Andy T SananoAndy Sanano was born and raised in the Philippines, coming to the United States in his late teens. He served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years, which brought him to the Rapid City area in 1972. Mataw Guro Andy Sanano has been training n the Martial Arts since 1961. He has more than 49 years' experience in hand-to-hand combat and over 38 years in the instruction of martial arts. He is the Mataw Guro of the Filipino Martial Arts Education in USA. He is the Dakilang Guro (10th degree) of the Trecehampas Family tradition of Arnis De Mano and Awayan (Ah-wah-yahn) (the Arts of Fighting). Over the years, his Martial Arts achievements have included receiving an 8th degree Black Belt Datu in Modern Sikaran, 8th degree Black Belt Datu in Burokil Alambra Arnis De Mano, a 5th degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and a 5th degree Black Belt in Filipino Combat Judo. Dakilang Guro Sanano specializes in a variety of traditional weapons including Arnis De Mano (Philippine Arts of Stick Fighting), Sai, Double Sword, Butterfly Knives, Nunchaku and Balisong among others. Read More Read Less