Dan Inosanto
Daniel Arca Inosanto ( born July 24, 1936 in Stockton ( California)) is an American teacher of Filipino martial arts. As the successor to Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, he teaches ( JKD ), also Inosanto Kali, Grappling, Muay Thai and Pencak Silat. Before he was taught by Bruce Lee, he coached American Kenpo under Ed Parker, the founder of this style. Under Inosantos leadership developed many excellent martial artists, such as Paul Vunak, founder of the Progressive Fighting System.
Lee had authorized only three of his students to teach the principles of JKD and develop: Dan Inosanto, Taky Kimura, Jesse Glover and.
Inosanto directs the martial arts school The Inosanto Academy in Marina del Rey, California.