Lineage

Late Grandmaster Mangisursuro Mike Inay, the founder of Inayan Eskrima, learned from two other great men: Grandmaster Max Sarmiento a Master of the Kadena De Mano style of Eskrima and Grandmaster Angel Cabales the founder and Master of Serrada Eskrima.

Grandmaster Sarmiento (pictured top, left) is credited for convincing Grandmaster Cabales (pictured top, right) to open the first public Eskrima school in the United States and thus Grandmaster Cabales became known as the "Father of Eskrima" in the U.S.

Suro Mike Inay (pictured middle) studied under both these men for over 11 years and was instrumental in bringing both of their arts out to the greater public. Since the death of Grandmaster Sarmiento and later Grandmaster Cabales, Suro had continued to expand and propagate the styles of Eskrima he learned from them in their truest form while at the same time melding them into one - forging Inayan Eskrima.

Since his own untimely passing in 2000, Suro's teachings continue through his most senior students around the world by those he promoted to Instructor rank.

We are proud to say that Inayan Eskrima is practiced with reverence at the Inayan School of Eskrima under the guide of Tagaturo Klement (pictured bottom).