Many people who have been fortunate enough to witness, or better yet feel Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite move in person all agree that there was just something extra special about his combative prowess. He was always just where he needed to be for only as long as he needed to be there, and then he would seamlessly range with or against the situation, based on necessity and opportunity. Few figured out this riddle of movement unless they had the opportunity to train under him, and only then was this riddle opened up to them in training for digestion. Basically all who knew him would agree that it wasn't so much 'what' Punong Guro Sulite did but rather 'how' he did it that differentiated him from everyone else on his skill level. The way that he moved in combat defined him as a warrior. He understood that an integral part of combative development comes from relentless practice involving hours and hours of aggressive striking with footwork, all done with focus and intention. Punong Guro Sulite simply mastered combative movement in general and in terms of fighting he was a Giant of combative effect, a Master of self, a Master of situation and a Master of Masters.

He always felt that the way by which you practice your craft with footwork should parallel how you would expect to use it in combat one day. Moving in and out of range, hard and fast, yet maintaining harmonious balance through each step and transition accordingly. Punong Guro Sulite felt so strongly about this that he would get up very early every day and practice footwork with intention, always pushing himself to move as fast and hard as he could all the while maintaining complete control of his combative faculties. As well he would religiously workout every evening before going to bed at night, and he expected no less of his Standard Bearers. One thing that I really respected about Punong Guro Sulite was that he would never judge someones ability by reputation alone, but rather by the way that he witnessed that person moving combatively. When asked about a specific person of some notoriety Punong Guro Sulite would comment not on what he had heard but rather he would comment on that persons ability to move, or lack there of. Either he would comment "He moves good" or "He moves O.K." and sometimes he would comment "His movement needs improvement". If he had never met the person before he would comment that "He had never seen him move" and would say very little after that. I liked that about him as he only spoke on what he knew as opposed to repeating what he had heard about someone based on reputation or second hand information, all for the sake of conversation. He as a Warrior truly allowed his abilities to speak for him, as opposed to him speaking for his abilities, leaving his tongue free for more important personal matters. He expected the same from his students and standard Bearers.

In short the essence of Lameco is found solely in ones combative movement. Lameco is built on a strong foundation of combative attributes: Speed, Timing, Power, Position, Rhythm, Range, Recovery, etc In addition to Specialized attributes such as defining the line of engagement, non-telegraphic striking, perception and reaction, the ability to adapt and adjust, random and specific target acquisition, enganyo, corralling, interrogating opponents centerline, economy of motion, heightened awareness, weapon deployment, stale-mating, real time problem solving, manufacturing opportunities, etc. All of these things in unison allow us as warriors to move on our opponents in earnest with positive effect. Once a strong foundation of combative movement is established and honed to perfection only than is technique added to the mix. But even a very advanced technique in Lameco would be considered as a basic technique under the scrutiny of other systems. As Punong Guro Sulite only concerned him-self with the combative effect of a technique as opposed to the numerous dead series of techniques developed purely for flash factor, in such a manner that they never stand a chance of being effective in a combative venue. He always said that when you fight 90% of techniques which you will use would be basic ones. Therefore we were to master the basics and any advanced technique would still be basic in nature, as this will not diminish its effect in combat. He wanted not the flowers but the meat of a system, the functional side is what he always sought out and implemented in his LAMECO.

Punong Guro Sulite didn`t believe that there were 'Guarantees in Combat' only opportunity, and either we take advantage of opportunity when it avails itself to us in real time or we fail to do so at the risk of paying the highest consequences for that failure to act. Punong Guro Sulite felt that as soon as a mistake was made an opportunity was born from it. He felt that any opportunity is split equally among both players, the one that recognizes it and reacts on it the quickest will gain the advantage. Hesitate or fail completely to act on opportunity when it is accessible and another may not be so quick to come along. As your opponent may succeed in responding to the one opportunity that you failed to act on. The way that you train reflects the way that you will respond against unwanted aggression in the street, train with weakness and limitation and it will follow you into combat, remove it from your training and it will cease to exist, thereby not rearing its ugly head in combat. The essence of Lameco is to allow ones training to resemble as close as possible the very thing for which we are training, only by allowing our training to brush up against reality at some point in time will we be best prepared to deal with life threatening crisis situations as they arise..

Guro Dave Gould.