1. Dan Inosanto is an American martial arts instructor born in 1936.
2. He trained martial arts from a young age and served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division from 1959 to 1961.
3. He was part of the three people appointed to teach at one of the three Jun Fan Gung Fu Institutes under Bruce Lee.
4. Dan Inosanto has a black belt in American Kenpo, Machado family style of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Shoot wrestling.
5. He has taught martial arts to Hollywood actors such as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.
6. Inosanto introduced the martial art weapon nunchaku to Bruce Lee and featured in Bruce Lee’s movie Game of Death.
7. Inosanto is currently the vice-president of Lameco International, teaching Eskrima of the late Filipino martial artist Edgar Sulite.
8. He teaches a number of martial arts at his Marina del Rey, CA school, the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts.
9. Inosanto was Black Belt Magazine’s 1996 “Man of the Year”.
10. Inosanto appears in the film I Am Bruce Lee talking about the friendship the two men shared.
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Facts & Trivia
Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Inosanto celebrates birthday on July 24 of every year.
Where is Dan Inosanto now?
He currently operates a martial arts school (The Inosanto Academy) in Marina Del Rey, California.
Did inosanto teach Bruce Lee?
Inosanto was teacher to Bruce Lee, introducing him to nunchaku. Inosanto explained that he introduced the weapon to Lee, taught him the basics and some exercises to get him started on his weapons training.
How many black belts does Dan Inosanto have?
Dan Inosanto is a four-time Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee: 1977 — Special Recognition Award. 1983 — Instructor of the Year. 1988 — Weapons Instructor of the Year.
Was Dan Inosanto in the Navy?
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dan Inosanto. Dan served from 1959 to 1961. Dan was assigned to Fort Campbell where he served as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the Screaming Eagles. He was also a member of the Strategic Army Corps.
How old is Dan Inosanto?
86 years (July 24, 1936)
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