Latosa Escrima is a Filipino based martial art that uses weapons (especially sticks) primarily and empty hands secondarily. The idea of Latosa Escrima is to teach students how to respond to punches and kicks immediately without taking the risk of getting hurt. In addition, as part of this training program, students get the opportunity to learn how to use any kind of everyday material we carry (water bottle, key, pen, cellular phone) as a potential weapon to keep an attacker off.

Techniques in Latosa Escrima are based on sensible concepts that could be used every day: balance, focus, speed (timing and distance), power and transition. Escrima benefits these concepts as a catalyst to memorize the knowledge quicker. Techniques in Escrima teach students how to practice concepts and apply them in case of need.

This martial art is being learned by tens of thousands of members in almost 60 countries worldwide by the leadership of Dai-Sifu Emin Boztepe and Great Grand Master Rene Latosa within EBMAS.