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  • Larry Hartsell Biography

    La Larry Hartsell Biography Larry Hartsell started his martial arts training in 1957 when he enrolled in a judo club in his home town of Charlotte, North Carolina, which he continued up till 1960. He also wrestled in high school further taking part in contact sport and experience grappling. In 1960 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Tim McFatridge on June 5, 2006
  • Ted Lucaylucay: His Final Interview

    Interview conducted by Steve Charlson Ted Lucaylucay was not recognized for his bombastic claims of bravado. Nor was  he one to beat his chest to let everyone know how well he could fight. Pure and simple, he was one of the finest, most-respected and well-liked martial artist who ever lived. Inside Kung-Fu: How long have you been involved ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Tim McFatridge on May 8, 2006
  • Floro Villabrille - Villabrille Kali (1912-1992)

    Floro Villabrille was probably the guy who coined the old phrase ''Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.'' After all, who knew more about breaking bones with stick sand having his own bones broken by them than Villabrille, founder of the Villabrille system of Kali? The venerable stick-fighting master fought ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Cory Smith on May 5, 2006
  • Bruce Lee - Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do (1940-1973)

    (Note: This is still a work in progress.) Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco on November 27th, 1940.  Raised in Hong Kong, he returned to the United States in 1959.  After attending the University of Washington as a philosphy major, Lee established a Gung Fu institue in Oakland, California, in 1964, to teach the art he later named Jeet ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Cory Smith on May 4, 2006
  • Sifu/Guro Larry Hartsell Interview

    A venture into Jeet Kune Do, Grappling and Open-Mindedness For years, martial artists have associated Larry Hartsell with two ultra-effective fighting concepts: grappling and jeet kune do. Bruce Lee’s system will forever stand at the forefront of martial arts popularity, and now that proponents of Brazilian jujutsu have focused the world’s ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Cory Smith on April 5, 2006
  • Sifu/Guro Dan Insosanto Interview - January 1999

    BB: No one in the Jeet Kune Do community has been subjected to more questions and scrutiny than you have when it comes to matters of Bruce Lee and his teachings. Have the many years of turmoil and controversy taken a toll on you? GURO: I am 60 years old. Over half of my life has been devoted to Bruce Lee's art and teachings. I am secure in ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Cory Smith on April 4, 2006
  • Guro Ted Lucaylucay - Lucaylucay Kali/JKD (1946-1996)

    .       Guro Ted Lucaylucay Marangal Na Guro (Head Instructor) Lucaylucay Kali 1946-1996 What others have to say about Ted Lucaylucay A Trip Down Memory Lane Mike Keller and Ted LucayLucayOctober 1995 I will never forget the first time I met guro Ted.  I had heard a lot ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by Cory Smith on March 23, 2006
  • Larry Hartsell - An American Icon

    By Greg Walker Wrestling is probably man's oldest sport and martial art. It is mentioned in both the Old and New Testament. Larry Hartsell reaches out his hand and as mine comes in contact I am impressed at the power of his grip. It is not the bone-crushing squeeze of someone who has something to prove but rather the subtle touch of a man ...
    Posted to Jeet Kune Do Kali Association (Weblog) by CorySmith on March 20, 2006