Kinaadman Gapiraan

Before Waya-an we were practicing concepts from Kinaadman Gapiraan which was a combatives-based fighting system, until we realized the need to develop a purely self-defensive methodology with considerations on the legal implications of the use of deadly force.

In Waya-an we differentiated the Self-defense response from Combatives to clarify and satisfy the legal requirements in the appropriate defense for the individual or stranger.

The responses in Kinaadman Gapiraan were typical martial arts techniques which we have done away with under Waya-an -- opting instead for natural gross motor reactions.