Rene Latosa The martial art system Latosa developed and teaches is basically a method of educating students on how to understand ones body in relationship to movement and raising the percentage of informational retention. This
system is a blend of martial arts attributes. 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 understands and realizes what they
(their body) can do in a given situation, and to not be dependent upon or rely on techniques. It is the person behind the techniques and not the technique that makes it works. Latosa blended the balance of simple movements with complex concepts creating an avenue where the student has to think instead of copy.
When Rene left the Stockton area to serve in the military, 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 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 multi-tasking, he did this while serving his time in the US Air Force where he played football and was on the boxing
team. Today, Latosa travels throughout the US and Europe giving seminars, still multi-tasking, Rene holds a full time job as a Deputy Administrator position, after his retirement from the Federal Government as
Director of Contracting. More information can be found at his website at: www.escrima-concepts.com.
Rene Latosa
is a martial arts instructor with over 30 years of teaching experience. He started his training at the very first Filipino martial arts academy established by Angel Cabales and Maximo Sarmiento in his hometown of Stockton, CA. He had the rare opportunity to not only learn from such greats martial artist as Angel and Max but also world-renowned instructors such as Leo Giron and Dentoy Revilar. He later studied intensively from his own Father, (who had kept his knowledge secret from his son until he felt was ready to learn), a few secret, unique and effective Filipino combat fighting systems.