President and Head
Instructor of the JEET KUNE DO UNLIMITED ASSOCIATION (Honolulu - Hawaii, USA).
He started training in 1983 under Sifu Dan Inosanto.
Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Jun Fan Gung Fu and filipino Kali certified by
Sifu Dan Inosanto.
Instructor in Thai Boxe certified by Ajarn Chai Sirisute.
Instructor in indonesian Penchak Silat certified by Pendekar Paul de Thouars.
Instructor in filipino Kali, Illustrisimo's style, certified by Grandmaster
Antonio
Illustrisimo and Master Tony Diego.
He trained military corps (Rangers, Swat, FBI) in self defense.
He was for some years DOG BROTHERS member.
During his martial carrer, he studied and trained with many martial artists and
in various fighting sltyles:
- Jeet Kune Do (Richard Bustillo, Larry Hartsell, Tim Tackett);
- Silat (Herman Suwanda);
- Kali (Leo T. Gaje, Leo Giron, Edgar Sulite);
- Grappling, Free Fight, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Yori Nakamura, the Gracie, the
Machado, Egan ed Enson Inoue, Randy Couture, Carlson Gracie Team, Nova Uniao
Team).
He usually write articles for some martial art magazines, he wrote a book about
Jeet Kune Do and he played in 20 martial arts videos about his training method.
He also played in many movies and he collaborated with some actors such as:
Lorenzo Lamas, Keanu Reeves, Cinthya Rothrock, Steven Seagal.
Always looking for
the truth!
The highest aspiration is to develop love, compassion and humility toward all
beings.
We all can change and improve.
We can't fail unless we quit striving toward our goal. You are the only one who
can say "I quit!" We are utterly relentless in the pursuit of our
goals.
We always have a positive attitude and expect the best outcome from any
situation. Always optimistic and thankful.
No limits: using no way as way, having no limitations as limitation.
The
individual is more important than any style. This develops a self-empowering
attitude.
We keep our ego in check. What we know about ourselves is more important than
what someone else may think or say about us.
The secret to proficiency is a consistent and correct practice over a long
period of time.
We are polite and friendly to all people from a position of strenght until we
are forced to act.
Our martial goals is to be functional in each range of combat, with or without a
weapon, against one or more armed or unarmed assailants, in a variety of
environments.
Think in terms of totality. We can't assume that certain things will happen in
real combat. There are no rules.
An attack executed with speed, style (efficient technique) and surprise is
nearly impossible to defend against (from Dr. M. Gi, Burmese Bando)
The ability to read an attack will nullify the surprise, and provide the time to
deal with speed and choose a counter for the technique (Dr. Gi)
Action is faster than reaction.
We never turn away from aggressive people because we have developed the strenght
to look them in the eyes.
Always expect a weapon, even if you don't see one.
Always expect more opponents to jump into a fight.
Always expect the opponent to charge.
Train to attack and defend primary targets primarily.
Look for ways to enhance our attributes while diminishing those of the opponent.
- Hit hard, hit fast, hit first.
If a maneuver fails,
keep your balance and hit, hit, hit, until another opportunity arises.
"The philosophy of Jeet Kune Do Concepts" by Burton Richardson from "JEET KUNE DO UNLIMITED-A JKD Concepts guidebook"