1. Richard Bustillo was an 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.
17 Facts About Richard Bustillo
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Richard Bustillo learned to box when he was 10 and competed in PAL boxing under the Veterans Boxing Club in Honolulu's Aala Park.
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In 1967, with training partner Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo researched and studied the Filipino martial arts under Angel Cabales and other instructors.
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In 1976, Richard Bustillo was promoted by Sifu Inosanto to senior instructor level in Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.
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In 1978 Richard Bustillo studied Muay Thai and achieved the title Kru in 1985 from Thailand's former Olympian and Muay Thai Champion Veerachat "Nanfa" Satenglam.
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Richard Bustillo taught Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, Boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, mixed martial arts and other arts at his Torrance, California school, the IMB Academy.
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Richard Bustillo was certified by the US Olympic Training Center as a coach and official for US Amateur Boxing in Southern California.
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Richard Bustillo was a certified Guro in the Filipino arts of Kali, Escrima, and Arnis; holding eleven degree black belt and the title Grand Master by the Doce Pares organization of Cebu City, Philippines.
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Richard Bustillo was a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
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Richard Bustillo was recognized by the Council of Grandmasters of the Philippines as ninth degree Black Belt in Doce Pares.
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Richard Bustillo was a certified law enforcement defensive tactics instructor and a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers.
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Richard Bustillo continued to train with martial artists such as the Machado Jujitsu USA Team.
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Richard Bustillo was 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.
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Together, with Guro Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo is credited with generating worldwide interest in the study of Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts.
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Shortly after this school was founded, Richard 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.
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Richard Bustillo founded the IMB Academy in Carson, California, in 1984.
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Richard Bustillo later moved the school to nearby Torrance, California.