Daniel Arca Inosanto (born July 24, 1936) is a Filipino-American martial arts instructor from California who is best known as a student of Bruce Lee and renowned authority on Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, and Silat.[1]
Martial arts[edit]
Dan Inosanto teaches The Art and Philosophy of Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, Shoot wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Silat, mixed martial arts and other arts at his Marina del Rey, California school, the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts. He received a shodan from and was an instructor for Ed Parker in American Kenpo Karate before becoming a student of Bruce Lee.[2] Inosanto is one of three people allowed by Bruce Lee to teach his Martial Arts system (Taky Kimura and James Yimm Lee being the other two), and the only one to be given Instructorship in Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do of the third level.[1] Inosanto also studied with dozens of martial arts masters elsewhere in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Europe, including Johny Lacoste (Kali, or Kamot Lihok, lit. "Hand Movement"), and Chai Sirisute (Muay Thai).[3] After Bruce Lee's death, he has become the principal spokesperson and historian for Jeet Kune Do.[1] He has had minor roles in a number of movies, including Bruce Lee's uncompleted last film Game of Death (1972). During this time period (1967–75), he also taught physical education at Malaga Cove Intermediate School in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
Always a student himself, he continues to train with many highly regarded martial artists. Consequently, he holds Instructor or black belt level ranks in numerous, different martial arts. In addition, he is well known for promoting the Filipino Martial Arts. He is responsible for bringing several obscure forms of the South East Asia Martial Arts into the public eye such as Silat, a hybrid combative form existing in countries as Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.[citation needed] He has recently acquired his black belt in the Machado family style of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He trained Shoot wrestling under Yorinaga Nakamura. Currently he is the vice-president of Lameco International, carrying on the Eskrima of the late Filipino martial artist Edgar Sulite.
Notable students[edit]
Dan Inosanto's notable students include:Gabriel Barragry,Terry Barnett,Rick Young,
- Diana Lee Inosanto: daughter, actress, stuntwoman, writer and producer[4][5]
- Ron Balicki: stuntman, actor, producer[4]
- Chai Sirisute: founder of the Thai Boxing Association of the USA
- Richard Bustillo: martial arts instructor and founder of the IMB Academy in Torrance, CA
- Denzel Washington: Academy Award-winning actor, director, producer[6]
- Chuck Norris: actor, champion martial artist
- Edgar Sulite: founder and creator of Lameco Eskrima[7]
- Larry Hartsell: deceased martial arts teacher and author[8]
- Paul Vunak: founder of Progressive Fighting Systems, Helped to popularize Defanging the snake[9]
- Nino Pilla: martial art teacher, stuntman, fight coreographer, founder of NPIAMA, associated to the IAMA
- Jeff Imada: stuntman, actor, fight choreographer[4][10](The Crow, Bourne series, Iron Man 2, The Green Hornet (2011), Hanna)[11]
- Brandon Lee: deceased son of the late Bruce Lee[5]
- Forest Whitaker: Academy Award-winning actor, producer, director, writer
- Peter Nguyen: Labor Executive, Head Instructor--Legacy Jeet Kune Do
- Daniel Sullivan: martial arts instructor and founder of OC Kickboxing & Mixed Martial Arts in Irvine, CA[12]
- Burton Richardson: actor, stuntman, writer, and founder of Jeet Kune Do (JKD) Unlimited
- Erik Paulson: Shooto champion, trainer to UFC fighters and founder of Combat Submission Wrestling (CSW)[13]
- Damon Caro: actor, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer (Fight Club, 300, Bourne series, Watchmen)[14]
- Graciela Casillas-Tortorelli[15]
- Paul de Thouars: creator of Pentjak Silat Bukti Negara[4]
- Ernest Emerson[16]
- Ricky Nelson[17]
- Steve Grody[18]
- Jerry Poteet[4]
- Tim Tackett[8]
- Rick Tucci[19]
- Dan Anderson: Head Instructor of Anderson's Martial Arts in New York City[20]
- Jamie Smith: Former CIA Officer CIA[21]
- Yorinaga Nakamura: Shoot Wrestler
- Kevin Seaman: Jeet Kune Do/ Kali Full Instructor in Syracuse, NY[22][23]
- Philip Gelinas: Montreal martial artist, top ranked in multiple arts including kajukenbo and Pekiti-Tirsia kali, head of GAMMA, co-founder of the Dog Brothers
- Marc McFann: Owner and head instructor of McFann's Academy of Martial Arts in Fayetteville, AR. (Guro Inosanto did a seminar here in November 2009).
- Cass Magda: Owner and head instructor of The Magda Institute in Reseda, CA.
- Tom Barell: Jeet Kune Do Guru and Filipino Martial Arts expert Long Island NY
- Richard Salazar: Jeet Kune Do Guru and Filipino Martial Arts expert Corpus Christi, TX
- Ray Longo: Owner/Trainer/Strike Coach/Promoter -Ray Longo MMA in Long Island, NY
Publications[edit]
Filmography[edit]
Full Filmography for Dan Inosanto at the Internet Movie Database
Documentaries[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 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
- Seaman, Kevin (1999), Jun Fan Gung Fu Seeking The Path Of Jeet Kune Do, S.l.: Health 'N' Life, ISBN 0-9531766-2-2
References[edit]
- Dan Inosanto's Martial Arts Lineage Tree
- ^ a b c Kelly(2000)pp.46-50
- ^ Kelly(2000)p.24
- ^ Kelly(2000)p.31
- ^ a b c d e Kelly(2000)p.130
- ^ a b Kelly(2000)p.109
- ^ http://video.about.com/movies/Book-of-Eli-Denzel-Washington.htm
- ^ Kelly (2000) p. 51
- ^ a b Kelly (2000) p. 133
- ^ April 2008 Black Belt magazine cover story
- ^ Imada, Jeff (1984), The Balisong Manual, California: Unique Publications, p. 130, ISBN 0-86568-102-3
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408001/
- ^ http://inosanto.com/?page_id=76
- ^ Beasley, Jerry (2001), Jeet Kune Do Experience: Understanding Bruce Lee's Ultimate Martial Art, Paladin Press, p. 216, ISBN 1-58160-131-X
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138902/
- ^ Kelly(2000)p.131
- ^ Combs, Roger (2004), "Emerson Knives", Knives Illustrated 18: 36–41, 65–69
- ^ Kelly(2000)p.145
- ^ http://www.thejkdbrotherhood.com/history-of-jkd/JKD-Brotherhood/JKD-Brotherhood/dan-inosanto.html
- ^ http://www.pamausa.com/Pages/rick.shtml
- ^ http://andersonsmartialarts.com/the-instructors/dan-anderson/
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Activities_Division#Libya
- ^ http://www.ewmaa.com/about.html
- ^ ISeaman, Kevin (2011), Jun Fan Gung Fu Seeking The Path Of Jeet Kune Do, New York: Center Line Press, p. 180, ISBN 0-9839214-0-0
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