Richard Bustillo

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Richard Bustillo
Born (1942-01-28) January 28, 1942
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Occupation Martial arts Instructor
Spouse(s) Mary Bustillo
Children Angela, Maka, Natalie, Lino

Richard S Bustillo (born January 28, 1942) is a Filipino-American martial arts instructor from Hawaii who was a student of the late Bruce Lee and an authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts and Filipino Martial Arts.[1]

Martial arts

Bustillo began studying martial arts at the age of 8 with eskrima in his native Hawaii at the Gray YMCA Center in Palolo Valley, Hawaii under his father. He learned to box when he was 10 and competed in PAL boxing under the Veterans Boxing Club in Honolulu's Aala Park.[2]

At the age of 14 Bustillo studied Kajukenbo with the Kempo/Karate Club of Waipahu until graduating from High School and moving to California to pursue a college education.[3] While a college student at age 19, he competed in tournaments such as the Golden Gloves, Silver Gloves, Blue & Gold and other amateur boxing shows for Shaw's Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. At age 24 Bustillo began his study of Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee at the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los Angeles.[4][5]

In 1967, with training partner Dan Inosanto, Bustillo researched and studied the Filipino martial arts (kali, escrima, arnis) under Angel Cabales and other instructors. This began a revival of these arts with worldwide interest.[6][7] In 1976, Bustillo was promoted by Sifu Inosanto to senior instructor level in Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. In 1978 Bustillo studied Muay Thai and achieved the title Kru (teacher) in 1985 from Thailand's former Olympian and Muay Thai Champion Nanfa "Lot" (Chiridichoi) Satenglam.[8]

Bustillo teaches Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, Boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, mixed martial arts and other arts at his Torrance, California school, the IMB Academy.[6]

Bustillo has been certified by the U.S. Olympic Training Center as a coach and official for U.S. Amateur Boxing in Southern California. He is a certified Guro (instructor) in the Filipino arts of Kali, Escrima, and Arnis; holding eleven degree black belt (under SGM Cacoy Canete in November 2011) and the title Grand Master by the Doce Pares organization of Cebu City, Philippines. Bustillo is a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame (Instructor of the Year 1989) and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame.[9]

Bustillo is a certified law enforcement defensive tactics instructor and a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers. Additionally, Bustillo is a member of the Search & Rescue Team of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and is a Reserve Peace Officer.[10]

Bustillo continues to train with martial artists such as the Machado (Brazilian) Jujitsu USA Team. In addition, he is well known for promoting the Filipino Martial Arts. Bustillo is a founding member of the Bruce Lee Foundation and was the Jeet Kune Do Instructor to Bruce Lee's children, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.[11][12]

Legacy

Together, with Guro Dan Inosanto, Bustillo is credited with generating worldwide interest in the study of Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts.[6][7][13]

In 1976, Bustillo and Inosanto founded the Filipino Kali Academy in Torrance, California. Shortly after this school was founded, Bustillo became popular as a workshop instructor, even teaching Martial Arts to the Dallas Cowboys under coaches Tom Landry and Bob Ward with Dan Inosanto.[14]

In 1984, Bustillo founded the IMB Academy in Carson, California. He later moved the school to nearby Torrance, California.[7]

Notable students

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Linda; Jack Vaughn; Mike Lee (February 1, 1989). The Bruce Lee Story. Black Belt Communications. pp. 177–188. ISBN 978-0-89750-121-7.
  2. ↑ Lumsden (2010) p.8-11
  3. ↑ Pérez, Adolfo (2007). Bruce Lee y el Tao del Jeet Kune Do. Los Angeles: Masters. pp. 136–138. ISBN 978-84-96319-15-8.
  4. ↑ Bell, Adrienne Lee (2001). "The Message of Bruce Lee: 11 Masters Reveal the Most Important Lessons of the Little Dragon". Black Belt. 38 (3): 34–35.
  5. ↑ Bingham, John Thomas (2002). "Jeet Kune Do Hands First-Generation Student Richard Bustillo Demonstrates 4 Combat Combinations That Would Have Made Bruce Lee Proud!". Black Belt. 40 (8): 70–76.
  6. 1 2 3 Wiley, Mark V. (1997). Filipino Martial Culture. Los Angeles: C.E. Tuttle Co. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-8048-2088-2.
  7. 1 2 3 Ibanez, Florante Peter; Roselyn Estepa Ibanez (2009). Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay (Images of America). Los Angeles: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-0-7385-7036-5.
  8. ↑ Lumsden (2010), p. 100
  9. ↑ Young, Robert (2001). "Awards to Date". Black Belt. 39 (10): 151.
  10. ↑ Lumsden.(2010)pp.195-197
  11. ↑ Reid, Dr. Craig D. (1999). "Shannon Lee: Emerging From the Shadow of Bruce Lee". Black Belt. 37 (10): 33.
  12. ↑ Jeffrey, Douglas (1993). "The Tragic death of Brandon Lee". Black Belt. 31 (7): 29–30.
  13. ↑ Vandehey, Tim (1989). "Inside the Jeet Kune Do Society". Black Belt. 27 (1): 42–46.
  14. ↑ Lumsden (2010), pp. 93-95

Further reading

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