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I.T.O. - I.S.E. Mangisursuro's Inayan Inayan System of Eskrima , the Inay Family system of Filipino Martial Arts

The Inayan Training Organization is the sole organization of Mangisursuro Inay

Once almost a dying art, once hidden away in secrecy and reserved only for eldest sons of Filipino families, the Filipino Martial Arts are known by many names and all of them speak to the spirit and culture of the Filipino. This is the page of the Inay Family's form of Eskrima, the Inayan System of Eskrima. The Inayan Training Organization is the sole organization Mangisursuro Mike Inay established to represent and organize the people involved in his systm of Martial Arts known as the Inayan System of Eskrima. His successor is Suro Jason Inay. Welcome.

09/16/2026

If you want it to HURT more, HIT him LIKE THIS.💥

Most people try to hit harder. This teaches you to hit smarter.

Suro Jason demonstrates one of the core principles of Inayan Eskrima: why an angled strike causes more damage than a straight one, even with the same force. The body is structurally designed to absorb straight-line pressure—change the angle and that natural resistance disappears.

This is the kind of knowledge Mangisursuro Mike Inay preserved and passed down—practical, traditional technique built for real situations, developed before padded gloves changed how people thought about striking.

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09/15/2026

"This is my favorite knife defense technique."

But here's what most practitioners miss.

If you have the chance to run from a knife threat, you should. But real escape isn't jogging in a straight line — it means moving around, over, under, and through obstacles. That's a trained skill most people have never practiced.

This is the philosophy at the heart of Filipino Martial Arts knife defense, rooted in the system built by Mangisursuro Mike Inay.

If you can't move effectively under threat, you need actual self-defense training — and FMA is the answer.

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09/14/2026

You're Punching Wrong 🥊

Most people punch wrong — and in a real fight, that mistake ends with a broken hand.
This lesson covers the hard-soft striking principle: a core teaching in traditional martial arts and the Inayan Eskrima system that carries the legacy of Mangisursuro Mike Inay.

The principle is direct: a hard fist belongs on soft targets — the solar plexus, the groin, the liver, the throat. These are the targets that end a confrontation without destroying your own hand in the process.

No wraps. No gloves. No second chances on the street.

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09/13/2026

You Should Know This 💡
Most self-defense classes teach you what to do when violence starts. But the real edge? Knowing it's coming before it does.
The Cooper Color Code is a four-level awareness framework used by military and tactical organizations worldwide:
White: Completely unaware — the danger zone
Yellow: Relaxed alertness — street-smart and paying attention
Orange: Potential threat identified — you're tracking it
Red: Active conflict — if you got here without noticing, you already lost
Mangisursuro Mike Inay, the founder of Inayan Eskrima, built his entire system on the belief that survival begins in the mind. These awareness levels are the foundation of everything we teach.
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09/12/2026

When they throw a Haymaker 🥊

🥋 3 Ways to Stop a Haymaker — Inayan Eskrima
When someone throws a powerful overhand at you, the right answer depends on the moment. Mangisursuro Mike Inay's Inayan Eskrima system gives you options — here are three:
1. Spear Frame — intercept both the arm and the attacker's forward drive into your chest at once
2. High Cover Block — the reliable shell defense (covered in a previous video)
3. Lean-Back Snap Kick — the favorite: step back, fire into the groin. Precision not required — proximity alone causes them to pull their hips back, leaving the face open

⚠️ Legal note: once the threat is neutralized, continuing to strike becomes offense, not defense.

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09/11/2026

This is Precision 🎯

This is the Sweep-Cross Counter from Inayan Serrada Eskrima — a technique for Angle of Attack 11 that requires you to navigate a narrow hallway of space, split your opponent's double extension, and drop your body level to arrive in a low counter position.

The double parry: tip up on the first extension, rotate, tip down on the second — then drive to the finish. Exact. Deliberate. No guesswork.

This teaching method comes from Mangisursuro Mike Inay's core principle: practice on your opponent's arm, the way a fi****ms student drills on paper targets. Not to miss. To hit.

This is Filipino martial arts.

Precision is the hallmark of mastery.

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09/11/2026

This FMA Technique is Brutal💥

This technique was taught to me by my father, Mangisursuro Mike Inay — an accelerated shoulder lock with neck leverage from the Inayan System of Eskrima.

The entry is clean: defend a jab-cross, obtain the grip, settle into the lock position. Then accelerate. Crank the neck over the shoulder. The pain multiplies fast.

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09/09/2026

Arm Bars are Glorious 🌟 — and the elbow doesn't care which style you train.

Whether you're in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hapkido, Aikido, or Filipino Martial Arts rooted in the teachings of Mangisursuro Mike Inay, arm bars are already in your system. Multiple leverage points — standard grip, over-arm, body-weight through the armpit — all pointing to the same fundamental truth: the joint only bends one way.

The concept is not the hard part. Years of drilling under live resistance is.
📍 Bay Area School of Eskrima | Los Gatos, CA

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09/08/2026

The Best Knife Grip
What's really the "best" knife grip?

The Inayan Eskrima system — founded by Mangisursuro Mike Inay — teaches that adaptability beats technique purity in a real encounter. You cannot control how a knife enters your hand. After a disarm it could land in either hand, in any grip orientation. The fighter insisting on one "correct" grip is the fighter who hesitates.

Use what you have. Train to make anything work.
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09/07/2026

Dodging is Fundamental 🚨
One of the most important distinctions in martial arts: dodging isn't retreating.
The teaching lineage of Mangisursuro Mike Inay put this at the foundation — be out of the way, not out of the room. That takes real skill: real footwork, real body angulation. You build it by training with tools — swords, knives, sticks, and empty hands — so the principles become instinct regardless of the situation.
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