Urban Combative Martial Arts

 

LATOSA ESCRIMA & JUJITSU

Filipino Boxing, Stick & Knife Training
JUJITSU - DEFENSE, THROWING & GROUND ARTS

Martial Arts Instruction

 

LATOSA ESCRIMA

 

Latosa Escrima Concepts is a very open, dynamic and logical martial art. A fully transitional system which guides you to the weapon and the real relationship to empty hands combat (Self Defense)

 

The basic principals of the system rests within the concepts of balance, speed (timing and distance), power, focus, and transition. A true application used in any martial arts system you practice.

 

Latosa Escrima Concepts is the study and development of the best concepts and strategies of many martial arts. It is the idea of understanding, what you do, how you do it and why it is done.

 

The system is an education in body motion and weapon efficiency, not just physical movements attached to techniques. Latosa Escrima Concepts main goal is to keep it honest and real.

FILIPINO LATOSA ESCRIMA
Filipino Boxing, Stick & Knife Training

Latosa Escrima is a very dynamic and logical Escrima system. The system keeps developing and progressing into the future. The system progresses as students develop their technical competence. Latosa Escrima is the study and development of the best concepts and strategies of many systems. It is the idea of understanding what you do, how you do it and why it is done. The system is an education in body motion and weapon efficiency, not just physical movements attached to techniques, just to keep students busy. Latosa Escrima main goal has always been to keep it honest and real.

In Latosa’s early stages of developing Filipino martial art concepts, the movements or techniques were considered key, and the idea of using concepts was secondary. This proved effective and contributed to the fighting reputation of many of Rene’s Latosa's students. However effective, the system did not seem complete. There was a missing element that distinguishes the Filipino art from the other martial arts. It was not the techniques that set the Filipino arts apart, since most systems utilize techniques. It was not the ability to change from empty hand to sticks and bladed weapsons. What exactly was it? This search for the answer became the driving force in Latosa’s quest to develop the Filipino martial art further. The answer was within the fighting concepts, and how they played a rolein the effectiveness of the Filipino martial arts. As the concepts of power hitting, blocking hard, balance, and attitude, became more dominant, the Latosa system developed a new focus. Rene restructured his technique drills to impart the importance of concepts.

Today, the basic principals of the Latosa Escrima system rests within the concepts of balance, speed (timing and distance), power, focus, and transition. However as advancement continues, so does the progressiveness of the system.

Hawaiian Jujitsu - Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

JUJITSU - DEFENSE, THROWING & GROUND ARTS

Jujitsu is a Japanese philosophy of martial arts, relying on skill and technique rather than strength and size. Judo is the practice of the Way of Jujitsu. It is the elevation of one's total self by understanding and adopting the principles of Ju into your manner of being. Professor Okazaki referred to his style of Jujitsu as "Judo" because he believed it was a path to greater self-awareness and health.

Judo/Jujitsu training is systematic and comprehensive. It involves learning to roll and fall (Sutemi), to move and balance (Tai Sabaki), to escape from grabs and manipulate joints (Yawara), to throw & project (Nage), to submit an opponent (Shime), to counter and transition (Oku), to reverse damage and heal injuries (Seifukujitsu), as well as many other in-depth areas of focus.