LATOSA ESCRIMA · PRINCIPLES · PRACTICE

Why start studying Latosa Escrima with alessandro Fantini’s school

25 SEPTEMBER 2026 · ALESSANDRO FANTINI

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PRINCIPLES, NOT TECHNIQUE COLLECTIONS

Studying Latosa Escrima begins a path that is about more than memorising a long series of techniques.

The focus is learning combat principles that can be applied and adapted as distance, position, pressure, speed and situation change.

A technique is one possible response.
A principle lets you build the response.

DISTANCE

Understanding distance means knowing when you can strike, when you must move and when you are within the opponent’s reach.

Knowing a movement is not enough: understand where and when to use it.

TIMING AND DISTANCE

Combat does not follow a predetermined sequence.

The opponent moves, changes rhythm, reacts and also tries to take the initiative.

This is why timing, distance, angles and adaptability are studied.

Distance and continuity in partner practice

STRUCTURE AND POWER

Movement must have structure.
Posture, balance, alignment and force transfer allow the body to work as a single unit.

The aim is more than performing a technically beautiful movement.

The aim is to understand why that movement produces a result.

Arm structure correction, edited real footage — Cinematic image edited from real footage of the 2026 workshop.

PRESSURE AND RESISTANCE

A principle must gradually be tested against someone who moves, reacts and does not cooperate.

Pressure tests what has been studied.

Here the difference between knowing a movement and being able to use it becomes clear.

FROM WEAPONS TO EMPTY HANDS

Transferring principles is fundamental to the path.

Sticks, training equipment and empty hands are not completely separate worlds.

Distance and available actions change, but structure, angle, timing, balance, pressure and movement must remain recognisable across applications.

Partner training during the workshop, edited real footage — Cinematic image edited from real footage of the 2026 workshop.

WHY ALESSANDRO FANTINI’S SCHOOL

Alessandro Fantini’s school studies Latosa Escrima through understanding its fundamental principles and testing them in practice.
Do not simply learn “what to do if this happens”.
Learn to understand what is happening and which principles can help you adapt.
This completely changes how you train.

PRINCIPLES → MOVEMENT → PRESSURE → ADAPTATION

LATOSA COMBAT ESCRIMA
From understanding a principle to applying it