Dan Inosanto

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NAME Dan Inosanto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Martial Arts Instructor
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH California, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Dan Inosanto
Guru Dan Inosanto
Born July 24, 1936
California
Occupation Martial Arts Instructor
Children Diana Lee Inosanto

Dan "Danny" Inosanto (born July 24, 1936) is a Filipino martial arts (FMA) instructor from California who is best-known as a student of the late Bruce Lee and the world's foremost authority on Jeet Kune Do.

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[edit] The Martial Arts

Inosanto teaches Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do, Inosanto Kali, grappling, Muay Thai, Silat, Tai Chi Chuan and other arts at his Marina del Rey, California school, the Inosanto Academy. He was an instructor for Ed Parker in American Kenpo Karate before becoming a student of Bruce Lee. Inosanto also studied with dozens of martial art masters elsewhere in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Europe. After Bruce Lee's death, he has become the principal spokesperson for Jeet Kune Do. He has had minor roles in a number of movies, including the Game of Death (1973).

Inosanto continues to teach and conduct seminars worldwide. He has been directly responsible for introducing many prominent martial artists, including Pendekar Paul de Thouars, Edgar Sulite, Ajarn Chai, Leo Gaje, Herman Suwanda, and Maung Gyi to the general martial arts community.

Himself the student of many highly regarded martial artists, he holds Instructor or Black Belt level ranks in as many as seven martial arts. He is well known for promoting the Filipino Martial Arts. He is responsible for bringing several quiet and hidden forms of the Filipino Martial Arts into the public eye and saving them from extinction. He has recently acquired his black belt in the Machado Family style of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

[edit] Notable students

Notable students of Dan Inosanto include Erik Paulson, Burton Richardson, Larry Hartsell, Jeff Imada, Brandon Lee, Paul Vunak, Stephan Kesting, Ron Balicki, Pat Tray, Pat Finley, Don Garon, Chris Kent, Cass Magda, Rick Faye, Greg Nelson, Tim Mousel, Fred Degerberg, Tim Tackett, Mark Stewart, Pedro Rodriguez, Ron Kosakowski, Steve Grody, Norman Wilson, Dwight Woods, Norris Domangue, Lee Peacock, Kenny Barry, Brian Gerona, Sean Mailey, Sean Hurst, Matt Stevens, John Aschenbrenner, Steve Braun, John Hackman, Jim Edwards, Yvette Costales, Ernest Emerson, Steve Tarani, Steve Fristoe, Terry Gibson, Valentino Esperuza and his (Inosanto's) daughter Diana Lee Inosanto. The full contact stick fighting organization known as "The Dog Brothers" emerged from the Inosanto Academy.

[edit] Publications

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

[edit] Documenteries

  • Fight Science (2006)
  • Modern Warriors (2002)
  • Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (2002)
  • Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibôteki yûgi (2000)
  • Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000)
  • Famous Families(1999)(The Lees: Action Speaks Louder)
  • The Path of the Dragon (1998)
  • E! True Hollywood Story (Brandon Lee)(1997)
  • Curse of the Dragon (1993)
  • Bruce Lee, the Legend (1977)
  • The Warrior Within (1976)
  • Life and Legend of Bruce Lee (1973)

[edit] Stunts

[edit] Sources

  • Kelly, Perry (2000). Dan Inosanto: The Man, The Teacher, The Artist, Paladin Press. ISBN 1-58160-079-8.
  • Balicki, Ron. Gold, Steven (2007). Jeet Kune Do: The Principles of a Complete Fighter, HNL Publishing. ISBN 9-531766-3-0

[edit] External links

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