Edgar Sulite
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Edgar Sulite (1957-09-25 Tacloban City, Philippines - 1997-04-10 was a Filipino martial artist.
He trained with several martial arts masters who included Leo Gaje of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, Jose D. Caballero of De Campo Uno-Dos-Tres Orihinal, Jesus Abella of Modern Largos, and many others. He created a new style and called it Lameco Eskrima. The name was a combination of the Largo (long), Medio (Medium), and Corto (close quarter) techniques that he learned during his studies of the Filipino martial arts.
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[edit] Life in the Philippines
As a young boy, Edgar's father (a boxer and arnis practitioner) introduced him to the Filipino Martial Arts.
In 1981, he moved to Manila and became friends with Roland Dantes, a famous Filipino film celebrity and martial artist. This created opportunities for him to train various stuntmen, celebrities, and prominent business men. Also at this time he started to train under Grandmaster Antonio Ilustrisimo.
Completing college, Edgar earned his Bachelors in Arts and Majored in Economics. During his time in college, he sought out different Eskrima Masters to study under. Edgar was honored for his many achievements in the Filipino martial arts. He became a member of Bakbakan International (An Organization governing the legitimacy of the Filipino martial arts). He also became the representative for Leo Gaje's national Arnis Association of the United States.
[edit] Life in the U.S.
On June 30, 1989, he relocated to the United States and became the Eskrima instructor of Dan Inosanto and Larry Hartsell. His plan was to bring his family over from the Philippines, own his own home, and spread Lameco throughout the world.
Determined to bring his wife and three children to America, Edgar Sulite started teaching his method of Lameco on the seminar circuit around the world. As he envisioned, he became one of the most sought after instructors. Edgar managed to bring his wife, Felisa Sulite from the Philippines in 1992. However, Edgar would still have to battle with the bureaucracies of immigration to bring his three children to America. His children would have to reside with relatives in the Philippines for several more years. During this painstaking time, Edgar and Felicia had two more children (Edgar Andrew, and Leslie) bringing the total of children to five. Soon after the birth of his youngest child, Leslie, he finally managed to bring his three eldest children from the Philippines. In addition, he bought a house in Palmdale, California, and had a full calendar of seminar engagements.
[edit] Death
He suffered from complications arising from a stroke and died on April 10, 1997.
[edit] Notoriety
He has had numerous appearances in popular martial arts magazines including three cover stories, a multi-volume instructional video series, and he has written three books:
- Secrets of Arnis - (out of print[1])
- Advanced Balisong - (out of print)
- Masters of Arnis, Kali and Eskrima - (out of print)
[edit] References
- Filipino Fighting Arts:Theory and Practice by Mark V. Wiley, ISBN 0-86568-180-5 Tuttle Publishing
