaedic balance.
• Power: Hitting with the blunt part of the axe on old car tires, hitting against rotten trees etc.
III Some other axe-aspects
• An axe e.g. in a car can be helpful if a car window has to be demolished after an accident or if a fallen tree is
blocking the street.
• An axe is a great emergency tool in the wilderness against bears, wolves and ninjas.
• Axes for ground fighting: On the ground the sharp parts could be used effectively for cuts and hits, the wooden
parts for locks.
• Danger: Because of the huge power of the metal parts all kind of training has to be done with very high concentration and dry hands, not in full classrooms with little space, not with sweaty hands and the sharp side has
to be made blunt e.g. with adhesive tape.
• Axe training provides also additional strength training for almost all muscle groups of the body. In contrast to
normal dumbbell/barbell training the axe forces all muscles to work together in the same direction and by doing
so creates a lot of explosiveness.
Grandmaster Rene Latosa assisted by Marcus Schüssler
The following are demonstrations of some of the basic concepts of Latosa Escrima.
Grandmaster Rene Latosa
Rene Latosa has had plenty of influences especially during his 30 plus
years training and teaching the Filipino martial arts. His instructors
reads like of book of Who’s Who, with the likes of Angel Cabales,
Maximo Sarmiento, Dentoy Revilar, Leo Giron, his Uncle Pedro and
his father Juan Latosa. It was not until he was training for several years
in the Serrada System that he found out the true skills of his Father, the
hard way. Little did he know that the famous story about the Filipino
Escrimador fighting a death match with a Japanese Bo master on the
ship from the Philippines to the USA was his own Father.
When Rene left the Stockton area he had the opportunity to introduce the Filipino art to various Police SWAT Teams and to the Air
Force Security forces in the Virginia area while stationed in the Air
Force. Rene was later stationed in Europe where he is the first person
to introduce and teach the Filipino martial arts to England and Europe.
He eventually authored a book both in English and German, spent three years developing Escrima in England
and Europe and eventually headed the largest organization of Escrima practitioners in Europe. Used to multitasking, he did this while serving his time in the US Air Force where he played football and was on the boxing
team.
This was not an easy task. His method of introduction was demonstrating and convincing skeptics at
various martial art schools throughout London. Many of the traditional martial artists never heard or wanted to
know about this unknown art especially from a twenty-three year old. As word spread, various martial arts magazines started publishing articles on the Latosa in the United Kingdom and then throughout the rest of Europe.
Latosa began teaching for the European Wing Tsun Organization, headquartered in Germany for over 20 years.
The Filipino martial art system Latosa developed and teaches is basically a method of educating students on how to understand ones body in relationship to movement. This system is a blend of the attributes
which makes the many different systems of the Filipino martial arts similar. The basic system is based on five
concepts - balance, focus, power, speed (timing and distance) and transition. The student must understand these
concepts, then apply them to techniques, and adapt them to pre-fight, fight and post-fight situations. The student
then knows and realizes what they (their body) can do in a given situation, and to depend on a techniques. It is
the person behind the techniques and not the technique that makes it works. Latosa likes to blend the balance
of simple movements with complex concepts creating an avenue where the student has to think instead of copy.
These are all unique training approaches developed and designed by Latosa to maximize effectiveness and retain ability by the students
Grandmaster Latosa has taught martial arts to Special Police Tactical Units on the East Coast and the
West Coast, Special Combat Units within the Air Force, the California Highway Patrol, U.S. Probation Department, Sheriff Departments, various security firms/bodyguards and various Police and Special Police Units in
Europe. He has designed several self-defense courses for women and children. He has several series of videos
out on the market, published several books on the subject, and has been the main theme for several major martial arts magazines as well as television stories both in the U.S. and in foreign countries. He currently teaches
Escrima seminars exclusively for the EBMAS in Europe and in the US. He also teaches Special Police Tactical Courses through another business. He acts as a consultant to several kick-boxing and martial arts schools in
Northern California.
Get in Touch
Rene Latosa
PO Box 651, Windsor, CA. 95492
Telephone: 707-843-0640
FAX: 707-575-1114
Email: latosa_escrima@yahoo.com
More Information is at his Website at: www.escrima-concepts.com
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Fighting Staff - Warrior Weapons of the Filipino Martial Arts
This exceptional video
production is a collaboration between
Grandmaster Rene Latosa and the
International Union For Escrima &
Wing Tsun (IUEWT). The contents
of this production has never been
covered indepth like this before in any
production worldwide and sets a new
benchmark.
The four part production is
about the Fighting Staff. It leads the
viewer through the basics such as
foundations, grips, balance, hits and
types of weapons. There are no direct
stances or hits to copy. Everything
on the DVD’s is meant to inspire
the viewer’s own innovations and
creativity as how to practice the use of
the Fighting Staff. As in any educational environment understanding what needs to be done is as important as how it is
done – so listening and learning how to develop the use of the Fighting Staff will become valuable. This is not a “watch
the action, see how good he is, let me be entertained” type of DVD production. Hollywood is full of those types of films.
If there is real seriousness in learning how to use the staff effectively, creatively, and explosively, then listening and
discovering is important. Discovery is the best method of retaining information, because it becomes proprietary.
The job of this video production is to guide, help discover potential and to provide the tools to become the best that there
can be.
Disc 1 - Part one guides through the simple core foundation of handling the weapon, the different ways that the weapon
can be held and the hits that can be produced. It also takes the viewer through the concept of balance, one of the most
important keys to any fighting system.
Disc 2 - Part two takes the viewer through the understanding of concepts as applied to the staff. The concepts are applied
in various means so it can be understood for proper applications. The viewer will understand through the routines how to
optimize speed, manage speed and control. In other words understanding the concept of speed, timing and distance.
Disc 3 - Part three starts to develop the methodology of focus. Focus becomes the ability to analyze oneself and the
opponent. The ability to maximize hits assess the environment around us and makes us understanding what to look for in
an opponent. That is the importance of strategy and reality.
Disc 4 - Innovation – the key word to creatively use the tools learned and transfer them from one situation to the other. By
situation it is meant that the every different kind of weapon object – or no object at all –­­ trains new abilities, but does not
really change the universal strategy or concepts. By making transitions from one weapon to the other and at the same time
learning something new is called innovative!
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Advanced Latosa Escrima Vols. 1–2–3
By Grandmaster Rene Latosa
There are five basic concepts used with both
the mental and physical action this system
deploys. This allows Rene Latosa’s Escrima
System to keep developing and progressing
into the future. The Latosa Escrima system
introduces the use of concepts that are
infused into the techniques. These concepts
consist of the following: balance, speed/
timing/distance, power, focus, and transition.
These concepts provide the tools to develop
the basis of what you do, how you do it, and
why. The DVD series is an education in body motion and weapon efficiency, not just physical movements attached
to techniques. It is designed to ignite the expansion of innovation and creativity. There are no sets of rules to follow,
only the simple observation of understanding how to use the tools (concepts) to meet your needs. There is no frill or
thrills, twirls or flash shows in these DVDs. It is just a logical explanation of the reality of these movements and how
to expand their use into short power, strategic positioning of the offense, and the dangerous reality associated with
weapons training—and that there must be a clear separation between reality (real time speed, stress, and danger) and
practice.
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the right to edit material and to crop photographs.
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to promote the Filipino martial arts and the Culture of the Philippines.
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