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Guro Dan and Coach Roderick I look forward to training with Dan Inosanto when he conducts his seminars in Atlanta every year.  I always learn something new from him, because he is always learning something new.  One of the qualities I admire about Guro Dan, as he is affectionately called, is his personal commitment to life-long learning.  Even at the age of 83, Guro Dan continues to explore, research, and learn new ways of expressing himself in the martial arts.  He does not rest on his many laurels.  His thirst for knowledge is the reason he has had so many different martial arts instructors over the years.  From Ed Parker to Bruce Lee to John Lacoste.  Guro Dan knows that no one person has a monopoly on martial arts knowledge.  I have been greatly influenced by Guro Dan's example.  I find myself searching out the best instructors I can find and learning what they have to teach me.  I adhere to what Guro Dan's most famous instructor once said, "Absorb what is useful,

Jeet Kune Do in Chinese Characters Jeet Kune Do was the name Bruce Lee gave to his martial art.  The English translation of Jeet Kune Do is "The Way of the Intercepting Fist." Lee developed Jeet Kune Do after years of training, studying, and observation.  His magnum opus on his martial art is the " Tao of Jeet Kune Do ." There are two versions of Jeet Kune Do taught today.  One is called "Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do" ( Ted Wong lineage ) and the other is called "Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do Concepts" ( Dan Inosanto lineage ).   Of the two versions taught, "Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do Concepts" is by far the most widely-practiced.  However, the family of Bruce Lee endorses the "Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do" version.  This blog highlights the main differences between the two versions of Jeet Kune Do ("JKD"). Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do   Ted Wong and Teri Tom Jun Fan JKD is based on techniques taught directly by Bru