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Escrima Self-defence

Self-defence using blunt or bladed weapons is as old as human civilisation itself. Long before man learned to work with the first metals he was using sticks, clubs or large bones as weapons, with an enormous and immediate increase in his fighting prowess. The development and refinement of hand-held weapons and their effective use over many of thousands of years was driven by this existential advantage. It was only with the invention of firearms that this progress more or less came to an end.

In present-day European society self-defence with impact weapons has gaines a new importance, as the use of weapons can easily compensate for disadvantages in strength and body mass but is also subject to very strict legalisation.

Under the guiding influence of Grand Master Bill Newmann generations of skilled escrimadores have developed a Philippine fighting style into a modern, weapon-based martial art which fully meets the requirements for effective self-defence in western society.