Dan inosanto age
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Guro Inosanto has said it countless times, “in order to understand the art, you have to understand the culture, and in order to understand the culture, you must understand the history.” I had the great privilege of being a resident student at the Inosanto Academy for almost 10 years, and in addition to the world class instruction what I found to be completely invaluable was the history that Guro would share every single class.
I have had the pleasure now of teaching Filipino Martial Arts and culture to my private students, my classes, our Katipunan Filipino Culture School program and through other avenues but the primary source of this information came from my teachers in Filipino Martial Arts. In addition to Guro Inosanto, great masters and teachers like Tuhon Rafael Kayanan, Magtutudlo Ramon Rubia, Grandmaster Carlos Patalinghug, Jr. and others significantly shaped my identity and understanding of history and identity through our Filipino Martial Culture and Heritage (also, RIP to Guro Victor Gendrano of Filipino Martial Heritage). And it was explained t
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Noted Filipino-American martial arts practitioner, who studied "jeet kune do" from fellow martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Always seeking to improve his knowledge, Inosanto holds numerous belts in various martial arts including Asian, American & Brazilian disciplines such as Muay Thai, Pentjak Silat & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. An accomplished weapons practitioner, he has showcased his skills in Game of Death (1978) fighting Bruce Lee, he gave detective Burt Reynolds a grisly "manicure" before being speared to death in Sharky's Machine (1981), appeared in the John Carpenter fantasy - martial arts adventure Big Trouble in Little China (1986), and clashed pool cues with Steven Seagal in the violent Out for Justice (1991).
He currently operates a martial arts school (The Inosanto Academy) in Marina Del Rey, California.
BornJuly 24, 1936
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Guro Dan Inosanto
Dan Inosanto has over 30 years experience in the martial arts and is a world authority in Jeet Kune Do concepts and Filipino martial arts.
Guro Dan was originally introduced into the martial arts at the age of ten studying Okinawa Te and Jiu-Jitsu in California.
During his college years, Guro Dan took up Judo until graduation and then moved onto Kenpo Karate under the famous Ed Parker. He would later be introduced to his native Filipino stick fighting systems and study under Escrimadors in the local Filipino community. The three of the most prominent were Max Sarmiento, Angel Cabales, and Johnny Lacoste.
In 1964, Guro Dan met the legendary Bruce Lee and after seeing Sifu Lee's demonstrations, he would become a close friend and student in Bruce Lee's self-developed system of Jeet Kune Do.
Guro Dan has studied over twenty styles of Filipino martial arts, being an instructor in several. He is also an instructor in Muay Thai under Master Chai Sirisute, an instructor in Pentjak Silat under Pendekar Paul De Thouars and Pendekar Herman Suwanda.
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