Mike Inay

Inayan Kadena De Mano Eskrima

An efficient and highly effective style of training that emphasizes flow drills and stress training.

Kadena de Mano is a close-quarters Filipino style of combat that stresses empty hand and knife fighting. Kadena de Mano is translated as "chain of hands," and through training in KDM drills, one developes a smooth, fluid response to continually changing attacks. Trapping, checking, intercepting & re-directing, disarms, joint locks, throws, limb destruction and vital point striking are all part of our arsenal. Through practicing series of drills that range from simple to progressively more comples, a KDM practicioner becomes able to instantly respond to attacks from any angle, leading one to move like "chained lightining."

We are associated with the Inayan Training Organization, and Hans is a direct student of Suro Jason Inay, the head of the system. Hans began his study with the founder of the style, Mangisusuro Mike Inay, who was a student of both Grandmaster Max Sarmiento and Grandmaster Angel Cabales.