Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do has ridden the waves of
controversy since his death in 1973. From the backyard of
Dan Inosanto to the magazine pages of Black Belt and Inside
Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do has become many things to different
people. From its early days of being known as Jun Fan Gung
Fu to its later incarnation as 'Jeet Kune Do' and then 'JKD
Concepts', 'JKD Strategies', 'Combative JKD' and 'Original
JKD' (to mention a few) the art has continued to thrive
under several different original Lee students. As time
marches on and these "pointers to the truth" eventually
retire or unfortunately pass on, the world of JKD is left
with their students, who have become known as "Second
Generation Instructors of Jeet Kune Do."
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Rocco Ambrose
Wing Chun Do
With 30 years experience in various Martial Arts, Rocco Ambrose is currently Sibok (Senior Instructor) in the Wing Chun Do system. Studying Wing Chun Do since 1982, teaching since 1988, Mr. Ambrose has been featured in Grandmaster James W. DeMile's book the Tao of Wing Chun Do and is featured on DeMile's video, Bruce Lee's One and Three Inch Power Punch. He has presented seminars on Wing Chun Do in the United States and abroad and is currently training Instructors for the WCD system.
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Jerry Beasley
JKD Strategies
In the 1990's Dr.Jerry Beasley was among the top JKD training camp promoters in the country. A master level black belt in karate, jujitsu and kickboxing and member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame, Beasley's articles on "Original" JKD helped create a market for OBLS and advance the philosophy of jeet kune do. His first book on JKD "The JKD Experience" is still in print after twenty years of sales. His new book "JKD: High-Risk Sparring" promises to be equally well received. In 1998 Beasley was recruited to film a series of videos on how to spar using the principles of JKD he learned from his teacher Joe Lewis. The series by Panther Video were labeled "JKD: Scientific Street fighting" and still rank among the top sellers for Century Classic Videos.
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Frank Burzynski
JKD Concepts
Staying true to the teachings of his mentor, Frank Burzynski is an instructor and very best friend of the late Larry Hartsell. He teaches JKD, Filipino Martial Arts and Grappling for fighting in sport and self-defense.
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Richie Carrion
Jeet Kune Do
Riccie Carrion is a Florida based JKD instructor under Tim Tackett. He specializes in grappling.
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Tom Carruthers
Jeet Kune Do
Tommy Carruthers is one of the most respected martial artists in the world. He has trained with multiple Bruce Lee students such as Jesse Glover, Howard Williams, Leo Fong, Ted Wong, Bob Bremer and many others. His videos on You Tube have been viewed thousands of times and made him an internet sensation. The Bruce Lee Foundation has invited him on several occasions to perform demonstrations at their annual events.
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David Cheng
Jeet Kune Do
David Cheng is a certified full instructor in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali Escrima under Chris Kent. He is also a certified personal trainer in Dog Brothers Martial Arts under Marc Denny. He is the director and chief instructor of South Bay Jeet Kune Do Academy in SouthernCalifornia. David has written numerous articles on JKD that have been published in Inside Kung Fu, Martial Arts Superstars, Kung Fu/Qigong, and other magazines. He is also the author of "Jeet Kune Do Basics" (Tuttle Publishing). He has two DVDs on Jeet Kune Do Counterattacks that were just released by Unique Publications.
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Lamar Davis
Jeet Kune Do
Lamar Davis II is the main instructor and founder of the Hardcore Jeet Kune Do Academy in Alabama. He is alsoa professional body guard and has written several books and magazine articles on Jeet Kune Do. He is currently certified by five different Bruce Lee students.
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Rafael Figueroa
Core Jeet Kune Do
Rafael Figueroa has been training with Pat Strong for over 10 years and is currently one of the few men certfied in his, "Core Jeet Kune Do".
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George Hajnasr
Jeet Kune Do
George Hajnasr has trained with several Bruce Lee students such as Steve Golden Dan Lee and Ted Wong. He has written a book and released a DVD set on JKD. He calls his system: JKD: The System Without A System.
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Dave Hash
Jeet Kune Do
Dave Hash is a Canadian based JKD practitioner who is certified to teach under Jerry Poteet. He has also trained with Ted Wong, Pat Strong and a few other original Bruce Lee students.
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Bill Holland
Jeet Kune Do
Bill Holland owns a professional excercise gym and martial arts school in California. He has fought full contact kickboxing and is certified to teach JKD by Jerry Poteet.
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Eyal Koren
Wu Wei Gung Fu
Eyal Koren is an Israeli based martial artist who is trained in Wu Wei Gung Fu by Joe Cowles. He currently trains the Israeli military in his art and runs a full time school.
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Ron Kosakowski
JKD Concepts
Ron Kosokoski runs a full time school and is certified by Larry Hartsell, Dan Inosanto and Paul Vunak.
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John McNabney
Jeet Kune Do
John McNabney is a full time JKD instructor who is certified to teach by Jerry Poteet who has trained with multiple Bruce Lee students.
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Michael Quijano
Non-Classical Gung Fu
Michael Quijano, was born and raised in New York (Oct. 18th, 1963). He has studied with GM Lou Angel, GM Ramon Nunez, GM Manny Calo and many others in the art of Goju-ryu Karate which obtained an 8th Degree Black Belt. Click here to read more.
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Keith Pascal
Twin Dragons Gung Fu
Keith Pascal is a respected author and martial artists who is certified to teach under Steve Golden. He is also renowned for his books on magic.
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Ron Ogi
Wing Chun Do
Ron Ogi is a respected martial artists from Hawaii who is an instructor under James Demile.
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Burt Richardson
JKD Concepts
Burton RIchardson is a former columnist for Inside Kung Fu magazine who has released both videos and books on the art of Jeet Kune Do. He is certified under Dan Inosanto.
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Vern Rochon
Jeet Kune Do
Vern Rochon is a former police oficer who is certfied under Jerry Poteet.
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Tony Santiago
Jeet Kune Do
Tony Santiago has trained in Wing Chun in addition to studying with various Bruce Lee students.
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B. Stephenson
Jeet Kune Do
Brian Stephenson is a certified instructor under Tim Tackett who runs the Dragon Martial Arts Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Tim Tackett
Jeet Kune Do
Tim Tacket is a career martial artists who began training in Dan inosanto's backyard in 1970. He has since went on to train with Bob Bremer. He is a former board member of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Nucleus and continues to conduct seminars across the world.
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