The JKD Brotherhood

Disciples of the Dragon, Vol. 1 is the final revised edition of this power packed book which contains interviews with Bruce Lee’s closest friends and students. For the first time ever, read interviews with Lee’s three generations of students from his Seattle, Oakland and Los Angeles schools.
The Seattle era section includes interviews with: Jesse Glover, James DeMile, Taky Kimura, Joe Cowles, Doug Palmer, Ed Hart (deceased), and Pat Strong. For this revised and final edition of Disciples of the Dragon, Vol. 1, the author has added a new in-depth interview with Pat Strong and also a huge bonus interview with the seldom heard from Skip Ellsworth (Lee’s third student in the USA).
The Oakland era section includes interviews with: Steve Johnson, Howard Williams (two interviews) Gary Caanaagan, and Leo Fong.
The Los Angeles era section includes interviews with: Richard Bustillo Steve Golden, Bob Bremer, Ted Wong, George Dillman, Joe Lewis, and Bob Wall. Also included in this revised edition is the uncut and uncensored new interview with Ted Wong by Bob Landers and an interview with long time Chinatown student, Bill Bremer (son of Bob Bremer).
While this book is busting out with new interviews and incredible information on Lee on his art, the book has also been totally re-edited from top to bottom with no second-generation students included whatsoever.

Bruce Lee's 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 Lee's students rather then merely obtaining one perspective on Lee's 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 Glover's Non-Classical Gung Fu, Joe Cowles' Wu-Wei Gung Fu and James DeMile's, Wing Chun Do. As a historian of Bruce Lee's 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. Political issues have been kept to a minimum and this book seeks to highlight practitioners who have had the most impact in their respective teachings of Lee's art (s) and visibility via their seminars, books, videos and internet presence. In some cases, the known successor to their instructor was chosen as the most logical practitioner to include in this book. Given the various factions of Jeet Kune Do, I have tried to include as many different students from the various original students available.

All copies will be signed and numbered from the author if ordered from this site!

Interviews in the book
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 Figuero (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)
Tim Tackett (student of Dan Inosanto)

Members are currently being accepted into The JKD Brotherhood. General membership is free (see "Contact" page on site for details). Gold Membership includes a signed membership certificate and a signed copy of both of my books (Descendents of the Dragon and Disciples of the Dragon). Gold Members will be listed in a special directory with their picture (when provided) with a link back to their home page (if provided).

Offer not valid on past sales.

Members are currently being accepted into The JKD Brotherhood. General membership is free (see "Contact" page on site for details). Gold Membership includes a signed membership certificate and a signed copy of both of my books (Descendents of the Dragon and Disciples of the Dragon). Gold Members will be listed in a special directory with their picture (when provided) with a link back to their home page (if provided).

Offer not valid on past sales.

The Descendents of the Dragon portion of this site is a special page for those seeking more students or more exposure on the world wide web. After signing up for an exclusive listing, your logo will be placed on this page which will be directly linked to your web site. In addition, we will send you a beautiful certificate to hang in your school to signify your membership and status as a "Descendent of the Dragon".

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This is really a GREAT deal considering what you are getting for your money. I constantly see PDF books sold for exorbitant amounts of money. This is a fair price for two great books!

For those wanting a beautiful certificate to show their membership to The JKD Brotherhood but already own my books or do not want to purchase them, we now have available our exclusive design on matte photo paper. This will look great on any wall and will show your dedication to Bruce Lee and his art of Jeet Kune Do. Membership includes a listing in our GOLD MEMBER directory with a link back to the page of your choice.