Mangisursuro Mike Inay began training in the Filipino Martial Arts in the mid 1960’s under two of the pioneering Eskrima Masters in the United States. Mangisursuro’s teachers were Grandmaster Max Sarmiento (Kadena de Mano) and Grandmaster Angel Cabales (Cabales Serrada Eskrima). Mangisursuro Inay was one of the first and senior most students of the two legendary instructors, and was instrumental in the formation of the Cabales Serrada Eskrima Association. It was Mangisursuro Inay who designed the ranking system found within the art of Cabales Serrada. Additionally he designed the diplomas for the emerging organization, two of which are still in use today.

Mangisursuro Inay then went on to develop Inayan Eskrima, also known as the Inayan System of Eskrima. Here he brought together several different methods of Filipino martial arts to cover the various aspects and ranges of combative theories.

In 1979 Mangisursuro’s vision of a united Filipino martial arts organization culminated in the creation of the West Coast Eskrima Society. The purpose of the West Coast Eskrima was to bring together various masters within the Filipino arts to share their arts with the membership, thus preserving and spreading the Filipino Martial Arts. Founding members of the West Coast Eskrima Society include Grandmaster Max Sarmiento, Dentoy Revilar, Narrie Baboa, Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio, Jimmy Tacosa, Richard Bustillo and Dan Inosanto. It was the West Coast Eskrima Society that organized one of the first public Eskrima (stickfighting) competitions in the United States in 1982 in San Jose, CA. This competition was one of the forerunners of such competitions held today.

Mangisursuro Inay went on to spread the art of Inayan Eskrima throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. In addition he taught multiple Law enforcement personnel, including members of the CIA, FBI and Embassy Security. He used his knowledge of Filipino fighting arts to design one of the most well respected and practiced knife defense programs used by law enforcement in the world today. Mangisursuro Inay went on to create a worldwide organization to spread the beauty and effectiveness of the Filipino Martial arts. The majority of Mangisursuro’s life was dedicated to the study, preservation, research and continued sharing of the Filipino martial arts.

On September 27th, 2000 Mangisursuro Inay passed away doing what he loved to do…Suro was teaching Inayan Eskrima.

Seminars and Instructor Programs

General Seminars

General seminars cover a wide range of topics within the Inayan Martial Arts Association curriculum. Seminars are designed to give participants a conceptual understanding of the Filipino Martial Arts and their applications.
  4 Hours

Intensive Workshops

Intensive workshops are designed to give participants a greater depth of knowledge regarding the individual styles taught with our curriculum, and how those styles relate and compliment each other. Specific arts that are covered can be found under Styles on this website.
  1 Day-6 Hours
  2 Day-12 Hours

Instructor Program

The Inayan Martial Arts Instructor Program is designed to give those presently teaching martial arts the opportunity to continue their martial arts education, while at the same time being able to offer a unique and dynamic art to their students. Participants in the program are trained in every aspect of the Inayan Martial Arts Association curriculum.
Requirements and testing include both written and practical exams.

Additional Seminars

For more information on Seminars or the Instructor Program please contact us at info@inayanmartialarts.com

Guro Ward started his martial arts training in San Jose in 1980, studying Tae Kwon Do under the direction of Master Tony Thompson, who, along with Master Ernie Reyes, founded the West Coast Institute of Tae Kwon Do. It was during the early years that Mr. Ward was introduced to several styles of martial arts and first encountered the Filipino martial arts. West Coast brought Mangisursuro Inay to teach his Eskrima for the emerging schools and it was during one of these seminars that Mr. Ward first met Mangisursuro Inay. Guro Ward is a former member of the West Coast Demonstration Team, and was a nationally rated competitor during the late eighties and early nineties. In addition Mr. Ward currently holds a Fourth Degree Black Belt in Sin Moo Hapkido under Grandmaster Ji Han Jae.

Guro Ward began his in-depth training under Mangisursuro Inay in 1990, in Campbell CA. In addition Guro Ward lived with Mangisursuro Inay for three years, and had the opportunity to not only focus on Inayan Eskrima under Mangisursuro Inay but also to assist in the teaching of Inayan Eskrima Seminars.

Guro Ward has taught Inayan Eskrima within the United States as well as in Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Belgium. Guro Ward is also a Senior Advisor to the International Kali Arnis Eskrima Federation. Guro Ward’s school is located in San Jose/Milpitas CA, where he also continues to teach Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido. For further information please contact him at 408.607.4625 or via his email at guroward@inayanmartialarts.com

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