Escrima is the name of an Art of War stemming from the central Philippines. Escrima combines fighting with or without weapons. The word 'Escrima' was inspired by the spanish word for fencing, 'Esgrima'. Spain influenced the Philippines during their 400 years of occupation. Escrima was also influenced by Indian, Indonesian, Malay, and Chinese arts of war, resulting in its own style. Due to the Filipino history, Escrima was influenced by European and Asian styles as well.

Training in Escrima teaches you to win a fight whether you are armed or not. You will learn to use everyday items as weapons. Since in a fight, you can either quickly gain or lose a weapon, there are no different approaches. In traditional European fighting arts, attack or defense, armed or not, were taught in unity. Modern boxing stems from what was taught in European fencing schools, showing that armed and unarmed combat were trained as a unit.

Techniques and principles proven in combat.

In war as well as in dueling, only effective methods could prevail. With this experience, the concepts and techniques of Escrima were constantly further developed and refined.

Like the dueling with sword, saber or rapier used to be common in Europe, fights that drew blood were common between the members of different Escrima styles. Those fights were traditionally fought without protective gear and rules. Mostly, 60-70 cm long rattan or hardwood stick were used. The fight was over when one was no longer able or willing to fight. Until the 1960's Escrima was an art of war. Whoever taught Escrima had to face being challenged by other Escrima fighters.

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