Richard S. Bustillo
Richard S. Bustillo |
Beginning with his training in judo at age 10 and boxing at age 12 in his native Hawaii, Bustillo's martial arts experience has spanned nearly half a century. After competing in junior boxing organizations during these early years, he practiced the kajukenbo system from age 14 until he graduated high school. At age 19, while he attended college, he competed in the Golden Gloves and amateur boxing tournaments for Shaw's Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. At age 24, he began studying jeet kune do under Bruce Lee at the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los Angeles' Chinatown. In 1967, along with training partner Dan Inosanto, Bustillo began to research and study the Philippine martial arts of kali, escrima and arnis. As a result, he and Inosanto have been credited worldwide for reviving and promoting the martial arts of the Philippines. In addition to being recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on Bruce Lee's jeet kune do, Bustillo's martial arts résumé includes a broad array of instructor credentials. In 1978, he began studying muay Thai and was awarded the title of kru (instructor) in 1985. He is a certified U.S. Olympic Training Center coach and an official for U.S. Amateur Boxing of Southern California. He is sensei (instructor) with the Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Association of Japan, a guro (instructor) in kali, escrima and arnis, and a 10th-degree black belt (grandmaster) under the fame Cacoy Doce Pares Club of Cebu City, Philippines. For more information about Bustillo, visit imbacademy.com. Click here for more profiles! 
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