Bay Area School of Eskrima (Inayan Eskrima & Spyder Dumog Classes)
15405 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
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Bay Area School of Eskrima (Inayan Eskrima & Spyder Dumog Classes) offers training in Inayan Eskrima and other Filipino martial arts, including stick fighting, knife defense, and empty-hand self-defense. Classes include work on centerline mechanics, live-hand integration, and Spyder Dumog, with options for kids classes, self-defense, fitness, and online ITO course work.
• Schedule: Inayan System of Eskrima classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and Spyder Dumog System classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 8:15 PM to 9:15 PM and Saturday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
• Price: ITO Steel Membership is $7 per month with a $12 setup fee, ITO Elite Membership is $97 per month with a $199 setup fee, ITO Damascus Membership is $29 per month with a $49 setup fee, and ITO Instructor Membership is $197 per month; additional options include a Milwaukee 2025 Seminar from April 25th–27th for $180 for the full weekend, a 2 Week Trial Lesson at BASE in Los Gatos at a 50% trial offer, 10 private lessons with Suro Jason Inay for $1,200, a day class pass for $30, Defang the Snake – Inayan Eskrima starting from $6.20, and an INAYAN Beanie – Red Line Edition for $35.
The school’s mission states that it blends authentic Filipino martial arts, self-defense, fitness, and community for beginners, continuing students, and ITO members. The program is led by Suro Jason Inay, who is the head instructor for Inayan Eskrima training in Los Gatos and has been teaching individuals and groups across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia since 1992. The school serves students from Los Gatos, San Jose, and the wider Bay Area. Families can train Inayan Eskrima in person or online, with trial classes, live coaching, a full schedule at the Los Gatos school, and online platforms that include free drills, memberships, and a structured lesson library with 7 course paths and 208 member lessons. The program offers 2 free trial classes in Los Gatos, and first classes focus on orientation to how the school trains, how the Inayan System organizes movement, and which path fits a student’s goals, and it states that students do not need to be in shape first.
The school presents real Inayan media that shows lineage, training, and teaching standards before enrollment, and it describes its approach as serious training without the ego theater, with clear instruction, pressure-aware drills, respect for lineage, and an immediate next step into live classes or the online library. Online platforms allow distance learning from Suro Jason Inay, including instructor-level training from the ITO community and content from Germany, Dubai, and North America that shows the system being taught outside the local school, along with a structured curriculum, community, podcasts, archives, and clear continuation paths for distance learners. Reviews describe the training as “authentic, practical, and welcoming martial arts with serious wisdom and a tight-knit training family,” note that “the online platforms make it possible to keep learning from Suro Jason even from far away,” and call it “a practical self-defense approach with simple, effective movement for ending a confrontation.” Other reviewers mention “decades in and still learning: physical exertion, intellectual engagement, sticks, and knives from day one,” “a systematic approach to principles for real-world violence instead of blind muscle memory,” and “systematic, smart training that develops practical self-defense skills fast.” Additional feedback highlights “instructor-level training from the ITO community, showing how the system travels through certified leaders,” “Germany, Dubai, and North America content shows the system being taught outside the local school,” and “structured curriculum, community, podcasts, archives, and clear continuation paths for distance learners.”
Last updated June 1, 2026.
• Schedule: Inayan System of Eskrima classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and Spyder Dumog System classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 8:15 PM to 9:15 PM and Saturday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
• Price: ITO Steel Membership is $7 per month with a $12 setup fee, ITO Elite Membership is $97 per month with a $199 setup fee, ITO Damascus Membership is $29 per month with a $49 setup fee, and ITO Instructor Membership is $197 per month; additional options include a Milwaukee 2025 Seminar from April 25th–27th for $180 for the full weekend, a 2 Week Trial Lesson at BASE in Los Gatos at a 50% trial offer, 10 private lessons with Suro Jason Inay for $1,200, a day class pass for $30, Defang the Snake – Inayan Eskrima starting from $6.20, and an INAYAN Beanie – Red Line Edition for $35.
The school’s mission states that it blends authentic Filipino martial arts, self-defense, fitness, and community for beginners, continuing students, and ITO members. The program is led by Suro Jason Inay, who is the head instructor for Inayan Eskrima training in Los Gatos and has been teaching individuals and groups across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia since 1992. The school serves students from Los Gatos, San Jose, and the wider Bay Area. Families can train Inayan Eskrima in person or online, with trial classes, live coaching, a full schedule at the Los Gatos school, and online platforms that include free drills, memberships, and a structured lesson library with 7 course paths and 208 member lessons. The program offers 2 free trial classes in Los Gatos, and first classes focus on orientation to how the school trains, how the Inayan System organizes movement, and which path fits a student’s goals, and it states that students do not need to be in shape first.
The school presents real Inayan media that shows lineage, training, and teaching standards before enrollment, and it describes its approach as serious training without the ego theater, with clear instruction, pressure-aware drills, respect for lineage, and an immediate next step into live classes or the online library. Online platforms allow distance learning from Suro Jason Inay, including instructor-level training from the ITO community and content from Germany, Dubai, and North America that shows the system being taught outside the local school, along with a structured curriculum, community, podcasts, archives, and clear continuation paths for distance learners. Reviews describe the training as “authentic, practical, and welcoming martial arts with serious wisdom and a tight-knit training family,” note that “the online platforms make it possible to keep learning from Suro Jason even from far away,” and call it “a practical self-defense approach with simple, effective movement for ending a confrontation.” Other reviewers mention “decades in and still learning: physical exertion, intellectual engagement, sticks, and knives from day one,” “a systematic approach to principles for real-world violence instead of blind muscle memory,” and “systematic, smart training that develops practical self-defense skills fast.” Additional feedback highlights “instructor-level training from the ITO community, showing how the system travels through certified leaders,” “Germany, Dubai, and North America content shows the system being taught outside the local school,” and “structured curriculum, community, podcasts, archives, and clear continuation paths for distance learners.”
Last updated June 1, 2026.
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