Inayan Martial Arts Association Newsletter
July/August 2007

Hello Everyone!

I hope this newsletter enjoying what’s left of the summer and gearing for Football season. Hope you all had a Great Labor Day Weekend! With that said plenty of things on tap for the rest of the year and the 2008 Calendar rapidly filling up with some Incredible Events! I would first like to review the IKAEF Summer Camp held in Germany this year. With over 140 participants this was one 2007’s largest gatherings of Filipino Martial Artists in the world!

IKAEF Summercamp 2007 Review

With 29 countries represented in this, the 15th Anniversary of the IKAEF, this year’s camp truly proved itself to be an Amazing Experience for all involved.
The IKAEF was co-founded in 1992 in order to better represent the European community at international Filipino events, such as the held at the WEAKF tournaments and seminars. The first president was Guro Bob Breen from England and the first vice president was Jeff Espinous from France. Due to other obligations Bob Breen eventually left the IKAEF, 15 years later the IKAEF has truly grown into an international organization. The two driving forces behind today’s IKAEF are

IKAEF President: Punong Guro Johan Skalberg of Sweden
Johan’s accomplishments are truly monumental…Johan Skalberg is the true pioneer of Filipino Martial Arts in Sweden. He is Two Time world WEKAF heavyweight stick fighting champion, and head instructor for Ernesto Presas’s Kombatan in Sweden. Johan is Currently a 7th Dan in Grandmaster Presas’s organization. Punong Guro Skalberg is also the Scandinavian coordinator for the Inayan Martial Arts Association.

Punong Guro Skalberg taught a variety subjects at the camp including Kombatan, Kali Sikaran and Suntukan. One of the most memorable classes he taught was with Pangulong Krishna Godhania which dealt with environmental training in the forest including how to use common objects such as trees to bait your opponent as well as disarming.
Johan is an amazing teacher, more so his fun and friendly atmosphere makes learning a special experience.

IKAEF Technical Director: Punong Guro Jeff Espinous of France
Punong Guro Espinous is the founder of Kali Sikaran. With an amazing training history Jeff has learned and trained with some of the best in the world. He has truly created a dynamic and efficient form of Filipino Martial Arts. More so he has done an amazing job in introducing the Filipino Martial Arts to people around the world. Punong Guro Espinous the European coordinator for the Inayan Martial Arts Association.

Punong Guro Espinous taught a variety of subjects at this years camp including Kali Sikaran, Panantukan and this year specialized in his Silat Concepts which drew large classes. Jeff’s energy was infectious this year and he did an incredible job of making sure everyone had a Great time!

In addition this year’s 15th Anniversary IKAEF Instructor line up included…

Master Andy Gibney of England
Master Andy Gibney is the United Kingdom Representative of Cacoy Canete Doces Pares which he is a 6th Dan and JKD under Grandmaster Richard Bustillo. Master Gibney is truly a leader in the English FMA and JKD community. In addition his study NLP and in helping others is truly a asset to today’s practioner.

Master Gibney shared various portions of his curriculum including JKD trapping, Corto Olisi(Stick) Doce Pares and the Pangamut of Grandmaster Cacoy Canete. Master Gibney truly gave a clinic on the different aspects of Filipino Martial Arts. Master Gibney also helped several of the camp participants with phobias and fears through his understanding of NLP training. At one point a person with extreme fear of talking in front of people addressed the entire crowd of 140 people! Master’s Gibney’s impact on people’s lives was simply put, Martial Arts at it’s Best! Changing Lives One at a Time!

Pangulong Guro Krishna Godhania from England
Back for his second fantastic year was Pangulong Guro Krishna Godhania of Warrior’s Eskrima. Guro Godhania is always a crowd pleaser with his very clear instructional style and smile. Guro Godhania shared several elements of Warrior’s Eskrima including Espada y Daga, Knife, Double Stick and the Knife work of Sayoc Kali.

Krishna is truly a treasure in the Filipino Martial Arts World, he is always willing to answer any question and share as much as he can. In addition PG Godhania was always leading the fun at our IKAEF night time activities. We are truly lucky to have his expertise at the IKAEF events.

Guro Charles Goosens from Belgium
Charles is an extremely talented and giving teacher. He is the head instructor for the Cinco Tero Escrima. Guro Goosens is one of the most generous teachers I know. He shared many aspects of the Cinco Tero system and I can attest to it’s effectiveness as I was on the Business end of several of his techniques during our teaching session together, OUCH!

In addition Charles is one of the most gifted training blade makers I know. His metal training Swords and Knives are highly sought out in Europe and I’m sure will start making their way over here to the USA soon. For information on how to get in touch with Charles please contact me at guroward@inayanmartialarts.com

Guro Adrien Rodriguez from Switzerland
Adrien is simply incredible with his friendly approach, and Fun presentation of material…
Adrien covered aspects of Dumog, a mixture of traditional grappling and submission techniques, along with Japanese and Brazilian techniques are becoming an amazing combination of ground skills. Of great value was Adrien’s entry into submission techniques as well as some very effective and simple escapes.

Coach Andreas Schmidt from Germany
Andreas was an amazing addition to this year’s camp. Andreas is the Eight European Champion in Luta Livre. Known in Brazil as “AndyConda” Andreas demonstrated and taught classes in stand up grappling, Positional Escapes, and Submissions both standing and on the Ground. Of particular interest to me were Andy’s Take Downs! What ever position you were or could put him in, he would take you down into an automatic submission.
The entire camp Andreas had a great energy and smiled the entire time which made learning from him a true joy!

Pangulong Guro Jon Ward from the USA
As always I had a great time with my family overseas! These are some of the most incredible people in the world and I truly feel blessed that martial arts had introduced to such dedicated students, teachers and even better friends!
While in Germany I shared Kadena Knife techniques. Double Dagger, Larga Mano concepts dealing with when someone has closed the gap, Serrada and Espada y Daga against multiple opponents.

I would especially like to recognize Bethany Schultz and Paul Meier, two of our students who made an amazing commitment to their training by attending the IKAEF camp! They stepped up and represented our association with class, dignity and a hard work ethic! For the record in the seven intense days of training these two attended EVERY training session! Congratulations to you Paul and Bethany!

Special THANKS go out to Julia Pattis our camp coordinator. She did a wonderful job and spent countless hours making this years camp this best ever! Thank you Julia for everything!!!

Inayan Martial Arts NEWS Section

Recently we updated the Inayan Martial Arts Association Website to include a special news section. This part of the website will have current and past additions of the newsletter, promotion announcements, seminar announcements as well as website updates. In a special feature we will have a tip of the month which will deal specifically with Inayan Eskrima techniques.

Inayan Martial Arts Association and Inayan Eskrima come to… SAN FRANCISCO!

We now have classes being taught in San Francisco, for more information please contact Hai Phan at haiphan@gmail.com This is a great opportunity for our friends and supporters in the North Bay is join the Inayan Martial Arts Association in their area!

Inayan Beach Workout!!!
On the last Sunday of August our Association gathered for what turned out to be a incredible workout! With great weather we had 18 people enjoy the beaches of Santa Cruz. Focusing on Serrada and Kadena de Mano everyone really stepped up and performed at a higher level!

On a personal note, the beach has always held a special place for me as it was one of my teacher’s favorite place to train. It was an incredible moment for me when after a 3 hour workout I walked across a bluff hiding the ocean to find our students flow sparring in the Ocean. I had shared the stories of doing this with Suro to the others. Time dictated that we could not do that particular training…so after a hard workout our students took it upon themselves to experience it the Unique and Chilly Training!

Welcome New Students

Alden
Kelly
Kirin

Inayan Forums

The Inayan forums ( www.inayan.com/forums ) is an incredible place to learn about Inayan Eskrima and Filipino Martial Arts in General. In addition there are several areas for various topics and the jokes section is a must!Tagaturo Klement has truly created a unique and special place where Filipino Martial Artists can come together and discuss a wide array of Inayan topics and martial arts in general. To join the Inayan Forums please visit www.inayan.com Thank you Tagaturo Klement for creating this great community!

Inayan Eskrima in Los Altos, CA

Guro Ward and Kasama Raul Fabela will be teaching a special Inayan Eskrima class on September 28th. This class will cover a variety of topics. Please feel free to join us! For those of you with friends in the Los Altos/Saratoga/Los Gatos area please feel free to invite them to this very special training so they can experience Inayan Eskrima. Start time is 6pm and will be held at Kasma Fabela’s Prodigy Karate School, for more information please call Kasama/Sensei Fabela at 650.947.9112

Inayan Eskrima in Arizona

Guro Ward will be in Arizona the weekend of October 29th and 30th conducting seminars. For more information or to schedule a seminar please contact Guro Ward at guroward@inayanmartialarts.com or contact Arizona representative, Kasama Scott Abbott at 480.987.5116

Hand Crafted Training Weapons

From our friends in Indiana, comes www.eskrimacustoms.com
Brandon, a student of long time Inayan family member Guro Kim Satterfield; Brandon offers handcrafted wood training weapons. These great tools come in a variety of wood types and designs and are a must for any serious Eskrima practioner.
“ I have seen these weapons first hand and highly recommend them! Brandon has truly done an amazing job of keeping the tradition and craftsmanship of wooden weapons alive." -Guro Ward

Remember Christmas is around the corner. For more information on ordering please visit Brandon at www.eskrimacustoms.com

Also if you are looking for Rattan training sticks please visit Masirib Cory Hanosh at www.inayaneskrima.com . In addition Masirib Hanosh has all the DVD’s and VHS tapes made by Mangisursuro Inay before his passing. These are a must for any serious Inayan Student or Instructor. Again a great holiday gift idea!

In Remembrance…

September 27th, 2007 will mark the Seven year anniversary of Mangisursuro Mike Inay’s passing. In our time of solace on this day I would like you all to take a moment and be proud that you are carrying on the tradition and memory of a man who gave so much of himself to further the Filipino Martial Arts. Suro was a complex man, what was clear though was his love of teaching and sharing Inayan Eskrima with as many of those as he could.

Though taken from us far too soon, his enthusiasm and love of the Filipino Martial Arts continues within us all…

Until we see you again Suro…

Mangisursuro Mike Inay Memorial Workout
Sunday September 30th, 2007
Boulder Creek, CA
11am Start Time

The Inayan Martial Arts Association proudly invites you to the Mangisursuro Mike Inay Memorial Workout and Bar-B-Que.
We would like to invite you all to this very special workout in the Santa Cruz mountains, for a day of remembrance, friendship and family. This annual gathering celebrates the life of the founder on Inayan Eskrima Mangisursuro Mike Inay and his dream of bringing the beauty and effectiveness of the Filipino Martial Arts to everyone he touched…

This year’s workout will cover several different subjects, and we have many surprises in store for everyone. Be ready for some special training and surprises! In addition to a incredible training session we will have a Bar-B-Q and potluck afterward. We ask a $5 donation from everyone for the meat, which will include chicken AND the most incredible Tri-Tip by Sara Moscov that you have ever enjoyed. REALLY! This is a great chance for everyone in our association to get to know one another and share stories. Everyone please make a dish to share…NO KFC or Potato Chips! Yuck!

After the Bar-B-Que we will be watching some of the old films of Mangisursuro Inay training with Grandmasters Cables and Sarmiento. Also for the first time I will be showing the old films of the West Coast Eskrima Society meetings that include several of the Grandmasters that were teaching during the 60’s and 70’s.
(No Copies of this footage are allowed)

Start time for the Memorial Workout is 11am, we will be starting on time
Also we are expecting a fairly large crowd, so to alleviate parking congestion we ask that everyone park at REDWOOD School, this is just north of Boulder Creek on Highway 9. From here will ferry everyone over to the training sight. So arrive a bit early to have time to get from the parking to the workout!

For directions please email Mr. Jonathan Kessler at kesslari@yahoo.com or call Guro Ward at 408.607.4625 Please do not wait till the day of to contact us as there are many preparations that are going onto the incredible event, and we may not be available the day of to answer questions.

Special thanks go the Kessler family Beth, Jonathan, Sam and Sara for opening there home and property for this special event…

Please remember that we are conducting a toy drive for local charities in conjunction with this event. Please donate a toy to your instructor for inclusion in your local area. Please do not bring to the event itself. Toys will be donated to local charities in the name of Mangisursiro Mike Inay.

Lastly this is our event that brings us together as an Inayan Martial Arts Family…please invite everyone who is special in your life and supports your training. If they would like to participate for the first time, we welcome them to share in this art that enriches all of our lives.

This newsletters Inayan History questions

#1- What sport did Grandmaster Cabales participate in before he got into Eskrima?
#2- What island was the blind Princess from?
#3- What weapon is Inayan Larga Mano based on?

So here you all go…Drum Roll please!!!!

Mark Your Calendars!

The 2008 Inayan Martial Arts Association Summer Camp and Instructors Conference
Will be held Friday through Sunday May 2nd - 4th , 2008 in Santa Cruz, California! The Inayan Martial Arts Association Summer Camp is quickly becoming the pre-eminent Martial Arts training Experience in Northern California and the US. With world class instructors, this is truly one of the top Martial Arts events of the year!!!

Mark your calendars now, the instructor list has already start taking shape and will be announced in the next Newsletter! Don’t wait!!! Many details will be forthcoming in the November 2007 Newsletter!

For those of you traveling from out of town, and out of the country please contact the Inayan Martial Arts Association as soon as possible for discounted accommodations.

We hope to see you all there!

Here are your answers to this edition’s trivia questions
#1- Boxing
#2- Samar
#3- Kampilan

So that’s all for now…as always thank you to all you supporters of Inayan Eskrima! Especially during this time of year take a moment to remember to our founder and appreciate those people who share this special part of our lives with. Until next time Train Hard, Be Safe and Smile!

Mabuhay ang Inayan Eskrima
Pangulong Guro Jon Ward
Inayan Martial Arts Association