hello just to say I started Eskrima for the first time yesterday any help or advice would be cool thanks
What would you like help or advice about? I think you need to be a little more specific! What system are you doing?
ade1971, just have fun. There are probably over 100 variations or styles of Eskrima/Kali still in practice, if not more. At least twenty or more of those styles have made it to the West and to the US. It's hard to give you any advice beyond to have fun because each style is different and very unique to it's master.
Your question is pretty general, so I'll give a pretty general answer: listen to your teacher and practice a lot.