In EWO Ezcrima we train with weapons to gain a better understanding of how to defend against an opponent who uses a weapon.
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Read what martial arts practitioners say about the EWO programs.
“Met genoegen denk ik terug aan de tijd dat ik bij Sifu Edgar Zimmermann trainde. Ik herinner me Edgar als een bevlogen leraar die met veel kunde en kennis, enthousiasme en geduld les gaf.”
— Dirk Beernink, Amsterdam
The most influential Escrimadors in Stockton (CA) were Angel Cabales, Maximo Sarmiento, Leo Giron and Dentoy Revilar.
This was the place where Rene Latosa started his Escrima journey. However, the most known person in Fillipino Martial Arts, thanks to Bruce Lee, is Dan Inosanto who also learned from Angel Cabales and Leo Giron. E.g. ‘The Bourne Trilogy’ and ‘The Hunted’ are just a few of many good Filipino Martial Arts featured movies.
After learning from the Stockton Escrimadors, Rene Latosa studied the Latosa family style, by learning from his father Juan and from his uncle Pedro. In the 70’s Rene Latosa brought Escrima (back) to Europe. Together with his early student Bill Newman, they re-established this art on the old continent.
‘From weapons to empty hands’ the motto is called in EWO Ezcrima. Starting with a stick is a different way than most other Martial Arts go. This helps to see and to ‘read’ the opponent faster. It is a fact that only somebody who really knows how to use weapons has a chance against an opponent who is armed with a weapon. The higher EWO programs are about using a variety of swords, shields, staff weapons etc. from the European Medieval and Renaissance combat systems.
While the term ‘martial arts’ today is typically synonymous with ‘Asian fighting arts’, it is very well known that for centuries highly sophisticated European martial art systems existed from ages ago.
It is from the Latin language that we derive the English term, ‘martial arts’ – ‘arts of Mars’, which is actually the Roman god of war.
The term ‘martial art’ was used in regard to fighting skills as early as the 1550s and in an English fencing manual of 1639 referred specifically to the science and art of swordplay.
In reference to Medieval and Renaissance combat systems the terms ‘fencing’ and ‘martial arts’ should thus be viewed as synonymous.
Fencing was in essence the ‘exercise of arms’ – and arms meant more than just using a sword.
In EWO Ezcrima, we use the Wisdom and Knowledge of the Historical European Martial Arts to improve our skills for self protection.
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