The vast experience of Dan Inosanto in the field of variousmartial arts (more than 40 years) allowed him to rightly be considered the greatest master of various directions in this field. Bruce Lee could be proud of such a student and like-minded person.
July 24, 1936 in the Californian townStockton was born to Dan Inosanto. Biography of an American with Filipino roots is a lot of interesting moments, most of which are connected with martial arts. As a child, Dan was seriously fond of football. In his youth he was captain of the football team. Running for short distances also easily worked out for the guy. During his studies in Washington, he repeatedly won prizes.
At the end of college, Dan Inosanto teachesphysical training in a regular school. It is from this time begins his passion for martial arts. It all started with judo. 2 years, Dan successfully trained with Duke Yoshimura.
Then the young man decided to go into the army and got into the air division, where he became a paratrooper. In the army, Dan was involved in various styles of karate, the most favorite of which became Kempo.
In 1961, Inosanto retired from the army and came toLos Angeles in search of a kemp-karate instructor. The guy was lucky: he met the legend of American karate - Ed Parker. Under his leadership, Dan in a few years received a black belt. It was Parker who introduced Inosanto to the Philippine military equipment, in particular to esrima - a battle on sticks.
In 1964, Parker organized a championship onkarate international level. Dan was instructed to accompany an important guest - Bruce Lee. So an acquaintance took place, which later developed into a strong friendship.
Dan Inosanto is an eyewitness of how Bruce Leetried to introduce a system of integrated training in combat training. In the sixties it seemed strange and useless. Now any combat training can not do without yoga, swimming or cycling.
The development of Jeet Koon-Do as an individual systemthe battle of Bruce Lee was largely possible thanks to like-minded people, among whom one of the first is precisely Dan Inosanto. Photos with Bruce Lee occupy several pages in the master's album, which he demonstrates to his students.
Inosanto helped Lee in organizational matters andtraining processes. Thanks to his knowledge in many martial arts, Dan was able to introduce a number of individual elements into the system of Bruce Lee-Jeet Koon-Do.
Inosanto was Bruce Lee's only student,who was allowed to train Jeet Kun-Do other masters up to the third level. Permission level 1 and level 2 received only three followers.
Dan Inosanto owns his own Academy of Combatarts. It is located in California. The master shares with his students his knowledge of the philosophy of combat training, in particular, Jeet Koon-Do. Also in the institution conduct training in pugilism, Filipino martial arts, silat and other species. The number of instructors who have been trained by Inosanto is over a few hundred. They teach in different parts of the world.
Dan Inosanto has many achievements of his ownHigh level in all known types of martial arts. He won the black belt in jujitsu after 50 years, which is a confirmation of the will of the master and his beautiful physical form.
The coach is convinced that to protect the fighter must beversatile, that is, be able to fight in the stalls, repel strikes, own weapons. In 1996, Dan Inosanto for his merit and personal qualities was named in the United States "Person of the Year."
In addition to the activities of the instructor, Bruce Lee's friendmanaged to act in several films. Dan Inosanto, whose films are known to connoisseurs of martial arts, played a supporting role together with Bruce in the title role. One such movie is "The Game of Death." Also the filmography of Inosanto includes the picture "Big Trouble in Little China," the comedy "Big Stan", the tapes "For the sake of justice" and "The Red Belt".
Dan Inosanto has three children. The elder daughter of the master was named Diana Lee - in honor of an unforgettable friend and teacher. The sons are Danny and Lance Ersa.
Мастер Дэн является столпом Джит Кун-До.He bases his own battle philosophy on principles based on Bruce Lee. The main concept encourages people to think and make decisions independently, while giving sufficient time to reveal their true potential.
