Weapons Combat Systems

In January 2007, I decided, after long time and deliberation, to teach my own Escrima system.
The name of the system is Weapons Combat Escrima.

Most of the system is based where I have had my base for almost 30 years, namely in Latosa Escrima. It is difficult imagine a weapons system without GM Rene's concepts.

GM Rene Latosa

Where does it differ? Hard to pinpoint, everybody who have trained for a long time, has in somekind of way, changed the system they started with to suit their own personality, physical abillities and experiences.
Training WingTsun for over 30 years of has influenced the way I think. So have my knowledge of European Martial Arts has. These influences go both ways, as my knowledge of the Latosa Escrima Concepts led me to a better understanding of both WingTsun and European Martial Arts.

Besides this, I will use the knowledge and experience from over 30 years of martial arts and the inspiration from the people I have met on my way. Primarily Grandmaster Rene Latosa, Grandmaster Bill Newman, Master Steve Tappin, John Waller and Guro Bernt Schubert plus, of cause, all the good and competent training partners with whome, I through the years, have had the pleasure to train.

They have all been part of my development even if we not always have agreed on concepts/principles, techniques, politics or how it should be taught.

I have also decided to back this up with a system that looks at weapons from a historical perspective under the name: Historical Weapons Combat and a study into and training with WingTsun weapons and armed and unarmed WingTsun responses to an armed assailant: WingTsun Weapons Combat

These three systems will together form Weapons Combat Systems