Descendents of the Dragon: The Next Generation of Jeet Kune Do and Beyond, Vol. 1

By Paul Bax

Bruce Lees art of Jeet Kune Do has ridden the waves of controversy since his death in 1973. From the backyard of Dan Inosanto to the magazine pages of Black Belt and Inside Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do has become many things to different people. From its early days of being known as Jun Fan Gung Fu to its later incarnation as Jeet Kune Do and then JKD Concepts, JKD Strategies, Combative JKD and Original JKD (to mention a few) the art has continued to thrive under several different original Lee students. As time marches on and these "pointers to the truth" eventually retire or unfortunately pass on, the world of JKD is left with their students, who have become known as "Second Generation Instructors of Jeet Kune Do." Many of these second generation instructors have had the privilege of training with several of Lees students rather then merely obtaining one perspective on Lees art while a select few have chosen the path of solidarity and remain under the guidance of only one instructor of JKD. This book, Descendents of the Dragon, seeks to explore and promote the future generation of Jeet Kune Do instructors and also include instructors from the various off springs of Jeet Kune Do such as Jesse Glovers Non-Classical Gung Fu, Joe Cowles Wu-Wei Gung Fu and James DeMiles, Wing Chun Do. As a historian of Bruce Lees art and the life of Bruce Lee, I have chosen practitioners to interview that I feel best represent the aforementioned arts and the current state of Jeet Kune Do.Interviews are conducted with the following: Rocco Ambrose (student of James DeMile)Frank Burczynski (student of Dan Inosanto and Larry Hartsell)Jerry Beasley (student of Joe Lewis)Richie Carrion (student of Tim Tackett and Bob Bremer)Tommy Carruthers (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)David Cheng (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Lamar Davis II (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Ralph Figueroa (student of Pat Strong)George Hajnasr (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Dave Hash (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Bill Holland (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Eyel Koren (student of Joe Cowles)Ron Kosakowski (student of Dan Inosanto and Larry Hartsell)John McNabney (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Ron Ogi (student of James DeMile)Kip Pascal (student of Steve Golden)Miguel Nico Quijano (student of Jesse Glover)Burton Richardson (student of Dan Inosanto)Vern Rochon (student of Jerry Poteet)Tony Santiago (student of multiple Bruce Lee students)Brian Stevenson (student of Pat Strong and Tim Tackett)Tim Tackett (student of Dan Inosanto)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432705253
• ISBN13: 9781432705251
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"