The EWTO and the Escrima

[yipman_sifu]

They said that Wing Chun and Escrima has many similar concepts, especially that of the footwork positioning. That's why the EWTO(European Wing Tsun Organization) included Escrima as an art practised with Wing Tsun. The Escrima in there is by the supervision of Grandmaster Bill Newman, who is considered to be one of the people who had a big role in the development of Escrima.

Check www.wingtsunwelt.com (http://www.wingtsunwelt.com)

[Toasty]

I am pretty sure you mean a big role in that particular style of Eskrima (Latosa)... not Eskrima in general.

[Pat OMalley]

Bill was responsible for the early promotion of Eskrima in the UK over 40 years ago and since then he has worked hard to promote Latosa Escrima around Europe. Put it this way if it were not for Bill many people in Europe would not know what the FMA was all about regardless of style. He is as they say one of the Grand Fathers of the art and a nice guy too.

I take my hat off to him.

Best regards

Pat

[brothershaw]

Wing chun and escrima or kali or arnis are similiar only a surface level of triangulation, rapid strikes and good hand coordination. Some of the principles of wing chun arent good for stick knife work, and some of the arnis/ escrima/ kali aspects depending on the style arent so great for wing chun.